Thirty years ago, along Chang’an Avenue in front of the Tiananmen Gate in the Chinese capital of Beijing and on the city’s main road, fully armed squadron of troops used machine guns ...

Tian'anmen Gate was the principal entry to the Imperial Palace during the Ming and Qing dynasties. It is one of the finest monumental gates in the world, extraordinary for its imposing size.

The closest subway exit was closed, as was a viewing point atop Tiananmen Gate, according to a visitor registration website. “As to the political disturbance that occurred in the late 1980s ...

Up there with Times Square, Red Square and St. Peter's Square, Tiananmen Square is among the world's most famous public spaces. Almost anyone can recognize the Gate of Heavenly Peace emblazoned ...

is a large city square in the centre of Beijing, China, named after the Tiananmen Gate (literally, Gate of Heaven's Pacification) located to its north, separating it from the Forbidden City.

For the first time in 30 years, the annual Tiananmen Square candlelight vigil has been banned by police, citing concerns over the spread of the coronavirus. The historical event is part of Hong ...

Tiananmen, or the Gate of Heavenly Peace, is where Chairman Mao proclaimed the founding of the People’s Republic on 1 October 1949. Just north of the square lies the Imperial Palace (Gugong ...

Hong Kong police have been arresting people over social media posts commemorating the Chinese government's Tiananmen Square crackdown on the 4th of June, 35 years ago. One of those was performance ...

Wearing a grey buttoned-up suit of the type worn by Mao Zedong, Xi spoke from the balcony of Tiananmen Gate, emphasizing the party’s role in bringing China to global prominence and saying it ...