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

National Museum

人民英雄纪念碑 – rén mín yīng xióng jì niàn bēi

Monument to the People’s Heroes

毛主席纪念堂 – máo zhǔ xí jì niàn táng

Mausoleum of Mao Zedong

正阳门 – zhèng yáng mén

Zhengyangmen

前门大街 – qián mén dà jiē

Qianmen Street

包子 – bāo zi

steamed stuffed buns

粥 – zhōu

porridge

豆浆 – dòu jiāng

soybean milk

卤蛋 – lǔ dàn

soy egg