Tiananmen
Beijing's infamous square
Tiananmen is a large public square in central Beijing, China, adjacent to the Forbidden City.
The name means "Gate of Heavenly Peace." In Western usage, Tiananmen almost always refers to the 1989 massacre, when Chinese military forces killed hundreds or thousands of pro-democracy protesters who had gathered there: The Tiananmen protests were brutally suppressed.
Rhombus with right angles
- gateHinged barrier in fence
- BeijingChina's seat of government
- Forbidden CityMing dynasty royal complex
- monumentStructure honoring someone remembered
plaza · flagpole · ceremony · tourism · architecture · imperial · entrance · watchtower
Ceremonial public procession
- National DayOfficial patriotic state holiday
- militaryArmed forces collectively
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
- rallyGathering for a cause
assembly · procession · spectators · anniversary · fireworks · formations · review · march
- foundingCreating an organization originally
- PRCEast Asian superpower abbreviation
- 1949Mid-twentieth century year
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
propaganda · nationalism · Communist Party · state · government · official · rally · parade
square
Rhombus with right angles
- gateHinged barrier in fence
- BeijingChina's seat of government
- Forbidden CityMing dynasty royal complex
monument · plaza · flagpole · ceremony · tourism · architecture · imperial · entrance · watchtower · vermilion
parade
Ceremonial public procession
- National DayOfficial patriotic state holiday
- militaryArmed forces collectively
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
rally · assembly · procession · spectators · anniversary · fireworks · formations · review · march · patriotic
Mao Zedong
- foundingCreating an organization originally
- PRCEast Asian superpower abbreviation
- 1949Mid-twentieth century year
ceremony · propaganda · nationalism · Communist Party · state · government · official · rally · parade · National Day
- ChinaBeijing, Shanghai, Great Wall, Yellow River, Chinese calligraphy
- East AsiaChina, Japan, South Korea, North Korea, Korea
- China PlacesBeijing, Shanghai, Great Wall, Forbidden City, Xi'an
- landmarkspyramids, lighthouse, national monument, Colosseum, Eiffel Tower
- Asian historyancient China, China, empresses, shoguns, Chinese civilization
- Asian PoliticsChina, Japan, South Korea, North Korea, Taiwan
TiananmenBerlin Wall fall
Communist barrier's 1989 demolition
Velvet Revolution · Tahrir Square · Carnation Revolution · Bastille · Independence Hall
TiananmenHolocaust Memorial
Site honoring Nazi genocide victims
Nuremberg Trials · Vietnam Veterans Memorial · acknowledgment · commemoration · historical reckoning
- Tiananmen SquareBeijing's central public plaza
- Tiananmen GateImperial palace's southern entrance