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'''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.
 
'''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.
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==Sites Near the Square==
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*Great Hall of the People
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*Forbidden City
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*Mausoleum of Mao Zedong
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*Monument to the People's Heroes
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*National Museum of China
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==Historical Events==
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Tiananmen Square was the site of many significant events in China's history.
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===May Fourth Movement===
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See the article [[May Fourth Movement]]
 
===1989 Protests===
 
===1989 Protests===
 
See the article [[Tiananmen Square massacre]].
 
See the article [[Tiananmen Square massacre]].
    
[[Category:China]]
 
[[Category:China]]
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