re has an area of 44 hectares( 109 acres) that can accommodate as many as one million people for public gatherings. it has witnessed may historical events in china’s modern history and is a place for celebrations on such festive days as international labour day on may 1st and national day on october 1st.
around the square are several famous buildings:
1 the great hall of the people
this is one of the largest congressional buildings in the world. built in 1959, the hall consists of three parts: a 10,000-seat auditorium in the center, a banquet hall in the north wing facing chang’an street, with a seating capacity of 5,000, and offices for the standing committee of the national peoples’ congress of china in the south. in addition, thirty-four reception chambers are named after various provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly unde the central government, plus hong kong and macao. each is different from the other in decoration and furnishings to stress their local features.
2 the museum of chinese history and the museum of the chinese revolution
these two museums were also built in 1959. the museum of chinese history houses a permanent exhibition in four parts, covering the entire process of chinese history spanning from 1.7 million years ago to 1919:
1) the primitive society( 1.7 million years ago to the 21st century bc);
2) the slave society(21st century bc to 476 bc.);
3) the feudal society(475 bc. to
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