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| − | '''Tiananmen Square''' is a large plaza in [[Beijing]], found to the south of the [[Forbidden City]]. It was built during the [[Ming Dynasty]], at the same time as the Forbidden City. | + | '''Tiananmen Square''' ([[Simplified Chinese|Simplified]]: 天安门广场; [[Traditional Chinese|Traditional]]: 天安門廣場; Meaning: "Gate of Heavenly Peace") is a large plaza in [[Beijing]], found to the south of the [[Forbidden City]]. It was built during the [[Ming Dynasty]], at the same time as the Forbidden City. |
| + | [[File:Tianmen.jpg|thumb|350px|Tiananmen (T'ien-an Men, or Gate of Heavenly Peace) Square marks the southern exit from the Forbidden City. Here is where democracy demonstrators were shot down in 1989]] | ||
| + | ==Sites Near the Square== | ||
| + | *Great Hall of the People | ||
| + | *Forbidden City | ||
| + | *Mausoleum of Mao Zedong | ||
| + | *Monument to the People's Heroes | ||
| + | *National Museum of China | ||
| + | ==Historical Events== | ||
| + | Tiananmen Square was the site of many significant events in China's history. | ||
| + | ===May Fourth Movement=== | ||
| + | See the article [[May Fourth Movement]] | ||
===1989 Protests=== | ===1989 Protests=== | ||
See the article [[Tiananmen Square massacre]]. | See the article [[Tiananmen Square massacre]]. | ||
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Chinese History]] |
Revision as of 06:42, January 3, 2010
Tiananmen Square (Simplified: 天安门广场; Traditional: 天安門廣場; Meaning: "Gate of Heavenly Peace") is a large plaza in Beijing, found to the south of the Forbidden City. It was built during the Ming Dynasty, at the same time as the Forbidden City.
Sites Near the Square
- Great Hall of the People
- Forbidden City
- Mausoleum of Mao Zedong
- Monument to the People's Heroes
- National Museum of China
Historical Events
Tiananmen Square was the site of many significant events in China's history.
May Fourth Movement
See the article May Fourth Movement
1989 Protests
See the article Tiananmen Square massacre.
