Here’s a map of Tiananmen square. The subway station took me right into the middle of it. I think I ended up between the People’s Heroes monument and Mao’s Mausoleum.
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This is what I saw when I left the subway station.
And after walking for a little bit.
If I look the other way, this is across the street. It’s the Monument to the People’s Heroes.
One thing that was a little uncomfortable was all of the security. There were lines of security people that I had to walk past. Every now and then, they’d just randomly choose someone to check. It happened to the lady I was walking behind. They asked her to open her purse. I didn’t stay for the rest of it, I just snuck by and continued walking. There were many of these security check lines, though.
Here’s some random police officer.
There were also people on guard in front of the Tiananmen gate. Here’s one entrance.
Here’s a lion. I thought he was cool.
There was also this random couple who said hi to me. I take interest in pretty much anyone who says hi to me, so I stopped and chatted for a second. I think they just wanted to practice their English. I told them I was a student studying abroad from the US. They told me they were from Wuhan, China.
Also, notice the overcast sky in all of the pictures? That’s how it is almost every day here in Beijing. It’s kind of depressing. I now feel like I take Maine’s blue sky for granted.
I just went for a few minutes. I have to go back to check out all of the sites and to take some more pictures. The security was kind of scary, though. I feel like they would target me (for obvious reasons) in the areas with more security and I didn’t have my passport on me, nor do I know where the nearest US consulate is. So I just peaced.
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