Our first stop on Friday was Tianan Men Square, the site of many major political events and important to China's more recent history in particular. This is the site of the May Fourth protest, an early catalyst for success of te communist movement, the place where Mao declared the foundation of the People's Republic of China in 1959, and of course the location of the infamous 1989 student uprising.
Although there were thousands of Chinese tourists (with a few foreigners mixed in) in the square on this day, it was not crowded at all. That is, of course, unless you wanted to stand in the two hour queue to see The Chairman's preserved body. This is the largest public square in the world, the size of 90 football fields.
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