Tiananmen Square-dancer

I feel like everyone in the world has seen this picture at least once:


And if you haven't, honestly.... are you an infant? There is really no other excuse.

Anyhow, I'm really excited to visit Tiananmen Square. SO much history has occurred there. Tiananmen Square was built as a gate to the Forbidden City (which housed the Royal family for hundreds of years). It has been the site of many important historical events, most notably the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests (where the above photo occurred). These were pro-democracy protests that ended in the declaration of martial law in Beijing as well as the death of hundreds. Such protests have not occurred since.


Here it is:




Four days. four. days.