Video: Throw Away Temple

April 8, 2008 4:51 PM

The Xie Fangde was built during the Ming Dynasty to commemorate Song Dynasty poet Xie Fangde. With plans to destroy the looming, SexyBeijing.tv visits the site for one last look:

Just southwest of Tiananmen square the ancient Xie Fangde temple is nearing the end of its 600 year existence. Professor Zhang Bo gives us a tour of what’s left of the temple before it disappears forever, another casualty in ’s ever-shrinking hutong neighborhoods.