Tiananmen

Tian'anmen in 2020
Tian'anmen
"Tiān'ānmén" in Simplified (top) and Traditional (bottom) characters
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese天安门
Traditional Chinese天安門
Hanyu PinyinTiān'ānmén
Literal meaning"Gate of Heavenly Peace"
Manchu name
Manchu scriptᠠᠪᡴᠠᡳ
ᡝᠯᡥᡝ
ᠣᠪᡠᡵᡝ
ᡩᡠᡴᠠ
Möllendorffabkai 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 a monumental gate in the city center of Beijing, China, the front gate of the Imperial City of Beijing, located near the city's Central Business District, and widely used as a national symbol.

First built during the Ming dynasty in 1420, Tiananmen was the entrance to the Imperial City, within which the Forbidden City was located. Tiananmen is located to the north of Tiananmen Square, and is separated from the plaza by Chang'an Avenue.

  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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