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National Museum of China
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The National Museum of China is the national museum of China. It flanks the eastern side of Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China. The National Museum of China has a total construction area of about 200,000 square meters, a collection of more than 1.4 million items, and 48 exhibition halls. It is the museum with the largest single building area in the world and the museum with the richest collection of Chinese cultural relics. It is a level-1 public welfare institution funded by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
National Museum of China
National Museum of China
Front foyer with model of the Temple of Heaven, in 2014
Front foyer with model of the Temple of Heaven, in 2014
West Hall with exhibition of China Manned Space Program in 2023
West Hall with exhibition of China Manned Space Program in 2023
A Han dynasty jade burial suit laced with gold thread at the National Museum of China
A Han dynasty jade burial suit laced with gold thread at the National Museum of China
Tiananmen Square
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Tiananmen Square or Tian'anmen Square is a city square in the city center of Beijing, China, named after the eponymous Tiananmen located to its north, which separates it from the Forbidden City. The square contains the Monument to the People's Heroes, the Great Hall of the People, the National Museum of China, and the Mausoleum of Mao Zedong. Mao Zedong proclaimed the founding of the People's Republic of China in the square on October 1, 1949; the anniversary of this event is still observed there. The size of Tiananmen Square is 765 x 282 meters. It has great cultural significance as it was the site of several important events in Chinese history.
Tiananmen Square in 2006
Tiananmen Square in 2006
Tiananmen Square in the early 20th century, viewed from Zhengyangmen Gate (Qianmen Gate) with the Gate of China, later removed in 1954 to make room fo
Tiananmen Square in the early 20th century, viewed from Zhengyangmen Gate (Qianmen Gate) with the Gate of China, later removed in 1954 to make room for the present-day Mao Zedong Mausoleum. The "corridor of a thousand steps" is visible (behind the Gate of China) and Tiananmen Gate is in the distance.
Tiananmen Square during the May Fourth movement in 1919
Tiananmen Square during the May Fourth movement in 1919
1967 satellite image of Tiananmen Square with the Tian'anmen gate to the north. Further work on the square was carried out in the 1970s to extend the
1967 satellite image of Tiananmen Square with the Tian'anmen gate to the north. Further work on the square was carried out in the 1970s to extend the open plaza by demolishing the buildings immediately to the south of the square.