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social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > Asian politics and society > Tiananmen Square
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... > contexts > population characteristics > socioeconomic factors > social change > activism and social justice > political and social movements (Asia/South Asia/Australia/New Zealand) > Tiananmen Square
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > global studies > global governance and world order > global religion > religion in public life > Tiananmen Square
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Tiananmen Square  

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  • Tiananmen Square occupies a central location in both the physical and the symbolic geographies of China's capital city, Beijing. The site takes its name from the Gate of Heavenly Peace (Tiananmen), which is situated at the northern end of the square. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Religion; Tiananmen square]

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