Tienanmen Square is a very famous place in China. It is the largest city square in the WORLD! Many historic things have happened here in addition to the mausoleum of Mao Zedong, a very famous ruler who died in 1976. The day we were there, there were long, long, LONG lines waiting to see his body. So many people here in this city! 23 million!!!
The Forbidden City is located through the arch above. For almost five hundred years, it served as the home of emperors and their families, as well as Chinese government. Regular people like you and me were not allowed in until 1976. It is made of just wood, and there are 980 buildings, so they had lots of ornate pots filled with water (see above) just in case a fire started! Now, you are supposed to rub it for good luck. It took us all day to walk through it!
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