Tour of Tiananmen
At the heart of Beijing lies Tiananmen Square, a desolate, imposing expanse that acts as the foreboding backdrop to the Forbidden City - come with me for a walk around it
Beijing revolves around the Forbidden City like a spinning top around its axis, the capital’s concentric ring roads drawing ever closer until, finally, they encircle the vast, featureless plateau that is Tiananmen Square. A representation of man’s desire to impose upon nature, this desolate patch of concrete is where many visitors to China begin their j…
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