Tiananmen Square Sightseeing

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Tiananmen Square in central Beijing. It is the world’s largest square, covering an area of 50 million square meters.

New China’s architectural history should be written from here, because it was born even earlier than that of the Republic for several hours. September 30, 1949, the eve of founding ceremony, Mao Zedong led all the CPPCC National Committee members went to Tiananmen Square, the people laid the first stone monument to the heroes.

In accordance with China’s traditional thinking, monuments and buildings, should be blocks north to south, but Zhou Enlai had suggested to the architects, whether the monument for the Tiananmen Square, facing Chang’an Avenue, because the vast majority of people from the north into the Square . Architects accepted his proposal, so clear to see two indomitable spirit of the historical characters – the people.

Tiananmen Square

The people are the creators of history. The 10th anniversary of the founding, when it is composed of 10 months, builders built the Great Hall of the architectural history of a miracle, so that horrified the world. AD 1999, but also they use the most beautiful pen depicts the more beautiful picture.

The tianyanmen square – more than 159.6 thousand designers, builder, with 241 days and nights of sweat, wisdom and passion interwoven!

Tiananmen Square, the Great Hall of the west, here is the NPC office. The east is the Chinese Revolutionary Museum and the Museum of Chinese History, in the central square stands the Monument to the People’s Heroes. Monument to the south in the Chairman Mao Memorial Hall, a great man Mao’s body placed there, people can pay their last respects entry.

North across the Chang’an Avenue in the square is the magnificent Tiananmen Gate, It was built in Beijing’s north-south axis line-high 33.7 meters, was originally the Ming and Qing dynasties the main entrance to the palace. October 1, 1949 Mao Zedong pressing a button on the tower that China’s first flag was raised, since then, Tiananmen Gate as a symbol of state power. Through the rostrum of Tiananmen gate to enter the National Palace Museum. Now allows visitors to purchase upstairs to visit Tiananmen Gate.

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Tiananmen Square

Tiananmen Square is located in the heart of The People’s Republic of China’s capital Beijing, the Forbidden City in the south, and Tiananmen Square, Chang’an Street across the sea is the Ming and Qing dynasties Imperial City’s door. October 1, 1949, the PRC’s founding ceremony was held here, because it has thus become a symbol of modern China, and is designed into the national emblem. Tiananmen Square, with its connotations of 500 years of history of heavy, highly concentrated in the Chinese ancient civilization and modern civilization, a symbol of new China, and unparalleled political attention and fascinating, all the Chinese people longing for a place. She recorded the fear of bloodshed and sacrifices of the Chinese nation to strive for independence and freedom of courage and strong; wrote a glorious page in the birth of new China, and the prosperity of the Chinese nation toward a magnificent poem.

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Tiananmen Square History

Fifteen years before the Tiananmen Square built in the Ming Yongle (1417), 1420 completed. Initially only a three-five-style wooden structure decorated archway, whose name is called “Edward the door,” take “Edward shipment”, “orders from the day” was intended. Tianshun first year (1457), Brand

Tiananmen Square and the Chinese Table

House destroyed Lei Huo, eight years after the first year of the Chenghua (1465) reconstruction of Miankuo 5, the gate into the deep three. Chongzhen seventeen years (1644), Li Zi Cheng’s military thrust into Beijing, Edward doors once again destroyed. Qing Junji eight years (1651) in the ruins on a large-scale reconstruction, rehabilitation of a tower, whose name also changed to the “Tiananmen Square”, take “orders from days Ampang rule” was intended. 1688 (Twenty-seven years reign of Emperor Kangxi), 1952, after two large-scale renovation. The reconstruction in 1970, remained the shape converted in 1651, Tiananmen Square, 83 centimeters higher than the original, high-pass 34.7 meters (former high 33.87 meters).
Ming and Qing Dynasties, the Tiananmen Square to the Great Qing Gate (National Cheng Kung Ming Ming door, Republic of China, said China Gate) formed between the 1000-step gallery of the T-shaped area of tens of thousands of square palace square, the east and west two also each have a door, the East Changan left door, west Chang’an right door, the country’s main ruling body 6 and the hospital, which is based here. This is the institutions of the central imperial rule.
Ming and Qing emperors were generally important edict promulgated in Tiananmen Square, known as the “Golden Phoenix Ban Zhao.” In addition, the emperor wedding, when the generals set off festival flags, when Ji Lu Yu Jia foreign crusades, arraignment to commit the Board of Punishments in the fall ( “autumn trial”), successful candidates announced “top three” ( “Mirage Chuanlu”) and other major ceremonies are also held here .
After 1949, the Tiananmen been renovated several times, including 1952 and 1970, two more large-scale renovation. In 1988, the tower began to toll on society open to the public.

Tiananmen Construction

Tiananmen Square is located in the traditional central axis of Beijing, from the city station and tower two parts, shapes solemn dignity, as the mighty, the ancient city gates of China’s most prominent representative. 37.4 meters-high tower was built in a huge stone into the article of Xu Mizuo-style city of Taiwan

Night at Tiananmen Square

On the red walls, sight, the five arched coupons doors, magnificent, magnificent. Tower on the 60 red sky-cylinder, the ground paved with gold bricks, a flat as a whetstone; tall and strong colors of the wall units, there are two double eaves and floor, with yellow glazed tiles, East and West 9, North-South 5, a symbol of imperial power “95’s respect.” North and south sides are Ryoka cell doors, 36 vermilion Ryoka doors; ceiling, door arch, Liang Fang Hui Zhao a traditional dragon carved with auspicious Chinese motifs painted; laced with gold “double dragon co-Xi,” Choi Jin, the regiment Long pattern ceiling caisson so that the whole hall majestic, magnificent. 450 kg by an octagonal hall lanterns, and 16, each weighs 350 kg consisting of hexagonal lanterns Zhongxingpengyue patterns. City, the audience has coupons door 5 Que, in the middle of the coupons the door the most, in the Imperial City, Beijing central axis, in the past only the emperor can thus access. Median openings are now hanging from a huge portrait of Mao Zedong, both sides are “Long Live The People’s Republic of China” and “Long live the great unity of people around the world,” a large poster. Jinshui opened the door, a pillow Biliu, flying

Qing Tiananmen

Erected seven exquisite white marble bridge, commonly known as the Golden Water Bridge. Slightly arched bridge, such as the rainbow bridge to form the curve of the US-lai. Dynasty Empire in the middle of the most prominent one engraved Beaulieu stigma bridge, we can only one person by the emperor, called “Royal Road and Bridge”; two carved lotus stigma around the bridge, we can only Prince passed, called “divine Bridge “; again on both sides, we can only Mishina over civil and military ministers adopted, called” grade Bridge “; the most common sidelined stone reliefs, is the fourth grade and the following officials and soldiers of the walk, called” Public Health and bridge. ” Bridge east and west sides, each with white marble onyx table stands, clouds around the dragon, very imposing.
After the founding of New China, the government repeatedly Tiananmen maintenance, exercises had been an entirely new look. Right and left sides of large reviewing stand built for use in large-scale celebration VIP ceremony; Jinshui Henan and Piyou green belt, evergreen trees and flowers.
Nearby Attractions
Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, the Great Hall of the People’s Heroes Monument, Chairman Mao Memorial Hall, National Museum of China, Beijing Zhongshan Park.