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Tiananmen in 2009

The Tiananmen is a monument in Beijing, China. It is widely used as a national symbol of China. It was built during the Ming dynasty in 1420. Tiananmen was the entrance to the Imperial City, within which the Forbidden City was located. Tiananmen is located to the north of Tiananmen Square, separated from the plaza by Chang'an Avenue.

Name

The Chinese name for the gate (天安门/天安門) uses the Chinese characters for "heaven" (天), "peace" (安), and "gate" (门/門). This is why the name is usually translated as the"Gate of Heavenly Peace".


Images for kids

  • Tiananmenpic2

    Stone column (huabiao) with depiction of dragons and phoenixes decorates the surroundings of the Tiananmen gate.

  • Chiang KaiShek Portrait Tiananmen Beijing

    Portrait of Chiang Kai-shek on Tiananmen in Beijing, Republic of China

  • Portrait of Chairman Mao Zedong 2018-2019

    Portrait of Mao Zedong at the Tiananmen gate made by Ge Xiaoguang

  • 4730682 at Tian'anmen (20200825112812)

    Route 1 bus passing Tiananmen

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Puerta de Tiananmén para niños

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