天安门广场记载了中国人民不屈不挠的革命精神和大无畏的英雄气概,是举行重大庆典、盛大集会和外事迎宾的神圣重地,这里是中国最重要的活动举办地和集会场所。
TiananmentowerislocatedatthenorthendofTiananmenSquareinBeijing.ItisthedividingpointofBeijing'seastcity,WestCity,ChongwenandXuanwu,andfacesChang'anStreet.TiananmentowerisoneofthemostmagnificenttowersinancientChina,whichhasgreatpoliticalsignificance.
OppositeTiananmenSquare,themonumenttothepeople'sheroes,ChairmanMao'smemorialhall,theGreatHallofthepeopleandtheNationalMuseumofChina.
MaoZe,October1,1949___Heresolemnlydeclares:"thepeople'sRepublicofChinaisfounded",andpersonallyraisesthefirstfive-starredflag.ThedesignofTiananmentowerappearsinthenationalemblemofthepeople'sRepublicofChinaandbecomesthesymbolofthepeople'sRepublicofChina.
Tiananmentoweriscomposedoftwoparts:theplatformandthetower.Thereisawhitemarblexumizuowithatotalheightof34.7meters.Thereare60vermilioncolumnsonthetower,andthegroundispavedwithgoldbricks,whichisasflatasastone.Onthetallandcolorfulwallplatform,therearetwodoubleeavesbuildings,yellowglazedtiles,nineEast-Westrooms,fivenorth-southrooms,whichsymbolizetheimperialpower___"Therespectoftheworld".ThenorthandsouthsidesofTiananmentowerarebothrhombiclatticedoors;thetraditionalGoldenDragonpaintingandauspiciouspatternsarecarvedontheceiling,doorarchandbeam;the"DoubleDragonSeal"coloredbrocadewithgold,andtheceilingcaissonwithtuanlongpatternmakethewholehallsolemn,majesticandresplendent.Undertheplatformofthecity,therearefivegateswiththelargestgateinthemiddle,whichislocatedonthecentralaxisoftheimperialcityofBeijing.Inthepast,onlytheemperorcouldgetinandoutfromthisgate.