Tiananmen Square

American  

[tyahn-ahn-men] / ˈtjɑnˈɑnˈmɛn /

noun

1. a large plaza in central Beijing, China: noted especially as the site of major student demonstrations in 1989 suppressed by the government.

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Tiananmen Square Cultural  

1. Location in Beijing of pro-democracy demonstrations that were brutally suppressed in 1989 by troops loyal to the communist regime of the People's Republic of China.

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Tiananmen Square

The group also held yearly vigils commemorating the Tiananmen Square crackdown.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

Flags were lowered at government buildings across Beijing on Tuesday, AFP journalists saw, as well as on Tiananmen Square, the expansive and highly securitised site in the capital city's centre.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

When Zhou died in January 1976, hundreds of thousands of mourners poured into Tiananmen Square with wreaths and poems, a spontaneous outpouring that the ailing Mao’s allies saw as a challenge to their authority.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

It was another smoggy day for Trump in the Chinese capital, although cooler than Thursday, when Xi greeted Trump at the footsteps of Tiananmen Square with a lavish state welcome.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026

In Trafalgar Square and Tiananmen Square and Times Square, they watched on giant screens.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir