Tiananmen Square 天安门广场

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Desde mis primeros días en Beijing había tratado de visitar la Ciudad Prohibida 紫禁城 y la Plaza Tiananmen 天安门广场, pero siempre llegaba tarde y había tanta gente que ya no podía entrar.

No fue hasta tiempo después que aprovechando el día libre de mi hermana,  que nos fuimos muy temprano decididos a pasar el día en el centro de la ciudad.

Era primero de Octubre, Día Nacional de China 国庆节, que celebra la fundación de la República Popular y el inicio de las vacaciones, y no pudo ser mejor día para visitar la plaza, que es el centro de las celebraciones.

Como era de esperarse la plaza estaba muy llena de gente, fue un poco complicado el acceso por las medidas de seguridad, pero logramos entrar y disfrutar este muy lindo día con soleado e inusual cielo azul (algo casi inexistente en la muy contaminada Beijing).

Tiananmen significa “Puerta de la Paz Celestial”, la plaza toma su nombre de la puerta principal de la Ciudad Prohibida, esta es la zona más importante de la ciudad, en la plaza está el Gran Salón del Pueblo人民大会堂, donde sesiona el congreso, está el Museo Nacional de China中国国家博物馆, el más grande del mundo, dedicado a la historia y cultura de China, también están el Monumento a los Héroes 人民英雄纪念碑 y el Mausoleo de Mao毛主席 纪念堂.

Me encanto ver a toda la gente celebrando con orgullo su día nacional, los niños con sus pequeñas banderas, los ornamentos florales, todos los edificios con sus muchas banderas ondeando, los soldados impecables e impasibles, muy buena antesala para entrar a la Ciudad Prohibida, en un próximo post escribiré sobre esa experiencia.

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Since my first days in Beijing I had tried to visit the Forbidden City 紫禁城  and Tiananmen Square 天安门广场, but was always late and there were so many people and I could not enter.

It was not until later on my sister day off, that we decided to try again, we left very early determined to spend the day in the center of the city.

It was the first of October, China’s National Day 国庆节, which celebrates the founding of the People’s Republic and the beginning of the holidays and could not be better day to visit the square, which is the center of the celebrations.

As expected the square was very crowded, it was a bit complicated accessing for the security measures, but we managed to get in and enjoy this beautiful day with a sunny and unusual blue sky (something almost nonexistent in the heavily polluted Beijing).

Tiananmen means “Gate of Heavenly Peace“, the square takes its name from the main gate of the Forbidden City, this is the most important area of the city, on the square are the Grand Hall of the People 人民大会堂, in which session the congress, are the National Museum of China 中国国家博物馆, the world’s largest museum, dedicated to the history and culture of China, are also the Monument to the Heroes 人民英雄纪念碑 and Mao’s Mausoleum 毛主席 纪念堂.

I loved seeing all the people proudly celebrating their national day, children with their little flags, the floral ornaments, all the buildings with its many flags waving, impeccable and impassive soldiers, very good prelude to enter the Forbidden City, in an next post I will write about that experience.

National Day of the People’s Republic of China in The Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China
National Day of the People’s Republic of China in The Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China

National Day of the People’s Republic of China in The Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China
National Day of the People’s Republic of China in The Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China
National Day of the People’s Republic of China in The Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China
National Day of the People’s Republic of China in The Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China

National Day of the People’s Republic of China in The Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China
National Day of the People’s Republic of China in The Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China
National Day of the People’s Republic of China in The Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China
National Day of the People’s Republic of China in The Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China

National Day of the People’s Republic of China in The Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China
National Day of the People’s Republic of China in The Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China
National Day of the People’s Republic of China in The Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China

National Day of the People’s Republic of China in The Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China
National Day of the People’s Republic of China in The Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China
National Day of the People’s Republic of China in The Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China

National Day of the People’s Republic of China in The Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China
National Day of the People’s Republic of China in The Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China
National Day of the People’s Republic of China in The Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China

National Day of the People’s Republic of China in The Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China

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