Tiananmen Square
Tiananmen Square
Tian an men Square is the geographical center of Beijing city. It is the largest city square in the world, covering an area of 440,000 square meters (about 109 hectares), and put into a position to 10,000,000 people at once. The place is a conglomeration of beautiful flowers and the...
Tiananmen Flag Raising
Posted under Tiananmen Square on Tuesday, 2 March 2010 by Beijing Travel
Tiananmen Square Flag Ceremony
Five Star Red Flag, the Chinese national flag high in the sky above the square. To see the honor guard raise the flag here is a must for tourists in the city of Beijing. You need to get up early and went to Tiananmen Square. The only way you can clearly see the...
Tiananmen Tower
Posted under Tiananmen Square on Tuesday, 2 March 2010 by Beijing Travel
In the south of Tiananmen Square, Tiananmen Tower was built in 1417 during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). During this dynasty, and follows the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), when he was issued proclamations throughout the country. Until 1911, when the last feudal kingdom was over, no one could enter the...
Chairman Mao Memorial Hall
Posted under Tiananmen Square on Monday, 1 March 2010 by Beijing Travel
The Chairman Mao Memorial Hall is the location on the south part of the Tiananmen Square. This space is divided into three halls and our dear Chairman Mao's body is delivered in a glass coffin in a room with bouquets of fresh flowers and various herbs known to spread around.
The Chairman Mao...
Great Hall of the People
Posted under Tiananmen Square on Monday, 1 March 2010 by Beijing Travel
The Great Hall of the People in the west of Tian'anmen Square, south of West Chang'an Avenue. It is taking place where the National People's Congress, and is ideal for heads of state and mass of the establishment of political and diplomatic activities.
The building, built in 1959,...
Monument to People’s Heroes
Posted under Tiananmen Square on Monday, 1 March 2010 by Beijing Travel
Monument to the People's Heroes stands in the middle of Tiananmen Square. Construction began in August 1951 and the monument was finally built, built in April 1958 and became the first major monument in socialist China. The columns of marble and granite stands almost 38 meters (125 feet) and gilded...
China National Museum
Posted under Tiananmen Square on Tuesday, 2 February 2010 by Beijing Travel
Another important place for tourists to visit in Tiananmen is the National Museum of China on the east side of Tiananmen Square. It just was born in 2003 and is a combination of Chinese History and the Museum of Chinese Revolution. The National Museum faces the Great Hall of the People. The...
