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 red flag flutters in the wind. The China national flag ceremony is something that is not missed by the visitors to Beijing Tiananmen Square.

Tian an men Square is located in the center of Beijing city, where you can visit Tiananmen Tower, Monument to the Heroes of the Republic, the Great Hall of the People, Mao Zedong Memorial Hall and see the national flag raising ceremony. Thousands of people come on the field every day. It is a must visit in the city of Beijing.

Tiananmen Tower

At the north end of the Tian an men Square is Tiananmen Tower. It was built in 1417 during the Ming Dynasty (1368 A.D.- 1644 A.D.)

Monument Monument to People’s Heroes

The granite Monument to People’s Heroes is only in the middle of Tiananmen Square. Built in 1952, is the largest monument in the history of China. “Hero of the people are immortal”, written by Chairman Mao is engraved on the monument. Eight unusually large relief to show the people the development of modern Chinese history. Two rows of white marble railings around the monument, simple and beautiful.

Great Hall of the People

The Great Hall of the People (Chinese pinyin: Renmin Dàhuìtáng) is located on the western edge of Tiananmen Square in Beijing’s People’s Republic of China, and for the laws and ceremonial activities of the People’s Republic of China and the Communist Party of China. It works like the People’s Republic Parliament building in China.

Chairman Mao Memorial Hall

The Chairman Mao Memorial Hall ( Chinese Pinyin: Mao Zhǔxí Jìniàntáng), is best known as the Mausoleum of Mao Zedong, or Mao’s Mausoleum, the final resting place of Mao Zedong, Chairman of the Politburo of the Communist Party of China in 1943 and president of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China from 1945 until his death.

National Museum of China

The National Museum of China (Chinese: Zhōngguó bówùguǎn) flanks the eastern side of Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China. The museum’s mission is to educate about art and history of China. It is headed by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of China.

Tianmen Flag Raising

Five Star Red Flag, the Chinese national flag flying high in the sky above the square. To see  the honor guard raise  flag here, is a must for tourists visiting the city of Beijing. You need to get up early and arrived at the Tiananmen square. The only way you can clearly see the ceremony, as crowds of people attending. The flag ceremony is opened daily.

Visit Tiananmen Square

Visit Tian an men Square by subway

Visit Tian an men Square by bus

Tiananmen Tower

Tiananmen Tower was built in 1417 during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). During this dynasty, and follows the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). The most important use of it in the past was to declare in a big ceremony to the common people who became the emperor and who became the empress. Until 1911 when the last feudal kingdom was over, no one could enter the Tower except for the royal family and aristocrats. Today tourists were allowed to the tower, but must with tickets may climb. It has five columns, archways and nine Halls. With finely carved white marble on the floor and yellow tiles on the roof, the tower is quite dazzling. Under the tower clear Jinshui River flows through the seven bridges are exquisitely hill, called the Golden Water Bridge.

Stand in the place where the central axis of Beijing City, Chang’an Street, meet at the north end of Tiananmen Square, Tiananmen Tower is the symbol of modern China and in the  emblem  of the People’s Republic of China.The Tiananmen Tower was the front gate of the Forbidden City during the Ming and Qing dynasties.  top

The building is 66 meters long, 37 meters wide and 32 meters. It consists of a platform and a tower. The tower is located on the platform with five arched entrances. As the largest of five is used as the center of the arch specific portion of the Ming and Qing emperors, while the aisles are small, they are busy and the posts of ministers and officials. Above the door hangs a large portrait of Maozedong on the east and west sides of these two large posters, reading from left to right: “Long live the People’s Republic of China”, reading from right: “Long live the great unity peoples of the world. “Before the Gate of Heavenly Peace is the golden bridge of water over the bridges at 7 in finely carved white marble. Same as the arch bridge, the central bridge and the largest was reserved for the emperor . Before the arch are two central portal and a pair of stone pillars, called Huabiao, each weighing 10 tonnes to around 10m. The two columns are curved dragon, with a pet “Wangtianhou” on top as decoration. At the door There are two lions and two more guarding the bridges. The Lions are supposed to protect people against evil spirits in Chinese culture. On both sides of stone lions, a study has found. In the south of Tiananmen Square No. 1, Street Beijing, Chang’an Street extended further south, which is the greatest place in the world, Tiananmen Square. The tower is located on the platform is a structure with roof and double eaved yellow tiles. It is composed of 9 bays wide and 5 bays, which shows the domination of the emperor.

Stone Pillar TiananmenConstructed the reign of Ming Emperor Yongle in 1420, the tower was destroyed and rebuilt several times. Originally it was a three-storey girders in the form of imperial buildings Paifang accept appointed Chengtianmen (Gate of Heavenly Mandate). In 1457 she was damaged by lightning and was burned. Eight years later, Tiananmen Square has been rebuilt as a large bay-wide and three-bay gatehouse deep. In 1644, the seventeenth year of the reign of Emperor Chongzhen been accepted (1627-1644), the gate of the heavenly mandate, another blow to the war. It was directed by rebels who attacked Li Zicheng Beijing burned. In 1661, the eighth year of the reign of Emperor Shunzhi (1644-1661) of Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), the gate was given its present name during a massive restructuring completed a term of six years . The Chinese name of the Gate of Heavenly Peace, is composed of three Chinese characters “Heaven”, “peace” and “door”, ie the translated version of “The Gate of Heavenly Peace.” To be more specific name is derived from much longer term, “the mandate of heaven derivatives and stabilization of the dynasty. He was then twice the reconstruction of Tiananmen in 1688 and 1952 separately. After standing over 500 years, greatly alters the door, and it was then rebuilt in 1970. The external appearance of the guard remains the same as it was in 1651, however, over 83 inches than the original height of 33.87m to 34.7m .

Since November 1987 Gate of Heavenly Peace began to be open to the public and common people can speak on Tiananmen Square, and look earlier in Tiananmen Square that heads of state. It has always been a temptation for the tons of tourists from around the world.

The fee for the visit of the Tiananmen Tower

CNY 15 for adults; CNY 5 for students and those who live to age 70, free for active military

Tiananmen Tower Opening hours:

08:30 am to 17:00pm

Tips: Tourists will visit the tower, are not allowed to carry bags.

Monument to People’s Heroes

Monument to the People’s Heroes stands in the middle of Tiananmen Square. Construction began in August 1951 and the monument was finally erected in April 1958 and was built the first major monument in socialist China. The marble and granite columns stands almost 38 meters (125 feet) and gilded calligraphy that Chairman Mao, “he said Eternal glory to the heroes of the people” on the north side. The basic structure of reliefs represent the major revolutionary events and the monument as calligraphy by Zhou Enlai in place.

The Monument to People’s Heroes stands at north of the Memorial Hall of Chairman Mao. Four hundred and sixty-three meters south of Tiananmen Tower, four hundred forty yards north of Qianmen, it coincides with a north-south central. Monument to the People’s Heroes, Tiananmen and Qianmen to form a complex harmonious and unified construction.

On September 30, 1949, the Conference has completed the first political advisor of the China People talk about the idea of building a monument to the heroes of the people in modern Chinese in Beijing, capital of China. A 6 clock the same day, the ground-dedication ceremony was held at which delegates to the leadership of Mao Zedong, the chairman of the Political Bureau of Chinese Communist Party in 1943 and President of the Central Committee Communist Party of China from 1945to 1976, the inauguration ceremony, the cornerstone of the monument. The construction of the monument was created August 1, 1952 began April 22, 1958 ended. On May 1, 1958 was the opening ceremony held. In 1961 she was designated as protected by all the relics of China.

Monument to the People’s Heroes is a square building with an area of 3,000 square meters. It consists of three parts, the body, the Buddhist-style base and base, the expansion of the size of 37.94m. The body of the monument was stacked with 413 pieces of granite stone in 32 layers. In the middle of the north face of the monument, a complete piece of stone, 14.7 m long and 2.9 m wide and 1 m thick, with glazed inscription: “Eternal glory to the heroes of the people!” of Mao Zedong. The south side of the memorial is written by 7 pieces of stone with an inscription of the project of Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai, the first Prime Minister of the People’s Republic of China is that of October 1949 set up its death in January 1976. From east and west side of the monument are engraved with patterns of stars with five branches, pine and flags. top

The body of the monument is located on two levels of Buddhist-style bases. The top is carved with a small sample of eight rings of peony, lotus, chrysanthemum and other flowers together. The background is great with ten white marble bas-relief, the fight against eight, reflecting the revolutionary events in modern Chinese history. Chronologically, they are “burning opium in Humen Town,” “Jintian Uprising” on the east side, Wuchang Uprising, “” May Fourth Movement “,” May 30th Movement of 1925 “on the south side” , Nanchang movement Anti-Japanese War “on the west side and” Campaign of the Changjiang River Crossing on the north side of the forehead (). Campaign to cross the Yangtze River “on the front is the largest among the ten, two decorative works,” The support of the frontline “and” Welcome to the People’s Liberation Army “. The ten reliefs, with more than 170 characters are 2m high, 2 to 6.4 m wide and reaches a total length of 40.68m. The base is in two sections, divided 50.44m from east to west and 61.5 meters from south to north. In the upper and lower one is a place surrounded by columns and stairways.

The monument is inscribed inscription on the south side of Zhou Enlai, as follows:
Eternal glory to the heroes of the people who gave their lives during the people’s war and revolution to the liberation of the people over the last three years!
Eternal glory to the heroes of the people who gave their lives during the people’s war and revolution to the liberation of the people over the last thirty years!
Eternal glory to the heroes of the people who left in 1840, his life in many battles against enemies internal and external for national independence, freedom and well-being of the people!
(Note: These last three years “refers to the Liberation War of China (1946-1949), the” thirty years “refers to the New Democratic Revolution, the May Fourth Movement of 1919 to the end of the Revolution in 1949, and “after 1840″ refers to the global struggle of the Chinese people against the internal and external conflicts different from the beginning of the Opium Wars to the establishment of the People’s Republic of China.

Great Hall of the People

The Great Hall of the People in the west of Tian’anmen Square, south of West Chang’an Avenue. It is where the National People’s Congress takes place and this is the place for heads of state and mass of the staging of political and diplomatic activities.

This building, 1959 built, activities.Twelve the place of the meetings of the National Congress of Communist China and offers an impressive place for other positions of political and diplomatic marble front of the room that has three parts – the Central Hall, Grand Auditorium — and a banquet Hall.The the central hall floor is marble and crystal lamps hang from the ceiling plastered. The large space behind the Central Hall seats 10,000. The banquet hall is a huge hall with 5,000 seats.Tourists Tiananmen Square

Great Hall of the People History

The Great Hall of the People was built in September 1959. It was one of “ten great constructions” ready for the 10th Anniversary of the People’s Republic of China. It was built in 10 months by volunteers.

The Great Hall of the People, was one of “ten great constructions” Completed in celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, built in just 10 months from October 1958 to September 1959. Facing East The hall has an area of 150,000 square meters, 336m long from south to north, 206m from east to west and 46.5m high. The building in the Great Hall of the People reached 171,800 square meters, bigger than the Forbidden City, where the highest among the structures of the space in the world. top

Great Hall of the People Architecture

The Great Hall of the People adopts 山 “form as the crow flies, central higher than the two side wings, doors on all four sides. The main entrance of the hall is the great eastern gate, the lintel, the confrontation with the national emblem PRC.The Great Hall of the people was designed by Zhang Bo. The building covers 171,800 square meters (1,849,239 square meters) of the surface is 356 meters long and 206.5 meters in width. Peak Center to 46.5 meters. On the roof of the main gate blocking the State Emblem of the People’s Republic of China.

The Great Hall of the People consists of three sections. The middle section consists mainly of the Great Auditorium, the auditorium, the Palais des Congrès (SCPCC Standing Committee meets in the conference), the Central Hall, the Golden Hall and other large rooms. The northern part consists of the banquet hall of the State, the Salute State Guest Hall, North Hall, Middle Hall, West Hall and other magnificent halls. The southern part is the office building of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress. Each province, Special Administrative Region, Autonomous Region of China has its own space in the Great Hall, hall, such as Beijing, Hong Kong and Taiwan Hall Hall. Each room has unique characteristics of the province and is decorated in local style.
The ceiling of the auditorium of the Great Hall of the People

The large room, with a volume of 90,000 cubic meters and 3693 seats in the lower hall, 3515 on the balcony, 2518 in the gallery and 300 to 500 on the platform. State and government representatives to make their speeches and too much of their business. It is also the headquarters of 10,000 representatives. The ceiling is decorated with a galaxy of lights, with a large red star is the center of the ceiling, and a model of a wave of water is the people in the vicinity. Its facilities equipped with audio-visual systems and other sizes in a variety of meetings and procedures. Simultaneous interpretation is also a state of the language provided.

The State Room, with a total area of 7,000 square meters, can host 7000 guests, and up to 5,000 people can dine at a time (as is done during the visit of Richard Nixon in China in 1972). Small meetings can be held in the auditorium, with large groups with the use of one or more conference rooms, the Golden Hall and North Hall, and small meetings in one or more houses conference rooms, over 30, named after provinces and regions in China .

Great Hall of the People Internal structures

The Great Hall of the People is divided into three sections. The central portion consists primarily of the Great Auditorium and the central pavilion. The northern part consists of the banquet hall of the State, the Salute State Guest Hall and other magnificent halls. The southern part is the office building of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress. Each province, Special Administrative Region or the autonomous region of China has its own space in the Great Hall, such as Hall, Beijing, Hong Kong and Taiwan Hall Hall. Each room has unique characteristics of the province and is decorated in local style.

Central Auditorium and Great Hall

Entering the East Gate, past two rooms, we reach the central hall. Covering an area of 3,600 square meters, the main hall has marble floors and colorful walls. Six major goals are in the central hall of the Great Auditorium. In the heart of the Great Hall, the auditorium of the Grand 60m deep, from east to west, 76 meters wide from south to north and 33m high. Fan-shaped, the dais is visible everywhere. The Great Auditorium-3693 seats in the lower hall, 3515 on the balcony, 2518 in the gallery and 300 to 500 on the platform, with as much as 10,000 representatives in total. The hall is equipped with a lower electrical devices are available for simultaneous translation in 12 languages. The roof is surrounded with a ruby decorated as big as stars of a galaxy of lights. top

Salute State Guest Hall and State Banquet Hall

Entering through the north gate, past two rooms, we arrive at the Guildhall. With an area of 4,500 square meters, the company room is paved with slabs of marble. In the east, the guest of State meeting hall and function rooms in the western state of the user’s Hall, is taken as the sites for leaders and invited state banquet. To the south lies a large scale with 62 white marble steps to the ballroom of the state. At the upper end of the scale, the Salute State Guest Hall, the place for state and take pictures to remember was the score before the meal. Most traditional Chinese painting of the Great Hall, Jiangshanruciduojiao (literally means “Beauty is the land”), is placed in space, the user Salute state. The State Room is located on the second floor. With total area of 7,000 square meters, it can cater to 7000 guests, and up to 5,000 persons at one time, eat like this during the visit of Richard Nixon in China in 1972.

Usage for the Great Hall of the People

Great Room Great Room VolksfeindDie of the people is the political center of Beijing and the home of the Congress of the National People’s Army. Every year in March, welcomed the Great Hall of the People Hui Liang, literally means “two sessions” (Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and the National People’s Congress) event. Representatives of the two sessions will meet in the meetings from two to three weeks in the auditorium of the Grande. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) also holds its national congress every five years in the Great Hall of the People. This enormous building is open to the public during the national conference is not in session, and visitors will be displayed in a choice of routes. In recent years, some were non-political conventions and also held concerts in the Great Hall.

Great Hall of the People Admission:

RMB 30 (adults), RMB 15 (students)

Great Hall of the People Opening Times:

09.00 at 14:00 Clock (January February March December), 08.15 until 15.00 clock (April May June) 07.30 at 16:00 Clock (July August) 08: 30 to 15:00 clock (Spe. Oct. Nov.)

Chairman Mao Memorial Hall

Chairman Mao Memorial Hall  is the place on the south side. This space is divided into three halls and our dear Chairman Mao’s body lies spread in a glass coffin in a room surrounded by fresh bouquets of various famous flowers and grasses.

The Chairman Mao Memorial Hall (Mausoleum of Mao Zedong, Mao mausoleum), the final resting place of Mao Zedong, the chairman of the Politburo of the Communist Party of China in 1943 and president of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China from 1945 until his death in 1976th To the east of Tiananmen Square is located north of the monument to the heroic People’s Party, is the Chairman Mao Memorial Hall on the former site of the Gate of China) (Zhonghuamen. The foundation stone of the building was laid in November 1976, when the inauguration ceremony held on September 1977. The Chairman Mao Mausoleum  Hall covers an area of 57.2 thousand square meters, 220m from east to west and 280m from south to north. Has faced over the main entrance of the mausoleum, a white marble slab with the words of gold: “The Chairman Mao Memorial Hall. Forty-four granite posts are on the large granite slab Burgundy, held the Golden Roof eaved double glazing.

Although Mao wished to be cremated, his body was embalmed and the construction of a mausoleum began shortly after his death. This popular attraction is in the middle of Tiananmen Square in Beijing, the capital of China. On this page, even the gate of China stood (in the South Main) Gate of the Imperial City during the Ming and Qing dynasties.

The remains of the Great Helmsman, as he is sometimes called, are exposed to the public. The people in line for hundreds of meters (tens of meters) per day, to see the former president, a good tribute to him with flowers, on be hired entrance on the north side. There is a souvenir shop at the exit on the south side.

The Construction

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

Developed by China Pictorial, No. 9, 1977, people across China and built the mausoleum. Material in all of China was used for construction: granite, Sichuan Province, China plates in Guangdong Province, Pine Yan’an, Shaanxi Province, has the seeds of the grapes Tian Shan mountain views Xinjiang Autonomous Region, home of the Tangshan catastrophe, colored Nanjing 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 helped to symbolize the People’s Republic of China on Taiwan to stress claims. 700,000 people from various provinces, autonomous regions and nations do voluntary work symbolically. It was closed for renovations for 9 months and re-opened 20th September 2007

The Crystal Coffin

Projects into manufacture a crystal coffin was scattered throughout the development of indigenous enterprises in China, and at last was assigned to the 608th Work. 608. The factory was originally the 2nd Factory shows, and was famous for its good quality products. In 1976 the factory became one of the few in China equipped with advanced imported equipment and a central computer. Mao glasses and contact lenses have been in this factory in the factory director, Mr. Cai Dengyuan, who was a famous eye doctor / optician before undertaking. The Communist Party secretary of the factory was Mr. Wang Zhuqian. The design was a political task, and began immediately after the order is received. Only two days after receipt of the fax has been completed the design, and built 1:4 scale plastic model was shortly after.

In order to eliminate the glare and the preservation of the greatest strength was the crystal plates are connected at specific angles. Optical Engineer Wang Daheng was involved, and get after many calculations, the optimum angle. It was found that the angle selection was so precise that even without adhesives and not break other connection methods, the plates do not. Tolerances increased to 10 microns (0.00039 inches).

The Court of the Chairman Mao Memorial Hall

Two groups of clay figures showing China’s 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 north gate are two other lines of clay figures. There are four teams, 62 terracotta figures of 3.5 m. The entire sculpture was completed in 5 months by more than 100 sculptors from 18 provinces of China. Outside the south gate, there are 30 red flags are flying, the 30 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions.

Chairman Mao Memorial Hall

Memorial halls are the main part of the building with two floors.

First floor rooms are north-Great Hall, Memorial Hall and the South Great Hall. The Northern Great Hall is the entrance to Memorial Hall and the space for memorial services. A marble statue of Mao Zedong, 3.45 high, was placed in the middle of the Great Hall of the North. The background of the hall is a silk embroidered mural “to pay the vast country, 23.74m wide and 6.6 m height. Center Memorial Hall is the place, a tribute to Chairman Mao. From the” uniform of the Sun Yat-sen, Mao Zedong’s body was covered with the flag of the Communist Party of China, sits in a glass coffin. The base of black granite coffin was crystal encrusted on all 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 from the Memorial Hall. The marble wall on the north has been written with engraved golden “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 the cinema. Marble statues of the six officers are the focus of six halls of memory with a herd of materials such as photographs and literature placed in her glass extraordinary achievements in the different periods of the Chinese revolution and construction. A documentary film “Huainian” (Miss), reproduction of images of the six leaders, is to be projected in the cinema.

Chairman Mao Memorial Hall Admission:

Free

Chairman Mao Memorial Hall Opening times:

08.00 at 12:00 Clock From Tuesday to Sunday
07.30 at 11.30 clock and 14.00 until 16.00 clock on 9 September (the day when Chairman Mao died) and 26 December (the anniversary of Chairman Mao)

National Museum of China

Another important place for tourists to visit 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 interior of the Museum of Chinese Revolution, most physical objects, paintings, books and models for the development of modern China are present. The History Museum of China shows a large number of cultural relics illustrating the long history and glorious culture of China before 1700000 years until 1921 when the last emperor left the throne.

National Museum of China lies in the east of Tiananmen Square and South-East Chang’an Street, opposite the Great Hall of the People. At the same time was made, were the National Museum of China and the Great Hall of the People, as among the “ten great buildings” for the 10th Anniversary of the People’s Republic of China ended. With an area of 69,000 square meters, the structure is 313m long from south to north and 149m east to west. The central core and two wings of 4 floors, while the rest has 3 floors. At the main entrance, made contributions of a porch 24 squares with Chinese characteristics. The fall of the portal is decorated with the national emblem of the People’s Republic of China flags with red, yellow and red stone grouped. On the basis of the former Museum of Chinese History and the former Museum of Chinese Revolution, the China National Museum is a museum full of ancient Chinese culture and history.

National Museum History

History Museum National History Museum of China developed, which was from 1912 on the campus of Beijing Guozijian built. Later he moved to the Meridian Gate (Wumen) and the Upright Gate (Duanmen) of the Forbidden City. After the founding of the People’s Republic of China, the Chinese government to build a new museum to the east of Tiananmen Square in August 1958. This creates a new structure called the Museum of Chinese history was born in September of next year. top

Museum of the Chinese revolution was born of the Preparatory Office of the Central Museum of the Revolution, was created in March 1950. The preparatory office has been set out in the circular city (Tuancheng), Beihai Park at the beginning and briefly in the Hall of Martial Valor of the Forbidden City or long term. In October 1958 a new building took shape in the east of Tiananmen Square. August 1959 saw the completion of the building. August next year was the time, the Museum of the Chinese revolution has been given, and the Preparatory Office was eliminated. The official opening took place July 1, 1961.

Were in September 1969 Museum of Chinese History and the Museum of Chinese Revolution and the Revolution and the Museum of China. Later they returned to their own building in early 1983. On February 28, 2003, officially opened the National Museum of China. He is now an integrated complex of two museums, the Museum of Chinese Revolution, North and South of the Museum of Chinese History with the central hall as a border.

The museum was reorganized in 2003 into two separate museums that have already occupied the building of the Museum of Chinese Revolution in the north wing and the National Museum of Chinese history in the south wing. The Museum of the Chinese revolution was opened in 1960 and had its origin in the office of the National Museum of the Revolution, founded in 1950. The National Museum of History of China opened its doors in 1959 and established its roots in the history of the National Museum in Beijing, 1949, and the condition of the draft National Museum of History 1912 .

The building was completed in 1959, according to the decade of the communist regime. It complements the adversary Great Hall of the People, which was built at the same time. The structure is located at 65,000 ㎡ and has a length of 313 meters and a height of four storeys with a total front of 40 meters and a width of 149 meters. On the front of eleven square pillars in the middle.

The museum is currently closed for renovation until 2010, when, with 28 new rooms and open more than doubled the previous prior the exhibition space of art and exhibition centers and storage. top

National Museum Major Exhibitions

The History Museum of China covers Chinese history from Male Yuanmou 1.7 million years) until the end of the Qing dynasty (the last imperial dynasty. It is divided into three sections: primitive society (4000 BC), the society of slavery (2,100-475 BC) and divided feudal society (475 BCE-1911 CE).

The National Museum of China contains more than 620,385 cultural artifacts in its permanent collection and the museum displays many rare and valuable Chinese historical artifacts that are not in many other museums in China and around the world.

Some of the largest collections of National Museum of China are the “thing Simuwu” (a type of vessel) of the Shang Dynasty over 3,000 years and a weight has been melted by 832.84, and is the heaviest bronze ancient pottery in the world, the Square Shang Dynasty Bronze Zun (wine vessel) with four heads of sheep, a few large listed Western Zhou Dynasty (11.-century BC – 771 BC) Bronze Pan, gold, bronze inlaid Pointing as a tiger colored decoration of the Qin dynasty, was a Han Dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD), jade burial suit with gold son, and an extensive collection of tri – Sancai glazed pottery of the Tang Dynasty Song Dynasty.

History Museum of China is an institution for the accommodation of old materials and modern culture and the study of history and scientific problems. The main exhibition of the museum exhibition of Chinese history in Chinese history, including more than 9,000 historical documents human Yuanmou approximately 1,700,000 years before the abdication of the Qing emperor in 1912 . The museum has received hundreds of thousands of tourists from around the world. In addition, the History Museum of China has all kinds of short-term exhibitions on the history, culture and art. Japan, Italy, Greece and Egypt, showed their national treasures in this museum.

Museum of Chinese Revolution houses modern and contemporary revolutionary relics since the first Opium War (or the first Anglo-Chinese) in 1840, as more than 100 years of development in China from 1840 to the founding of the Republic People of China in 1949. It is the museum’s collection with the most powerful relics of modern and contemporary history of China at present. The most important exhibitions of the Museum of the Chinese revolution are modern and contemporary China. In addition, it presents thematic exhibitions cooperation with commemorative events and the need of society.  top

The Museum of Chinese Revolution covers the period of the history of the Republic of China to the founding of the People’s Republic of China and down.

National Museum Billboard Countdown

Since 1990 the Chinese government has launched a billboard countdown opposite the National Museum of China Town to salute the important events and remind the public mind. On December 19, 1994, was founded in the tenth year after the signing of the Sino-British joint panel of the countdown for the resumption of Chinese sovereignty in Hong Kong and the zero hour of the 1st of July 1997. Later, May 5, 1998 was the billboard countdown for the resumption of Chinese sovereignty of Macau is set to zero and the time the 20th was arrested in December 1999. The 6 clock September 21, 2004, Beijing Olympic Committee has started the billboard countdown is left for Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 8, 2008. The last poster is a countdown to Expo 2010 Shanghai.

National Museum Exhibitions

National Museum of China is now closed for reconstruction and estimated to open in the second half of 2010 again. To celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the PRC, the main display is the way to rejuvenate the National Museum of China in the early hours of the morning of 25 September After12 clock and were deprived of receiving tourists. Visit to the road to rejuvenation, tourists must obtain free tickets at the box office on the east side of the north gate. In addition, the National Museum of China will hold exhibitions on the German cultural relics of three major museums in Germany in 2010.

Exposition on the path of rejuvenation

National Museum  Admission:

Free

National Museum Open House:

Sep.25, 2009 to November 29, 2009 (from September, 28 closed until Oct.2)

National Museum Opening hours:

daily from 09:00 to 17:00
(Tickets issued at 16:00, last entry at 16:15)

National Museum Service Call: 010-65116188

National Museum Complaint Call: 010-65116400

Tiananmen Flag Raising

2010 Timetable for Tiananmen Flag Raising

Visit Tiananmen Square

Visit Tiananme Square by Subway:

Metro Line 1: Stop at Tiananmen Square Tiananmen East or West Station.

Subway Line 2: Qianmen Station and walk north.

Visit Tiananmen  by Bus :

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

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.

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

Beijing bus / Beijing subway