Tiananmen Square is pronounced Tin--ah--min Square. The 'a' sounds like saying 'ahh' when a doctor looks at your throat. The 'men' sounds more like 'min', such as the sound in "minute".
44 hectares (440000 m2)Its north-south length is 880 m, the east-west width is 500 m, thus the total area of Tiananmen Square is 440,000 m2. It is the biggest city square in the world.
Several different generations of change seeking Chinese used Tienanmen square as a place for manifestation. During Mao Zedung's rule millions of Chinese students gathered there everyday to protest...