Relief of the Monument to the People's Heroes

The Monument to the People's Heroes is located in the center of Tiananmen Square, about 463 meters south of Tiananmen Square and 440 meters north of Zhengyangmen. Magnificent, with China's unique national style. In the square, it forms a harmonious, consistent and complete building complex with Tiananmen Square and Zhengyangmen Gate. The total height of the monument is 37.94 meters. The base is divided into upper and lower floors, surrounded by white marble railings and surrounded by steps. The lower base is begonia-shaped, with a width of 50.44m from east to west and a length of 61.54m from north to south. The upper base is square, and there are two layers of Sumi Mountain on the base. The waist of the lower Sumi Mountain-shaped base is inlaid with eight huge white marble reliefs. The themes are the destruction of opium in Humen, jintian uprising, Wuchang Uprising, May 4th Movement, May 30th Movement, Nanchang Uprising, Anti-Japanese Guerrilla War, and the victory of crossing the river. There are two other reliefs on both sides with the themes of "supporting the front line" and "welcoming the China People's Liberation Army" respectively. The relief is 2 meters high and 4.68 meters long, and more than 170 characters are carved, vividly and generally showing the great historical facts of the people's revolution in China in the past century.

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