Beijing Tiananmen Square
Tiananmen Square is the heart of Beijing, is the world's largest city center square. It covers an area of 44 hectares from east to west and 500 meters north to south and 880 meters from the paved ground all through a special processing technology light-colored granite stone. Every morning flag-raising and lowering the flag at sunset every day is the most solemn ceremony, watching the glow of shine in the bright flag, rising hearts are passionate and moving. Tiananmen Square occurred while countless major political, historical events, is the rise of China to witness the decline of history. Tiananmen Square in 1986 was named "Beijing six King", landscape name "Amway days Day."
Tiananmen Square Tiananmen Square north, south Zhengyang east from the Museum of History, west to the Great Hall, 880 meters long from north to south, east-west width of 500 meters, an area of 440,000 square meters, can accommodate 100 people held a grand rally. Central square stands the Monument to the People and solemn Chairman Mao Memorial Hall, west of the square is the Great Hall, the east side is the Chinese Revolutionary Museum and the Museum of Chinese History, the south side of the ancient tower was built in two l4 century - Zhengyang watchtower and the front door, the whole square magnificent, neat symmetrical, seamless, magnificent. Tiananmen Square is the working people on both sides of the Palace of Culture and Zhongshan Park, these magnificent architecture and seamless form the Tiananmen Square Tiananmen Square has become a major attraction in Beijing.
Tiananmen Square was once the Ming and Qing emperors ruled outside the main entrance of the Forbidden City palace of a square, east, four, and south sides by walls surrounded a forbidden ordinary people. In modern history, China has no place, such as Tiananmen Square has such a touching emotional connection with the people of the world. 1919 May Fourth Movement broke out here, the Chinese people to declare war on imperialism, feudalism, a nine movement • Five • Er ○ sports are here to stay in a dark color to the history of modern Chinese revolution. October 1, 1949, Chairman Mao Zedong proclaimed the founding of People's Republic of China, and personally raised the first five-star red flag in Tiananmen Square, China to be humiliated, enslaved farewell. From the rostrum of Tiananmen become a symbol of new China, its stately image is an important part of China's national emblem.
Yan northeastern outskirts of the capital suburb northeast of the Liao and Jin era has a famous monk brake - Kokokuji, when its position in this area in the northwest corner of Tiananmen Square. South Korea walls of the main entrance on the south side in this era of the Yuan Dynasty Chang'an Avenue. South Korea walls of the main entrance is the main entrance, its position slightly south today when Tiananmen Square. Ming Dynasty appearance "T" shaped square Yongle seventeen years (1419) to expand South, beginning appear elongated square in front of "Edward's door." Tobu according to the text on both sides of the square west of the system, lined with the central authorities. After the liberation of the building was built in the early 1950s, the People's Heroes Monument. Great Hall in 1958 began construction on both sides of the square, the Revolutionary Museum and History Museum. "Cultural Revolution" was built in the middle of the square a giant banner light board, and Tiananmen Square opposite, after the demolition. In 1976 it expanded south plaza, built Chairman Mao Memorial Hall.
Car lines
Address: Dongcheng District, Beijing Chang'an Road in the middle of Tiananmen Square
Transportation Overview: Bus 1,2,5,7,9,10,17,20,22,44,48,53,54,59,110,120,309 branch, special 1, special 2, 3 special, special 4 , 703,726,729,742,803,808,819,826,848,859,922 road to get there. Tian'anmen East Subway Line 1, Tian'anmen West Station Line 2 front door.