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Tiananmen Square: Quick Facts

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Tiananmen Square: the Tiananmen (“Gate of Heavenly Peace”)
Mao Zedong Memorial Hall with a red roof and white columns stands in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, flanked by large stone statues and guarded by soldiers.
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Tiananmen Square: Monument to the People's Heroes
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.
Colorful fireworks burst above Tiananmen Square at night, with large red and gold columns and a crowd of people celebrating below.
A dense crowd fills Tiananmen Square in Beijing, with people taking photos and holding Chinese flags in front of the Tiananmen Gate during China's National Day holiday.
The People's Heroes Monument, in front of the Great Hall in T'ien-an Men Square.
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