Great Hall of the People

Great Hall of the People
人民大会堂
The Great Hall of the People, facing the Monument to the People's Heroes.
General information
Location	Renda Huitang West Road Tiananmen Square, Xicheng, Beijing
Country	China
Coordinates	39°54′12″N 116°23′15″E / 39.90333°N 116.38750°E / 39.90333; 116.38750
Opened	September 1959 (1959-09)

Great Hall of the People
The Auditorium of Ten Thousand People
Simplified Chinese	人民大会堂
Traditional Chinese	人民大會堂
Literal meaning	People's Great Assembly Hall
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Rénmín Dàhuìtáng [ɻə̌nmǐn tâxwêɪtʰǎŋ] Gwoyeu Romatzyh Renmin Dahhueytarng Wade–Giles Jenmin Tahuit'ang

The Great Hall of the People is a state building located at the western edge of Tiananmen Square in Xicheng, Beijing. It is used for legislative and ceremonial activities by the government of the People's Republic of China and the ruling Chinese Communist Party. The People's Great Hall functions as the meeting place for the full sessions of the National People's Congress, the Chinese legislature, which occurs every year during March along with the national session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, a political advisory body. It is also the meeting place of the National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, which, since the 12th conference in 1982, has occurred once every five years and the party's Central Committee which meets approximately once a year.

The Hall is also used for many special events, including national level meetings of various social and political organizations, large anniversary celebrations, as well as the memorial services for former leaders. The Great Hall of the People is also a popular attraction in the city frequented by tourists visiting the capital.