The history of Tiananmen Square?

Tiananmen, formerly known as Chengtianmen, was built in the 15th year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1417).

It was renamed Tiananmen in the eighth year of Shunzhi (1651) of the Qing Dynasty. At this time, there was just a closed T-shaped palace square in front of Tiananmen Square. It was an important place for holding major celebrations and issuing decrees to the country during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It also represented the majesty of imperial power. ?

In the twenty-sixth year of Guangxu (1900), the Eight-Power Allied Forces invaded Beijing, and Tiananmen Square was regarded as a place for the invaders to station their troops and show off their strength.

In May of the third year of the Republic of China (1914), Zhu Qiqian of the Beiyang Government launched a plan to transform the old capital. By demolishing the thousand-step corridor in front of Tiananmen Square and building asphalt roads and barbicans, the originally closed palace square became an open space where one can freely walk and stay, and the majestic and mysterious imperial power was eliminated. It is precisely because of Zhu Qiqian's first transformation of Tiananmen Square that Tiananmen began to become a square in the modern sense.

In the seventeenth year of the Republic of China (1928), Chiang Kai-shek’s Northern Expedition was victorious. In July, 70,000 people from all walks of life in the military and political circles in Peiping held a victory celebration in front of Tiananmen Square. On August 24, Sun Yat-sen's portrait was hung on the Tiananmen Gate Tower. This was the first time a personal portrait was hung on the Tiananmen Gate Tower.

In the twenty-sixth year of the Republic of China (1937), in Beijing under the rule of the Japanese and puppet government, a slogan "Building a New Order in East Asia" was posted on the Tiananmen Gate Tower. ?

On October 1, 1949, the People's Republic of China was founded, and the founding ceremony was held in the square.

In 1950, because the distance between the square flagpole and Tiananmen was not enough to pass the width of the parade, the Chinese watch and stone lion in front of Tiananmen were moved 6 meters.

In 1954, buildings such as the Zhonghua Gate, Chang'an Left Gate, Chang'an Right Gate, the Ministry of Housing and Criminal Affairs, and Warehouse Qipan Street were demolished, and the Monument to the People's Heroes was built in the square.

In 1958, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the National Day, Tiananmen Square began the largest expansion in history. The red walls on the Chinese Gate, Qipan Street and the square were demolished, with a total area of ??44 hectares, nine times the size of the Russian Red Square.

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Architectural layout of Tiananmen Square

During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Tiananmen Square was a palace square outside the main entrance of the Forbidden City in Beijing, with east, west and south sides. Use a wall to enclose a forbidden area that ordinary people cannot enter. The square starts from Tiananmen in the north, Zhengyangmen in the south, the History Museum in the east, and the Great Hall of the People in the west. It is 880 meters long from north to south and 500 meters wide from east to west, covering an area of ??440,000 square meters.

In the center of the square stand the Monument to the People’s Heroes and the solemn Chairman Mao Memorial Hall. On the west side of the square is the Great Hall of the People, on the east side is the National Museum of China, and on the south side are two ancient monuments built in the 14th century. Towers - Zhengyang Gate and Qianmen Arrow Tower.

The Tiananmen Gate Tower is located at the north end of the square. Tiananmen City Gate has five towers, nine double towers, and a total height of 33.7 meters. On both sides of Tiananmen are the Working People's Cultural Palace and Zhongshan Park. These majestic buildings and Tiananmen are integrated into Tiananmen Square, which has become a major scenic spot in Beijing.

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