Tiananmen Square

National Ceremonial Square; Tiananmen Gate Is A Major Historical And Cultural Site Protected At The National Level · Beijing, Beijing

One of the largest city squares in the world and the symbolic centre of modern China, spread south of Tiananmen Gate - the Gate of Heavenly Peace with Mao's portrait, where the People's Republic was proclaimed in 1949. It is framed by the Great Hall of the People, the National Museum of China, the Chairman Mao Memorial Hall and the Monument to the People's Heroes. The square has been the stage for the 1919 May Fourth protests and the 1989 protests and military crackdown, a subject still censored in China. Visits need an advance reservation and passport checks. An honour guard raises the national flag at sunrise every day and lowers it at sunset.

Dongchang'an Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing, Beijing, China

Square open daily to reserved visitors from before the sunrise flag-raising into the evening, subject to security closures. Mao Memorial Hall normally Tuesday-Sunday about 8:00-12:00. Tiananmen Gate Tower open in daytime with a separate reservation.

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