# Tiananmen Square (天安门广场)

Beijing, Beijing Municipality · North China, China · Guidebook rating: 5/5
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## Key facts

- **Admission:** Free
- **Opening hours:** 05:00-20:30
- **Time needed:** 1–3 hours
- **Address:** East Chang'an Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing
- **Getting there:** Near Tiananmen Square West (bus stop), Tiananmen Square East (bus stop), Qianmen (subway station), Tiananmen East (subway station), Tiananmen West (subway station)
- **Good for:** History & Culture, Hiking & Outdoors, Photography

## About Tiananmen Square

If you have only a short stop in Beijing, and it may be your only visit in life, then go to Tiananmen!
Tiananmen Square is the largest city-centre square in the world and a symbol of Beijing and of China as a whole. It measures 880 metres from north to south and 500 metres from east to west, covering 440,000 square metres. The Tiananmen Gate Tower stands at the northern end of the square, the Five-Star Red Flag flies high above it, and the Monument to the People's Heroes rises at the centre. The Great Hall of the People and the National Museum of China face each other across the east and west sides, while the Mausoleum of Mao Zedong and the Zhengyangmen Gate Tower stand at the southern end. Nearly every visitor to Beijing includes Tiananmen Square on their itinerary, and it is also a place where locals relax. Skateboarding teens often appear here, and kite flying is a spectacle in itself.

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Source: China Self-Guided Travel 2025 (《中国自助游》, Tianjin Science & Technology Press, Aug 2024), p. 1615. Prices, hours and transport details are as printed in the August 2024 edition and may have changed. Always confirm with the venue before you travel.
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