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A lone man stands in front of a line of four tanks on a wide city street during the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests in Beijing.
Large crowd of Chinese demonstrators gathers around the white Goddess of Democracy statue in Tiananmen Square, facing Chairman Mao Tse-tung's portrait, with colorful protest flags visible.
Simplified map of central Beijing highlighting Tiananmen Square and its surroundings. The square is centrally located, bordered by the Great Hall of the People to the west, the National Museum of China to the east, and the Mao Zedong Memorial Hall to the south. North of the square is the Tiananmen (Gate of Heavenly Peace), leading to the Forbidden City and its moat. Zhongshan Park and the People's Cultural Park are shown flanking the Forbidden City. The Zhongnanhai Compound with its lakes is dep
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