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Monument to the People's Heroes illuminated at dusk in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, with ornate street lamps and light trails on the road

Tiananmen Square

Tiananmen Square

The Tiananmen Square (天安門) is a square in the heart of Beijing. The name derives from the Gate of Heavenly Peace (Tiananmen) in the north. With an area of 440,500 square metres, it is the fourth largest in China.

Traffic warden at a crosswalk in Tiananmen Square with the Monument to the People's Heroes and the Great Hall of the People in the background
Visitors walking on the vast plaza in front of the National Museum of China in Beijing
Crowd gathered before a large red banner celebrating the 40th anniversary of reform and opening-up in Beijing
National Museum of China facade with golden star emblem and red ceremonial drapery above monumental stone columns
The Great Hall of the People standing at the edge of Tiananmen Square in Beijing, with visitors walking across the expansive stone plaza
A tall stone monument with inscriptions stands on a wide paved plaza, with visitors sitting in the foreground and others walking near its base
Monument to the People's Heroes at Tiananmen Square in Beijing China
Black and white photograph of the Mausoleum of Mao Zedong in Beijing with a uniformed guard at a sentry box, rows of retractable metal barriers, and a grand columned facade
Large stone monument sculpture of soldiers, workers, and peasants with evergreen trees and white fence
Granite monument sculpture of soldiers and workers with rifle and bugle at Tiananmen Square Beijing
Young man in a dark coat standing on a vast paved plaza, looking at his smartphone
Tiananmen Gate in Beijing with traditional Chinese imperial architecture, golden roof tiles, red walls, and a vast paved plaza

Gate of Heavenly Peace (Tiananmen) was first designed in 1420 during the Ming Dynasty and served as entrance to the Imperial City. Today it is one of Beijing's landmarks and one of the national symbols of China.

Chinese national flag with five yellow stars waving on a tall silver flagpole against a clear pale blue sky
Monument to the People's Heroes standing tall in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China
Crowd watching Chinese national flag at Tiananmen Square with Great Hall of the People in background

Every morning there is a ceremony on the square to raise the national flag of China. At sunset the flag is raised again and the square is closed to the public. Both events are a popular photo opportunity for tourists.

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Chinese national flag at half-mast on a tall flagpole over a vast public square with onlookers and a monumental government building in the background
Crowd holds up smartphones to photograph a flag on a flagpole, black and white
Dense crowd of tourists raising smartphones to photograph a monumental building on a misty public square
Monument to the People's Heroes illuminated at dusk in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, with ornate street lamps and light trails on the road
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