Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang) Beijing

Bounded by Changan Jie on north and Xuanwumen Jie on south, Chongmen District, Beijing , China
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    Traveler Rating 4.00
    1007 reviews 1339 travel blogs 2023 photos

    Attraction Type:

    Architectural building, Historic site, Monument, Town center/square/plaza, Landmark/point of interest, Lookout

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    8of 169 attractions in Beijing

TravelPod Member ReviewsTiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang) Beijing

  • Tiananmen Square

    2

    lucys.adventure 3 contributions Eastleigh, United Kingdom Jun 4, 2013

    A huge place to see but over rated, nothing to do or see in detail over then the vast size of it.

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  • Tiananmen Square

    5

    mithhassan 1 contribution Vanderbijlpark, South Africa May 26, 2013

    Located in the centre of beijing city, close to Tiananmen Tower,Monument to the People's Heroes, Great Hall of the People, Mao Zedong Memorial, The national flag raising ceremony and National Museum of China.

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  • amazing site

    5

    lzarras 0 contribution Michigan, United States May 5, 2013

    I didn't go into the actual square on my tour, but I could see it from across the street. It's huge and I can see why it's called one of the best city squares in the world. I would have loved to spend more time there. One night we drove by around 7 and they were doing some sort of flag or guard changing which looked interesting.

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  • Closed

    3

    jillsalus 9 contributions Canada May 5, 2013

    Very disappointed to travel all this way to find out one of the min attractions is closed. I guess I will have to come back!

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  • Great Experience

    5

    tokji 4 contributions Sg. Keladi, Kelantan, Malaysia Apr 22, 2013

    a very huge square garden that very well maintained

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  • Regimented

    4

    annacalderaro 2 contributions Crawley, United Kingdom Apr 7, 2013

    Wow impressive square but atmosphere very serious.

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  • Y

    1

    samhanson 6 contributions United Kingdom Mar 28, 2013

    Y

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  • I

    5

    samhanson 6 contributions United Kingdom Mar 27, 2013

    I

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  • big

    3

    dlimbo 6 contributions Wythenshawe manchester, United Kingdom Mar 16, 2013

    this place is big cost nothing to walk about a lot of history and pride in the place

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  • Beautiful Symbolic Guang Chang

    5

    charinchina 1 contribution Ireland Dec 25, 2012

    A must-see when visiting Beijing! Beware for scammers - people offering to take you anywhere. Easy to get to by metro or bus and right next to the Forbidden City.

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  • Aas

    1

    dphany 0 contribution Malaysia Oct 24, 2012

    Qwerty

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  • Amazing buildings

    4

    stephanjenna 4 contributions Voorburg, Netherlands Oct 9, 2012

    ...

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  • Big square

    3

    2porkbuns 2 contributions United Kingdom Sep 18, 2012

    Big square - good view of Forbidden City

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  • It´s a Biggie

    4

    drosophila 11 contributions Graz, Austria Sep 18, 2012

    isolated by roads and traffic this huge square is crowded with visitors galore, so its size is there for at least some reasons apparently.

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  • Flag ceremony at sunset

    3

    vikash_seema12 5 contributions United Kingdom Aug 18, 2012

    Watched the young solider lower the Chinese flag at sunset which was nice, but very crowded. Very patriotic people.

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  • just a square

    2

    magentadreams 4 contributions United Kingdom May 19, 2012

    All you can actually see here, is a big square, a few fountains, some flowers and a few statues of "the peoples heroes". If you are interested - watch a documentary.

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  • Not worth a 4am wake up call

    2

    mcafee1990 8 contributions Omagh, United Kingdom May 11, 2012

    Went to the flag raising at sunrise. Have to say i was genuinely shocked by the thousands of people that were already there by the time my friend and I got there.. That was certainly an experience in itself.

    The actual square is of course full of history, but aestetically not very pleasing, definately had all the elements of post Maoism. But I can say now that I was there and it was actually quite cool to be in a place with such historical significance..........

    BUTTT , even after an hour or so of being there it was too early to go into the forbidden city that opens at 8.30 !!!

    So my advice, treat yourself to a lay in and a nice brekfast before embarking on a long site seeing day

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  • Tiananmen Square

    3

    finechina 4 contributions Melbourne, Australia Apr 9, 2012

    Tiananmen Square is a very lively place and is very interesting for the historically interested! While there you can get a really good picture of the Forbidden city as it is slap bang parallel to it.

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  • Tiananmen Square

    5

    missfit 13 contributions Australia Jan 31, 2012

    Also highly recommended for all travellers coming to China. Again, the size of it is incredible. Very well organised for tourists as well. And its free! Just wandering around it gives you a sense of how powerful a symbol this has become not only to the Chinese Government, but also to those who continue to push for improved human rights in this country. Its overseen by massive images of the great Mao himself, so its way up there in terms of important monuments for both the Chinese people and also visitors to this great city.

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  • Great day

    4

    carolinanchina 1 contribution Greenville, United States Dec 6, 2011

    The square was huge. People were everywhere. I was amazed to see the huge television outside the sqaure.

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  • Tiananmen Square

    4

    iceman9gem 2 contributions Orange County, United States Jun 28, 2011

    Large, crowded but quite fun as they were ramping up for the Party's 90th anniversary celebration!

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  • See to Appreciate

    4

    theryanne 2 contributions Metro Manila, Philippines Mar 9, 2011

    You must know a little bit of history to appreciate the place.
    Otherwise, itll be just another concrete park with tons of people!

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  • 1

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    Tim says:
    Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City

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  • 2

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  • 3

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  • 4

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  • 5

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  • 6

    A visit into the city!

    8 photos

    This morning we awoke at 6am to go into the centre of Beijing to see the Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square. The day started well with a KFC for breakfast however KFC seems to have a spicy edge to it here.

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  • 7

    Amazing Beijing

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    deze ochtend met 4 mensen van de hostel naar de chinese muur geweest op 1.5u rijden hiervan.
    Was eigenlijk echt wel fantastisch en vrij indrukwekkend.
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  • 8

    Last day in China

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    Weer niet echt veel zin om te typen.
    ik zal morgen op het vliegtuig alles typen wat ik de afgelopen 3 dagen gedaan heb.

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  • 9

    Beijing Measures Up

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  • 10

    Are you ready for some football!?

    30 photos

    Apparently, not the Chinese. After mad online searches and in depth conversations with the concierge, I determined that my attempt to find American football in Beijing was futile. First, the game started at 1 am and bars closed at 2 am. Second, the only place he could find was a 20 minute taxi away, and there was no guarantee they'd be showing the …

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