Tiananmen Square

Tiananmen Square

Tiananmen Square in central Beijing , 880 meters long from north to south , 500 meters wide from east to west. It is the largest district of the city with an area of ??440,000 m2 and will be able to 1 million people worldwide .
The course has a number of important events that have occurred in modern Chinese revolution in history, including the Fourth Movement in May 1919 January 29, 1935 , the movement in motion recorded May 20, 1947 . After the founding of New China, was the site of the construction of a monument in the center of the People's Heroes , Great Hall of the People in the West expanded Museum of the Chinese Revolution and the Museum of Chinese History in the and is Chairman Mao in the south.

Tiananmen Gate Tower
Tianmen Gate Tower ( Gate of Heavenly Peace or ) lies to the north of Tiananmen Square. Construction began in 1417 ( Yongle period of the 15th year of the reign of the Ming Dynasty ) and was completed in 1420 with the name Chengtianmen Gate ( receive instructions from the sky) . Built in 1651 , the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty Shunzhi , the building of new and changed its name to Tiananmen Square ( lasting peace in the blessed sky).
Tiananmen Square is the main entrance to the Forbidden City . It consists of two layers : the upper layer is the tower and the lower layer is a red support wall of approximately 13 m . Tiananmen Square is a carved white marble base , install more than 2000 m2. Under the tower and clear water ripples of the river called Jinshui , where 5 Jinshui Bridge.
Standing in the tower , Chairman Mao ordered the founding of the Chinese Republic . Meetings were held here National Day military parade in China on birthdays . In addition to the formal aspect of the Tiananmen form design one-China state emblem as a symbol of China.

Monument to People 's Heroes
It is in the middle of Tiananmen Square and was sacrificed to the memory of the heroes of the people during the revolution Volksbefreiungskriegund built . This is the first highest monument since ancient times , 37.94 m, 4.24 more than the face of the Tiananmen Square. It is built with 17,000 strong granite and white marble and a symbol of great power and made martyrs of them reflect the Guardian, the Chinese also . Eternal glory to the heroes of the people!

Chairman Mao Memorial Hall
It is located south of the Monument to the People's Heroes . In the lobby of the remains of the founder of the People's Republic of China Mao Zedong fixed . Every day, tourists from all over the world come here to show their respect for the great leaders in the world in an endless stream .


Great Hall of the People

Great Hall of the People
Great Hall of the People
To the west of Tiananmen Square, the Great Hall of the People is the place where the NPC ( National People's Congress ) , the CPPCC ( policy Consultative Congress of the Chinese people ) and NCCPC (National Congress of the Communist Party of China) hold their respective meetings. This office and the Standing Committee of the NPC National People's Congress . In addition , political , diplomatic and cultural important events take place here.

National Museum of China
National Museum of China is located in the west of Tiananmen Square, opposite to face with the Great Hall of the party people . The museum traces the long history and culture of the Chinese nation. It is the integration of the former Museum of Chinese History and the Museum of the Chinese Revolution in the central hall of demarcation. Relics are preserved as a national treasure in the Museum of China and other countries, such as Japan, Italy , Greece and Egypt issued.

admission :
Great Hall of the People : 30RMB
National Museum of China : 30RMB
Tiananmen Gate Tower: 15RMB
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