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While the Deling Tomb project will be a boon for tourism, more Beijingers will benefit directly from the Temple of Earth renovation project. With a total investment of 490 million yuan, a new square with grass, trees, flower gardens, fountains and sculptures will be constructed around the popular park. The launch of the project also marks the beginning of the Green Olympic Project.

The Temple of Earth has long been hemmed in by temporary houses; while the poor environment and frequent traffic jams blight the historical appeal of the imperial garden. The project will also see the restoration of the original walls of the temple, while the road leading to the south gate will be widened from the current seven to nine meters to thirty-two meters, to include a bike path and pedestrian way. Work is expected to be completed by the end of August.

Meanwhile, reconstruction of Yongdingmen gate tower, to the south of Qianmen, will begin in two months. Yongdingmen,built during the Ming Dynasty, was the biggest and most important of Beijing's seven outer city gates. Because the original site of the gate tower is just north of where a bridge now crosses the canal, the new tower will stand 30 meters north of the original site. The old Yongdingmen had an embrasure watchtower in the front, a gate tower at the back, and a barbican in the middle of the two buildings. The reconstruction, to be built according to the original design, is to be completed this year.