Tiananmen
Monumental gate in the city center of Beijing, China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the Beijing gate. For the square, see Tiananmen Square. For the protests and massacre in 1989, see 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre. For other uses, see Tiananmen (disambiguation).
"The Gate of Heavenly Peace" redirects here. For the film, see The Gate of Heavenly Peace (film).
The Tiananmen /ˈtjɛnənmən/[1] (also Tian'anmen,[2] or the Gate of Heaven-Sent Peace, is the entrance gate to the Forbidden City palace complex and Imperial City in the center of Beijing, China. It is widely used as a national symbol.
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Simplified Chinese | 天安门 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 天安門 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hanyu Pinyin | Tiān'ānmén | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Literal meaning | "Gate of Heavenly Peace" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Manchu script | ᠠᠪᡴᠠᡳ ᡝᠯᡥᡝ ᠣᠪᡠᡵᡝ ᡩᡠᡴᠠ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Möllendorff | abkai elhe obure duka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First built during the Ming dynasty in 1420, Tiananmen was the entrance to the Emperor's residence, of which all visitors to the palace walked through. In 1949, Mao Zedong proclaimed the People's Republic of China from the balcony, of which now features a large potrait of him. Tiananmen is located to the north of Tiananmen Square, and is separated from the plaza by Chang'an Avenue.