Tiananmen Square is located in the center of Beijing. It used to be thepalace square of Ming and Qing Dynasties. After the founding of new China, itwas expanded to be the largest city square in the world with an area of about440000 m2, which can accommodate 1 million people. The Great Hall of the people,the Museum of Chinese revolution, the Museum of Chinese history, the monument tothe people's heroes and the memorial hall of Chairman Mao and other modernbuildings with national style ring square.
Tiananmen Gate was originally the main gate of the imperial city of Mingand Qing Dynasties. It was formerly called chengtianmen gate. It was rebuilt in1651 and was called Tiananmen Gate. The five gates and nine double towers are33.7 meters high, with double eaves, carved beams and painted buildings, yellowtiles and red walls. When you enter Tiananmen, you enter the Imperial City,where the Royal ancestral temple, state and Forbidden Garden are located.According to the patriarchal system of "zuozu YouSHE", there is an imperialtemple on the east side of Tiananmen Gate, which is the ancestral temple foremperors of Ming and Qing Dynasties to sacrifice their ancestors. Now it ischanged into the Cultural Palace of the working people in Beijing. On the westside, there is the altar of state (one of the six altars in Beijing), which isthe place for emperors of Ming and Qing Dynasties to worship the land God. Nowit is Zhongshan Park.
The monument to the people's heroes was built in the center of TiananmenSquare in April 1958. It is 37.94 meters high and is made of more than 17000pieces of granite and white marble. It is magnificent and solemn.
The Great Hall of the people was built in 1959. It has ten thousand peoplehall, five thousand people banquet hall and conference halls of provinces(cities, districts) with local characteristics. The Museum of Chinese historyand the Museum of Chinese revolution were built in 1959. Their buildings areintegrated into one. They collect and display Chinese historical andrevolutionary cultural relics.
The Chairman Mao Memorial Hall was completed in 1977. It consists of theNorth Hall, the reverence hall and the South Hall. The reverence hall is thecore part of the Chairman Mao Memorial Hall.
Tiananmen Square is the center of modern political activities in China.Since the 20th century, the great revolutionary movements such as "May 4th" and"December 9th" broke out in China all originated in Beijing and left theirhistorical glory in Tiananmen Square. At the founding ceremony of the people'sRepublic of China and the early days of the founding of new China, paradescelebrating May Day and November are held here every year. The solemn Tian'anmenSquare is the most loyal witness in China's modern history and the symbol of thecontemporary Chinese nation. Walking in Tiananmen Square, every Chinese willhave a dignified sense of history and national pride.
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