Tiananmen Square

Saturday, 19 September 2009

Along our way to "Tiananmen Square" which means "The Gate of Heavenly Peace"...

...this ducky caught our attention...


At "Tiananmen Square", you can see the "Monument to the People's Heroes"...

... and "Chairman Mao Memorial Hall".

According to our local guide, Christy Chu...

(Photo of Christy taken at Chengde)

..."Tiananmen Square" is the original gate of the Imperial Palace, commonly known as the Forbidden City.

You can see a huge image of Mao Zedong (Mao Tse-tung) above the entrance to the Forbidden City.


China is making preparation for its 60th National Day on 1st October. These are some of the displays put up there.



You can take a 360-degree Virtual Tour of Tiananmen Square and read about its history at The Beijing Guide.