Tiananmen

Tian'anmen
Tian'anmen
	"Tiān'ānmén" in Simplified (top) and Traditional (bottom) characters
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	天安门
Traditional Chinese	天安門
Hanyu Pinyin	Tiān'ānmén
Literal meaning	"Gate of Heavenly Peace"
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Tiān'ānmén
Bopomofo	ㄊㄧㄢㄢㄇㄣˊ
Gwoyeu Romatzyh	Tian'anmen
Wade–Giles	Tʻien1-an1-mên2,; Tʻien1-an1 Mên2
IPA	[tʰjɛ́n.án.mə̌n]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Tīn'ōnmùhn
Jyutping	Tin1on1mun4
IPA	[tʰiːn˥.ɔːn˥.muːn˩]
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	Thian-an-mn̂g
Manchu name
Manchu script	ᠠᠪᡴᠠᡳ ; ᡝᠯᡥᡝ ; ᠣᠪᡠᡵᡝ ; ᡩᡠᡴᠠ
Möllendorff	abkai elhe obure duka

(video) Two shots of the gate followed by a shot of inside Tiananmen Square next to the gate, 2017.

The Tiananmen /ˈtjɛnənmən/^[1] (also Tian'anmen,^[2] or the Gate of Heaven-Sent Peace, is the entrance gate to the Forbidden City palace complex and Imperial City in the center of Beijing, China. It is widely used as a national symbol.

First built during the Ming dynasty in 1420, Tiananmen was the entrance to the Emperor's residence, of which all visitors to the palace walked through. In 1949, Mao Zedong proclaimed the Peoples Republic of China from the balcony, of which now features a large potrait of him. Tiananmen is located to the north of Tiananmen Square, and is separated from the plaza by Chang'an Avenue.

^ "Tiananmen Square". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on May 18, 2021.
^ "Tian'anmen, not Tiananmen". Pinyin.info. June 2, 2009. Archived from the original on June 5, 2009.

[1] "Tiananmen Square". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on May 18, 2021.

[2] "Tian'anmen, not Tiananmen". Pinyin.info. June 2, 2009. Archived from the original on June 5, 2009.

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