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Tian’anmen Gate
Tian’anmen
Beijing
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China
Type: Historical Interest
Addmission Fee: $25
Hours: Daily 8:30 am-3 pm
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Beijing
Beijing & Around
China
Type: Historical Interest
Addmission Fee: $25
Hours: Daily 8:30 am-3 pm
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The main entrance is beneath the watchful gaze of a portrait of Chairman Mao that hangs on the imposing Tian’anmen Gate (Gate of Heavenly Peace), which you can ascend for good views over the square. From here head straight through the large oblong courtyard, perpetually bustling with baseball cap-clad Chinese tourists trying to keep up with their flag- and megaphone-toting guides.
You’ll pass through the smaller Duan Gate and into another courtyard, at the far end of which lies the Meridian Gate. Just before the Meridian Gate on the right hand side is the ticket office, where you may have to be pushy to avoid losing your place. There is a separate entrance lane for foreigners to the right and, once inside, you’ll hear the dulcet tones of Roger Moore, who narrates the headphone audio-guides available here, which you can drop off at the northern exit.
Once you’re through the arduous task of getting in, you’ll find another vast courtyard, bare apart from the Jinshui (GoldenWater) Stream and the five bridges that cross it, representing the five Confucian virtues (see p. 49). At the far end of this courtyard, steps lead past grand lion statues to the Gate of Supreme Harmony (Taihemen).
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