The origins of Tiananmen

Tiananmen was originally the main entrance to the imperial city of the Ming and Qing dynasties. It was first built in the 15th year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1417) and completed in the 18th year of Yongle (1420). Tianmen, so it is also named Chengtianmen, which means "carrying heaven's destiny" and "receiving orders from heaven". In the eighth year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1651), it was renamed Tiananmen Square.

In the more than ten years since the founding of New China, Tiananmen has become the place where national leaders review the parades on May Day and National Day every year. It is the center of major national political activities, where new records are recorded. China’s journey from a difficult start to forging ahead.

Tiananmen has gone through nearly 600 years of vicissitudes. From an imperial palace in the past to a symbol of the Republic of China today, it has witnessed the history of China’s pursuit of independence and self-reliance, and is also a symbol of the cohesion of the Chinese nation.

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Architectural features of Tiananmen

Tiananmen is located on the traditional central axis of Beijing. It consists of a city platform and a city tower with a majestic shape. , magnificent. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Tiananmen was the main entrance to the imperial city. It had five gates, nine double towers, and a height of 33.87 meters. After renovation in 1970, it was 34.7 meters high.

The Tiananmen Gate Tower is a traditional Chinese double-eaves hilltop building, which consists of four sloping roofs, a main ridge, four vertical ridges, four ridges (the one with the lower end of the vertical ridge turned towards) and two The upper part of the side slope turns into a vertical triangular wall, forming a hybrid form of a two-slope and a hip roof. Therefore, it is called "eight eaves and nine ridges".

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