{"id":19137,"date":"2008-04-08T16:51:24","date_gmt":"2008-04-08T23:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2008\/04\/video-throw-away-temple\/"},"modified":"2008-04-08T17:17:59","modified_gmt":"2008-04-09T00:17:59","slug":"video-throw-away-temple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2008\/04\/video-throw-away-temple\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Throw Away Temple"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Xie Fangde Temple was built during the Ming Dynasty to commemorate Song Dynasty poet Xie Fangde. With plans to destroy the Temple looming, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1F9I9UtllCQ\">SexyBeijing.tv<\/a> visits the site for one last look:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Just southwest of Tiananmen square the ancient Xie Fangde temple is nearing the end of its 600 year existence. 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