{"id":16887,"date":"2023-07-27T08:49:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T00:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/?p=16887"},"modified":"2023-07-27T09:15:05","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T01:15:05","slug":"night-view-of-tiananmen-square","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/night-view-of-tiananmen-square","title":{"rendered":"Night View of Tiananmen Square"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Tiananmen Square<\/a> is oft-lauded as the largest public square of this kind in the world, a geological centre of Beijing as well as a \u00a0political barometer of China. Apart from the historical events and myths related to the square, Tiananmen Square has much to offer in terms of the significant buildings and solemn red flag raising and lowering ceremonies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visiting Tiananmen Square at different times of a day, you get \u00a0different views of the square \u00a0– Sunrise View of Tiananmen Square<\/a><\/strong>, Sunset View of Tiananmen Square<\/a><\/strong>. Today we’d like to present you the night view of Tiananmen Square.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shortly after the sun is setting over Tiananmen Square, \u00a0most of the buildings inside or outside Tiananmen Square will be lit up, turning the square a multi-coloured wonderland. Plan your Beijing night tour<\/a><\/strong>? Tiananmen Square is an ideal place for a pleasant stroll.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

North of Tiananmen Square is Beijing Tiananmen Tower ( Gate of Heavenly Peace ) .\u00a0The tower sits on the platform which is a building with double-eave roof and yellow-glazed tiles. It has five archways with the middle gate used as the\u00a0passage for Ming and Qing emperors, leading to Forbidden City<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Tiananmen Tower<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

The busy traffic before Tiananmen Tower<\/p>\n\n\n

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The busy traffic before Tiananmen Tower<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

A closer look at Tiananmen Tower<\/p>\n\n\n

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A closer look at Tiananmen Tower<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Standing in front of the Tiananmen Tower facing the south,  look at the center piece of Tiananmen Square – The Monument to a huge basket of flowers, People’s Heroes and Chairman Mao’s Mausoleum on the south.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The centre of Tiananmen Square<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

National Museum of China sits on the east of Tiananmen Square. Though not a universal museum like the British Museum, Louvre, Hermitage, or Smithsonian, but as a national museum, the National Museum of China<\/a> is also top on the list, one of the five or six greatest museums in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n

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National Museum of China<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

The Great Hall of the People sits on the west of Tiananmen Square, the meeting place of national people’s congress of the People’s Republic of China, a Chinese style of parliament.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Great Hall of the People<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Monument to the People’s Heroes –\u00a0There are eight white marble sculptures on the monument seat: including a series of important history events, Such as Opium burning in Humen, Jintian Uprising. Wuchang uprising, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Monument to the People’s Heroes<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Chairman Mao’s Mausoleum on the south. Chairman Mao’s Mausoleum started to build in November 1976 and completed in May 1977.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Chairman Mao’s Mausoleum<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

The old building of Bank of China sits on the west of Tiananmen Square, a western style architecture.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The old building of Bank of China<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Zhengyangmen Tower \uff08Facing the Sun Gate), together with Arrow Tower is collectively called “Qianmen” (Front Gate), one of nine inner gates in the city wall built in Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is located south of Chairman Mao’s Mausoleum.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Zhengyangmen Tower<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Arrow Tower, together with Zhengyangmen Tower is collectively known as “Qianmen”,  one of the nine gates in the city wall of Ming and Qing dynasties.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Arrow Tower<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

On the southeast corner of Tiananmen Square sits the old train station which has been turned into China Railway Museum.<\/p>\n\n\n

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China Railway Museum.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Tip: Hassle-free Beijing Guided Tours<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you don\u2019t want to go the do-it-yourself route and prefer the hassle-free escorted tours,  here are some options for Beijing guided tours:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Car Rental in Beijing<\/a>
Beijing Day Tour<\/a>
Beijing Tour Packages<\/a>
Beijing Winter Tour<\/a>
Great Wall Tour<\/a>
Beijing Tours<\/a>
China City Tours<\/a>
China Tour<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further Readings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Best Time to Visit Beijing<\/a>
How to plan a trip to Beijing<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top 10 Attractions in Beijing<\/a>
How to Visit Forbidden City<\/a>
How to Visit Temple of Heaven<\/a>
How to Visit Summer Palace<\/a>
How to Visit Ming Tombs<\/a>
How to Visit the Great Wall of China<\/a>
How to Visit Tiananmen Square<\/a>
How to Visit Hutongs<\/a>
How to Visit Olympic Sites<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top 10 Markets in Beijing<\/a>
Top 10 Shopping Malls in Beijing<\/a>
Beijing Shopping<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wangfujing Walking Street<\/a>
Qianmen Commercial Street<\/a>
Gui Jie ( Ghost Street) Food Street<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Any questions, just drop a line.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chinese version of the travel guide:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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