Tag Archives: Great Hall of the People
A Guide to Tiananmen Square Posted by sasha on Oct 7, 2015
Tiananmen Square (天安门广场 – tiān’ān mén guǎng chǎng) is without a doubt one of the most famous places in all of China, although the reasons vary depending on who you ask. For almost all Chinese people, the first thing they associate Tiananmen with is the founding of the People’s Republic of China, which Mao Zedong announced…
Tiananmen Square Video Posted by sasha on Oct 5, 2015
Tiananmen Square is the heart of China – the place where the country was founded in 1949. Take a short video tour, including the daily flag raising ceremony. 天安门广场 – tiān’ān mén guǎng chǎng Tiananmen Square 人民大会堂 – rén mín dà huì táng Great Hall of the People 国家博物馆 – guó jiā bó wù guǎn…
Chinese Power Change Posted by sasha on Nov 2, 2012
With the next American presidential election just a few days away and so much media hype surrounding it, there isn’t a whole lot of talk out there about the upcoming power change in China. Of course, this highlights two major differences between the world superpowers – while the US election is highly promoted, with candidates…