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Beijing - May 17, 2006
Tian'anmen Square


First stop on our tour was Tian'anmen Square.  Built in 1417, it is 880 x 500 meters and is the largest open square in the world.  The Forbidden City lies to the North of the square.

For more information on Tian'anmen Square, click the following link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiananmen_Square.



Monument to the People's Heroes and Museum of Chinese History in the background.

Tian'anmen Square looking north to the Forbidden City


Some of the members of our group in front of the Mausoleum of Mao Zedong.

Great Hall of the People
Tiananmen Square. (2006, July 24). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 03:16, July 25, 2006, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tiananmen_Square&oldid=65611233.
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