The Tian'anmen Square

Covering an area of 440,000 square meters, the Tian'anmen Square located inthe center of Beijing, capital city of China, is the largest square all over theworld. Spreading 500 meters in width and 880 meters in length respectively,the square is paved with light-colored granite boulder strips and allows onemillion people assemble at most at a time. Thousands of people come to theSquare every day. It is the must place to visit in Beijing City and has become arelaxing place for the common people to fly kites and walk. On a holiday, thewhole square is covered with fresh flowers. Every day, the solemn ceremoniesof raising/lowering the Five-Starred Red Flag (the national flag of China) areheld on the square. Also, large-scale military parade takes place here on theNational Day (October 1st) every decade. Around the Square, there are alsoseveral famous buildings such as the Great Hall of the People, the Museum ofChinese History and the Museum of the Chinese Revolution, the Monument tothe People's Heroes and Chairman Mao's Mausoleum.