Confucius Institute at Prince of Songkla University

Tian An Men Square

With a total area of 440,000 square meters, Tiananmen Square is the
largest square in the center of Beijing. For over a hundred years, many
ceremony and demonstrations have been held here. The grandeur of
Tiananmen Gate (Heavenly Peace Gate) is a national symbol, with the
Great Hall of the People on the western side and the Museum of the
Chinese Revolution and the Museum of Chinese History to its east and
west. The Monument to the People's Heroes - the 36 meters obelisk,
made of Qingdao granite, dominates the center of the square. The Chairman
Mao Memorial Hall and the Qianmen gate, sit in the south.

Tian An Men Gate

Tian'anmen Gate (Gate of Heavenly Peace) was built in the 5th Century and restored in the 17th Century. From imperial days, the yellow glaze-tiled double-eaves tower functioned as a rostrum for proclamations to the assembled masses. October 1, 1949, Chairman Mao Zedong proclaimed the founding of the new China. The tower has five doors and in front of it are seven bridges spanning a stream. Only the emperor could use the central door and bridge. On the top of the central door is a gigantic portrait of Chairman Mao with slogans on each side stating 'Long Live the People's Republic of China' and 'Long Live the Unity of the Peoples of the World'. Walking through the gate, you can enter the imperial city - Forbidden City with free charge while a panoramic view from the tower costs 15RMB for Foreigners.


Great Hall of the People
This is the venue of the legislature, the National People's Congress. Summit meetings are often held in the 10,000-seat auditorium with the familiar red star embedded in a galaxy of lights in the ceiling. Also you can visit the 5000 seat banquet room where US president Richard Nixon dined in 1972. The admission costs: ¥ 15. Monument to the People's Heroes (Renmin Yingxiong Jinianbei)Built in 1958 on the southern side of Tian'anmen Square, this 36-meter obelisk bears brass-relief carvings of key revolutionary events such as the Chinese destroying opium in the 19th century.

Mao Zedong Memorial Hall (Mao Zhuxi Jiniantang)
	Behind the Monument to the People's Heroes is the hall where the embalmed body of Chairman Mao is kept and many Chinese show deep respect when confronted with


The Monument of the People's Heroes

	The Monument to the People's Heroes, constructed from August 1952 to May 1958, was the first large-scale memorial built in New China. Towering 10 stories high, its northern façade is dominated by the inscription, "Eternal Glory to the People's Heroes," in Mao Zedong's hand. The lower plinth is decorated with 10 two-meter-high marble bas-reliefs depicting the Chinese revolutionary movement over the past hundred years.

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