Portal:China/Selected picture/2007/May



Author: User:Nowozin

Beijing Tiananmen Square 180 degree overview picture


 * Viewpoint is from Tiananmen Gate, looking south.
 * Plain-clothed and armed PLA Paramilitary can be seen standing guard at both ends of the photo.
 * The building to the left is the Museum of Chinese History.
 * The towered building beyond the far left corner of the square is the Victorian era railway station, now used for shops.
 * Directly ahead is the Monument to the People's Heroes and beyond that is the Mausoleum of Mao Zedong.
 * To the right is the Great Hall of the People.
 * The waterway in the foreground is the Imperial Palace en:moat.