Monumental gate in the city center of Beijing, China
This article is about the Beijing gate. For the square, see Tiananmen Square. For the protests and massacre in 1989, see 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre. For other uses, see Tiananmen (disambiguation).
"The Gate of Heavenly Peace" redirects here. For the film, see The Gate of Heavenly Peace (film).
Tian'anmen in 2020
Tian'anmen
"Tiān'ānmén" in Simplified (top) and Traditional (bottom) characters
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
天安门
Traditional Chinese
天安門
Hanyu Pinyin
Tiān'ānmén
Literal meaning
"Gate of Heavenly Peace"
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Tiān'ānmén
Bopomofo
ㄊㄧㄢ ㄢ ㄇㄣˊ
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
Tian'anmen
Wade–Giles
Tʻien1-an1-mên2, Tʻien1-an1 Mên2
IPA
[tʰjɛ́n.án.mə̌n]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization
Tīn'ōnmùhn
Jyutping
Tin1on1mun4
IPA
[tʰiːn˥.ɔːn˥.muːn˩]
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ
Thian-an-mn̂g
Manchu name
Manchu script
ᠠᠪᡴᠠᡳ ᡝᠯᡥᡝ ᠣᠪᡠᡵᡝ ᡩᡠᡴᠠ
Möllendorff
abkai elhe obure duka
(video) Two shots of the gate followed by a shot of inside Tiananmen Square next to the gate, 2017.
The Tiananmen/ˈtjɛnənmən/[1] (also Tian'anmen,[2] or the Gate of Heaven-Sent Peace, is a monumental gate in the city center of Beijing, China, the front gate of the Imperial City of Beijing, located near the city's Central Business District, and widely used as a national symbol.
First built during the Ming dynasty in 1420, Tiananmen was the entrance to the Imperial City, within which the Forbidden City was located. Tiananmen is located to the north of Tiananmen Square, and is separated from the plaza by Chang'an Avenue.
^"Tiananmen Square". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on May 18, 2021.
^"Tian'anmen, not Tiananmen". Pinyin.info. June 2, 2009. Archived from the original on June 5, 2009.
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