
Tian'anmen Square
Tian'anmen Square encompasses 44 hectares(108.7acres),880 metres from north to south and 500 metres from east to west, big enough to hold half a million people .The square has witnessed the Chinese people' struggle against foreign and reactionary rule at home. In 1919,the May 4th Movement
broke out in Beijing .Students and residents staged a patriotic
demonstration in the square. In1935, students in Beijing launched
the December 9th Movement against the Japanese aggression and Chiang
the Kai-shek's policy of non-resistance. They held a demonstration in the
square.
On April 5,1976, lots of people gathered here to commemorate ZhouEnlai and opp the “Gang of four”- JiangQing,Wang Hongwen , Zhang Chunqiao and Yao Wenyuan. Many tourists to Tian’anmen Square would like to have their pictures taken in front of white marble Jinshuiqiao(Golden Water Bridges).
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