Tiananmen Square

Largest square in China and sometimes claimed as the largest in the world at about 100 acres. This is the site of the democracy demonstrations made most famous by the picture of the man standing in front of a tank. The first 2 pics give a sense of scale as does the third looking toward the Forbidden City. The south side of the square contains Mao's mausoleum. Fifth is a garden to one side of the square, and the last is the Tian Anmen gate to the Forbidden City at the north end of the square and is the South gate to the Forbidden City.Read more