Meaning of Tian'anmen Square | Babel Free

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Alternative spelling of Tiananmen Square.

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“Today Qianmen, the gate at the southern end⟳ of Tian'anmen Square ("Place⟳ of Heavenly Peace") marks the site of a boundary line drawn within the city by its cautious potentates. On one side is representative showiness: boulevards run⟳ in the traditional north-south direction, as well as newer avenues that cut⟳ through a sea of houses, broad streets like⟳ Dongchang'an Jie which Mao ordered built along an east-west axis.”

“Analysts have⟳ linked the campaign to broader efforts to stifle dissent ahead of sensitive political dates this year, especially the 20th anniversary year of the government’s bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protests centered on Beijing’s Tian’anmen Square in 1989.”

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