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Beijing former residences of celebrities guide on Wen Tianxiang’s Residence with detailed information and pictures.
Wen Tianxiang Memorial Temple is located at 63 Fuxue Hutong in Dongcheng District. Wen Tianxiang (1236-83), a native of Luling in present-day Ji’an in Jinagxi Province, was a national hero and prime minister during the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279).
He wrote the poem Zhengqige (Song of Righeousness), which ends with the two famous lines: “Since olden days, which man has lived and not died? I’ll leave a loyalist name in history!” the Prime Minister Wen Memorial is located on the site where Wen was imprisoned.
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