In Imperial days, Tiananmen Square was off-limits to ordinary citizens, who could be imprisoned just for looking at it. Under Mao it became a great stage for him to review the Red Guard parades. It gained world-wide notoriety in 1989 for the bloody massacre of pro-democracy students. To outward appearances, the Square open to all, but it is tightly monitored by security cameras and PLA soldiers.
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