BEIJING. SIGHTS OF INTEREST. Tian’anmen Square
Tian’anmen Square (or the Gate of Heavenly Peace) is the largest city square in the world! It’s located in the very center of Beijing and covers 400 000 square meters, its capacity is about 1 million people. Tian’anmen Tower in the northern part of the square was the front gateway to the Imperial Palace during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It was that very place from where the Emperor’s edicts were read out aloud. On October,1 1949 a very special ceremony of proclamation of the People’s Republic of China took place here. The picture of tribune of the Tian’anmen Square is represented on the State Coat of Arms. You can watch the ceremony of the State Flag hoisting here at the square every day in the sunrise.
There is the Monument to National Heroes in the center of the square, Mausoleum of Mao Tsedun is in front of the ancient Palace Gates. Museum of revolution of China, the House of People’s Representatives, Museum of Chineese History are in the square too.
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