Benzene　has　severe　health　and　environmental　consequences　because　of　its　high　toxicity　and　carcinogenicity.　Although　TiO2-based　photocatalytic　oxidation　(PCO)　has　been　established　as　one　of　the　most　promising　technologies　for　environmental　remediation　and　has　been　successful　in　treating　a　wide　variety　of　volatile　organic　compounds　(VOCs),　PCO　has　only　limited　success　in　the　treatment　of　aromatic　compounds　like　benzene　because　of　the　deactivation　of　TiO2.　The　development　of　high　performance　photocatalysts　for　benzene　degradation　is　indispensable　for　benzene　treatment.　Recently　a　series　of　wide　bandgap　p-block　metal　oxides/hydroxides　with　superior　performance　for　the　photocatalytic　degradation　of　benzene　have　been　developed　in　our　institute.　These　wide　bandgap　p-block　metal　oxides/hydroxides　are　a　series　of　promising　photocatalysts　for　benzene　degradation.　In　this　article,　the　preparations　of　these　p-block　metal　oxides/hydroxides,　their　photocatalytic　activity　and　mechanism　for　benzene　degradation　as　well　as　the　structure-activity　relationship　are　summarized.　©　Editorial　office　of　Acta　Physico-Chimica　Sinica.