What is written on Tianan City Gate?

Long live the Communist Party of China and long live the great unity of the people of the world.

Tiananmen was the main entrance to the imperial city of Beijing during the Ming and Qing dynasties. It was built in the 15th year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1417). It was originally named "Chengtianmen", which means "carrying destiny and receiving orders from heaven". meaning. The designer was Kuai Xiang, a royal architect of the Ming Dynasty. In the eighth year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1651), it was renamed Tiananmen Square.

The Tiananmen Gate Tower

The Tiananmen Gate Tower is a traditional Chinese double-eaves hilltop building, which consists of four sloping tops, a main ridge, four vertical ridges, and four ridges ( The lower end of the vertical ridge is bent into a strip) and the upper parts of the inclined levels on both sides are turned into vertical triangular walls, forming a hybrid form of two-slope and four-slope roofs. Therefore, it is called "eight eaves and nine ridges". ?

The city tower is a wooden structure building, and under the eaves of the main hall are orderly arranged brackets and beams. Dougong is unique to the traditional Chinese wooden frame system. It is a wooden component with the characteristics of warping, elevating and arching. The beam beams are divided into forehead beams and eaves beams. Below the brackets is the forehead beam, with colorful paintings and golden dragon patterns on it. The components between the pillars are called eaves beams, with patterns of golden dragons and seals.