Chairman Mao Memorial Hall

Posted under Tiananmen Square on Monday, 1 March 2010 by Travel Beijing

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 Memorial Hall (Mao Zedong Mausoleum, Mao Mausoleum), resting place of Mao Zedong, the chairman of the Political Bureau of Chinese Communist Party in 1943 and chairman of the Central Committee of Chinese Communist Party from 1945 until his death by 1976th on the east side of Tiananmen Square is located north of the monument to the heroic party people located, is Zhonghuamen. Chairman Mao Memorial Hall on the former site of the door of China) (The first stone of the building was laid in November 1976 as the inauguration held on September 1977. The Chairman Mao’s Mausoleum Hall covers an area of 57 2 miles square meters, 220m from east to west and 280m from south to north. was above the main entrance of the mausoleum, stood a white marble slab with the words of gold: “Chairman Mao Memorial Hall . Forty-four granite posts will be on the large granite slab Burgundy, the Golden Roof eaved double glazed.

Although Mao wanted to be burned, his body was embalmed and the construction of a mausoleum began shortly after his death. The popular attraction is in the middle of Tiananmen Square in Beijing, capital of China. On this page, has been the gateway to China (in the Main South), Gate of the Imperial City during the Ming and Qing.

The remains of the Great Helmsman, as it is sometimes called, are exposed to the public. People in line for hundreds (tens of meters meters) per day in search of the former president, a good tribute to him with flowers, too rent at the entrance on the northern side. There is a souvenir shop at the exit on the south side.

The Construction of Chairman Mao Memorial

The mausoleum was shortly after the death of Mao built on (September 9, 1976). The opening ceremony was held November 24, 1976, and the mausoleum was completed 24th May 1977. Hua Guofeng, who oversaw the project of the mausoleum of his hand on the sign of the mausoleum.

Projects, producing a crystal coffin was distributed during the development of domestic enterprises in China, and eventually became the 608th Labor assigned. 608. The work was originally the 2nd Watch Factory, and was known for its good quality. In 1976 the factory was one of the few in China, with a peak of imported equipment and a central computer. Mao glasses and contact lenses have this plant in the factory director, Mr. Cai Dengyuan, who was a famous eye doctor / optician company was before. The secretary of the Communist Party of the plant was Zhuqian Mr. Wang. The design was a political task, and has been started immediately after the order. Just finished two days of receipt of the fax is to plan, and built plastic model 1:4 Scale was shortly after.

By 9, 1977, people in China have built the mausoleum. Equipment throughout China were used for the construction: granite, Sichuan Province, China plates in the province of Guangdong, Pine Yan’an, Shaanxi Province, has the seeds of grapes the Tian Shan, Xinjiang , home of the catastrophe in Tangshan Nanjing colored rocks, milk quartz Kunlun Mountains, pine logs from the province of Jiangxi, and rock samples from Mount Everest. Water and sand on the Taiwan Strait have also contributed to symbolize the People’s Republic of China on Taiwan to stress claims. 700,000 people of various provinces, autonomous regions and nations do voluntary work symbolically. Because of renovation work for 9 months and then closed opens 20th September 2007

The Court of Chairman Mao Memorial Hall

Two groups of clay figures showing the Chinese Revolution, a deadline for the “New Democracy” and the other for the period of socialist construction, stood at the south gate of the architecture. Coincidentally, opposite the northern gate are two rows of clay figurines. There are four teams, 62 terracotta figurines of 3.5 m. The sculpture was completed in 5 months by more than 100 sculptors from 18 provinces of China. Outside the southern gate, there are 30 red flags flying, the 30 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions.

To eliminate the appearance and preservation of the greatest strength was the crystal plate are connected to specific angles. Optical engineer Wang Daheng was involved, and you will receive after many calculations, the optimal angle. It was found that the selection of the angle was so precise that even without adhesives and do not break the lack of methods for connecting to other plates. Increased tolerance to 10 microns (0.00039 inches).

The Chairman Mao Memorial Hall

Memorial Hall is the largest part of the building. The hall including two floors.

Rooms on the first floor are north-Great Hall, Memorial Hall and the South Great Hall. Great Northern Hall is coming to the Memorial Hall and space for the commemoration. A marble statue of Mao Zedong, 3.45 high, is placed in the middle of the Great Hall of the North. The back of the room is a mural of embroidered silk “in the vast country, 23.74m wide and 6.6 m high to pay. Center Memorial Hall is the place to pay tribute to Chairman Mao. From the uniform” of Sun Yat – sen, Mao Zedong is the body with the flag of the Communist Party of China covered, sitting in a glass coffin. The base of the coffin of black granite inlaid crystal was on the four sides of the party emblem the national emblem, the emblem of the army and the anniversary of Mao Zedong and the day he died. The Great South Hall is managed by the Memorial Hall. The marble wall on the north side has been written with engraved gold “Manjianghong written by Mao Zedong.

The rooms on the second floor are the rooms in memory of the revolutionary gains Zendong of Comrade Mao, Zhou Enlai, Liu Shaoqi, Zhu De, Deng Xiaoping and Chen Yun and film. Marble statues of the six officers are the subject of six rooms, places of memory with a herd of materials such as photographs and literature in his glass of exceptional achievements in different periods of the Chinese revolution and construction. A documentary film “Huainian” (Miss), the reproduction of images of the six leaders, is to be projected in the cinema.

Chairman Mao Memorial Hall Admission:

Free

The Chairman Mao Memorial Hall opening times:

Time 08.00 to 12.00 Tuesday to Sunday
07.30 to 11.30 hours and 14.00 to 16.00 clock, September 9 (the day when Chairman Mao died) and December 26 (the anniversary of Chairman Mao)

Visit Chairman Mao Memorial

By Subway:

Subway Line 1: Stop at Tiananmen Square Tiananmen East or West Station, and the Chairman Mao Memorial Hall is in the south.

Subway Line 2: Qianmen Station, and the Chairman Mao Memorial Hall is located in the north.

By Bus lines:

Take bus No. 1, 5, 10, 22, 37, 52, 205, 728 or 802 and get off at Tiananmen Square West.

Take bus No. 1, 2, 10, 20, 37, 52, 59, 82, 120, 126, 203, 205, 210, 728 or 802 and get off at Tiananmen East.

Take bus No. 2, 5, 8, 20, 22, 120, 126, 203 or 210 and get off at Tiananmen Square to the east.

Take bus No. 2, 5, 20, 120, 126 or 210 and get off at Tiananmen Square West.

Tips:
1. Chairman Mao Memorial Hall is free to the public from 08:30 until 12:00 Tuesday to Sunday, but only to accept the group to visit. They are closed July 11 to Aug 31
2. The hall is closed for special occasions. Notice Board around the Memorial Hall tells.
3. No cameras, video equipment, beverages, or pockets, which allows the inside.