Beijing Tianan Chengmen Painting Manuscript

Introduction to Tiananmen Square: Tiananmen Square is located in the center of Beijing, the capital of People's Republic of China (PRC), at the southern end of the Forbidden City. It faces Tiananmen Square, Monument to the People's Heroes, Chairman Mao Memorial Hall, Great Hall of the People and China National Museum across Chang 'an Avenue, covering an area of 4,800 square meters. It attracts worldwide attention for its outstanding architectural art and special political status.

Tiananmen Square is the main entrance of Beijing Imperial City in Ming and Qing Dynasties. It was built in the 15th year of Yongle in Ming Dynasty (14 17). Formerly known as "Chengtianmen", it means "Chengtianmen, ordered by Heaven". The designer is Kuai Xiang, a royal architect of the Ming Dynasty. In the eighth year of Qing Shunzhi (165 1), it was renamed Tiananmen Square. It consists of two parts: tower and tower. It has a sumitomo of white marble, with a total height of 34.7 meters. Tiananmen Gate is 66 meters long and 37 meters wide. There are five gates at the foot of the city, and the largest gate in the middle is located on the central axis of Beijing Imperial City. In the past, only the emperor could go in and out of this gate. There is a portrait of Mao Zedong hanging above the middle door, with big slogans of "Long live the people and country of China" and "Long live the great unity of the people of the world" written on both sides.

1925 10 June10, the Palace Museum was established and Tiananmen Square was opened to the public. 1 949 65438+1October1,held here in founding ceremony, People's Republic of China (PRC), was designed as the national emblem and became a symbol of People's Republic of China (PRC). 196 1 year, People's Republic of China (PRC) * * and China the State Council were announced as the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units.

Architectural value of Tiananmen Square: 1. The Tiananmen Gate Tower is a rare masterpiece in ancient architecture with its steady appearance and beautiful curves. Its ingenious structural layout and exquisite construction technology have condensed the wisdom and great creation of the working people in China for thousands of years, and concentrated on their superb architectural level and artistic expression. It is not only a brilliant masterpiece in the history of ancient palace architecture in China, but also a symbol of the long history of Chinese civilization.

2. After1949, Tiananmen Square became the symbol of modern China and was designed as the national emblem. Tiananmen Square, with its heavy historical connotation of more than 500 years, highly condenses China's ancient civilization and modern civilization. It is also a symbol of the new China and an unparalleled political concern and yearning, and has become a place that people of all ethnic groups in the world and China yearn for.