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Tiananmen Square

Tiananmen (Gate of Heavenly Peace), which is located in the north area, which was originally frontispiece of the imperial city of the Ming and Qing dynasties, built in the fifteenth year of the Ming Yong Le. Original title is The Gate of Heavenly Succession (Chentianmen), which means the shoulders of duties from Heaven. In the eighth year of Emperor Shunzhi of the Qing dynasty it was rebuilt and was named Tien male rostrum.

Beijing Tiananmen Square

Beijing Tiananmen Square is the heart and symbol of Beijing and the largest square in the world.

Tiananmen Square was rebuilt four times since 1949. Tiananmen Tower open time from 8:00 Am. to.17: 00 the price of tiananmen tower is 15 yuan.

Tiananmen Square is the largest city central square of the world. Tiananmen Square is 500 meters, 880 meters in length and the ground is paved with light slate granite is a special treatment technology. Flag-raising ceremony at sunrise and lower the flag ceremony at sunset are the most magnificent ceremonies.

Beijing Tiananmen Square Rostrum

Tiananmen

Tiananmen Rostrum is 33.7 meters in height, this is the peak of the tower the city gates with double eaves. Tribune nine Ying wide and five rooms deep. Number nine and five represent the most superiorily. There are 60 large and tall pillars at the platform where the floor is paved with gold bricks. There are chestnut doors fan grid to the south and north. There are painted a favorable picture of traditional Chinese dragon and a gold colored pictures of the Tian Hua doors and beams. There are five arches of passageways in the face of the rostrum and the way in the middle especially reserved for the emperor. Tiananmen Square is the place of issue of imperial edicit emperors of the Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty. It is used when there are major celebrations like ascending a crowd of a new emperor, marriage and sacrifice, and parents of the emperor came to the palace. In addition, before the emperor personally led troops in military operations or senior generals go into battle, they should keep the victim in front of Tian Men and pray for victory. There is an external golden water to the city gate tower and seven jade stone bridges run across. The most spacious bridge in the middle of the Imperial Bridge, which is used exclusively by the emperor. Royals’Bridges on two sides Royals’Bridges used by officials above the third grade. Officials and soldiers below the fourth grade and the employee can use only? General bridge. General Bridges to cross in front of the Imperial Ancestral Temple (now the Workers Culture Palace) and the state church (now Zhongshan Park).

Tiananmen Square – Great Hall of the People

Tiananmen Square - Great Hall of the People

To the west of Tiananmen Square is the Great Hall of the People, a meeting place for the National Congress of People’s Republic of China. Large room with huge and complex engineering was built in ten months, with the central hall, large hall, banquet hall with 7000 square meters, the building congress people standing committee and the Hall with all provinces and autonomous region. The whole area is 172.000 square meters, There are 25 huge columns at the front of the frontispiece. Visiting time with 9:00 to 1400, and the price is 15 yuan. You can enter to visit from the east gate.

Tiananmen Square – National Museum of China

To the east of Tiananmen Square is the National Museum of China, and visiting exhibitions, like reading a brief general history of China. That state special museum collection, display and study of ancient China and the latest cultural relics.

Tiananmen Square – Monument of the People’s Heroes

Tiananmen Square - Monument

There is a monument of the People’s Heroes and Chairman Mao’s Mausoleum on the south of the Tiananmen Square. Its exterior design takes the session of the People’s Policy Consultative Conference in 1949. Its exterior design adopts the draft were made by Professor Liang Sicheng. Moument consists of 413 granite and paved the monument base of 17.000 granite and white marble. There are eight white marble sculptures on the monument site: including a series of events importanti stories, such as burning opium in Humen, Jintian uprising. Wuchang Uprising. Movement of 4 May 1919. May 30th Movement of 1925, Nanchang Upring. The war against Japan and the successful crossing of the Yangtze River. The design of the tower is the perfect quintessence of socialism practical art and symbolizes the Chinese honor and memory for reolution martyr.

Tiananmen Square – Mausoleum of Chairman Mao

Tiananmen Square - Chairman Mao Mausoleum

Mausoleum of Chairman Mao at the Tiananmen Square began to build in November 1976 and completed in May 1977. An area of 2000 square meters and consists of the north hall (venue of the memorial activities), viewing room (Crystal Hall specifically for relique Chairman Mao) and the South Hall. In addition, there are Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Liu Shaoqi and Zhu De revolution numbers reach the memorial. If you want to see the portrait of Chairman Mao’s dead, please note the time: all day on Monday, Wednesday and Friday and 8:30-11:30 AM and PM 1430-1640 on Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday. Special note: all kinds of bags visitors must be deposited prior to the visit and did not wander at will and make a noise when you walk in the room watching.

Visit Beijing Tiananmen Square

Tiananmen Square: Free

Tiananmen Tower : 15 yuan

Great Hall of the People: 15 yuan

Chairman Mao’s Mausoleum: Free

National Museum of China: 15 Yuan

Tiananmen Visit Hours: All Day

Tiananmen Square Travel Time: 2-4 hours

Go Tiananmen Take the number 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 52, 57, 22, 54, 120, 802, special buses number 1 and get off at Zhongshan Park stop or Tian men stop. Take the subway .