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  Great Hall of the People - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Great Hall of the People (Simplified Chinese: 人民大会堂; Traditional Chinese: 人民大會堂; Pinyin: Rénmín Dàhùitáng) is located at the western edge of Tiananmen Square, Beijing, People's Republic of China, and is used for legislative and ceremonial activities by the People's Republic of China and the Communist Party of China.
The Great Hall of the People is similar to the Capitol of the United States.
Facing the Great Hall of the People is the National Museum of Chinese History.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Great_Hall_of_the_People   (373 words)

  
 Chinese Architecture: Great Hall of the People, Beijing
The Great Hall was built in ten months by communist volunteers during 1958 and 1959.
Still, most visitors are impressed mainly by the great hall itself and the overt symbolism of its design: on the roof is a great red star—the center of a communist galaxy of lights.
The Great Hall is located across the street from the west side of Tiananmen square.
www.orientalarchitecture.com /beijing/GREATHALL.htm   (131 words)

  
 Great Hall of the People, Beijing, Regent Tour China
Great Hall of the People, Beijing, Regent Tour China
The Great Hall of the People, on the west side of Tian'anmen Square was built in Soviet style during the late 1950's.
China's People's Congress meets infrequently and at that time the building is closed to the public, otherwise it is open for tours.
www.regenttour.com /chinaplanner/pek/bj-sights-hall.htm   (138 words)

  
 The Great Hall of the People   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The Great Hall of the People: one of the "Ten Great Constructions" completed for the 10th Anniversary of the People's Republic.
The symbolism and decorations of the Great Hall are an emblematic crystallization of China.
The "aye" vote, symbolized by the raised hand of affirmation, is a yes to history as ordained by the party; a "nay" or abstention removes the voter from that history.
www.tsquare.tv /tour/gh.html   (209 words)

  
 Church History and the House Church
Large halls of the people intimidate sinners and are symbols of religion.
This is obvious in history, for ALL of the superstition of the ages in Christendom is found in great halls of the people.
All leaders in a great hall of the people are much more famous than the guy across town with the house church.
www.blessedquietness.com /journal/housechu/chu_hist.htm   (1860 words)

  
 Parkhurst China Trip
The delegation at the Great Hall of the People The Great Hall of the People
The Great Hall of the People The Ceiling in the Great Hall
Moira and Violet on Stage at the Great Hall The Great Hall of the People
www.redondocrs.org /Parkhurst/China.htm   (220 words)

  
 Monument to the People's Heroes and the Great Hall of the People   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Monument to the People's Heroes and the Great Hall of the People
On the west side of Tiananmen Square, shown here behind the Monument to the People's Heroes, is the Great Hall of the People (also called the 10,000 People Hall because the main auditorium seats 10,000 people).
The Great Hall of the People is China's legislative center, the home of the National People's Congress.
www.csun.edu /~hcgeo007/greathall.html   (93 words)

  
 People's Daily Online -- Premier Wen delivers report on the work of the government   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The Fourth Session of the Tenth National People's Congress (NPC) opens at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 5, 2006.
The Fourth Session of the Tenth National People's Congress (NPC) of China opens at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, on March 5, 2006.
Delegates of the People's Liberation Army to the Fourth Session of the Tenth National People's Congress (NPC) walk to the venue of the meeting March 5, 2006.
english.people.com.cn /200603/05/eng20060305_248003.html   (317 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - China's National People's Congress opens Tuesday   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Ng Han Guan, AP The Great Hall of People in Beijing.
BEIJING (AP) — As they prepare to meet in Beijing's cavernous, red-carpeted Great Hall of the People this week, Chinese leaders face tough questions about unemployment and the costs of opening their market to foreign competition.
One woman who sat on the sidewalk outside the building in apparent protest and an elderly man who accompanied her were led away by police.
www.usatoday.com /news/world/2002/03/04/china.htm   (628 words)

  
 Beijing Attractions: Tiananmen Square, Tian'an Men Tower, Mao Zedong Memorial Hall
With the towering Monument to the People's Heroes at the center, Tiananmen Square has the magnificent Tiananmen Tower in the north, the solemn Mao Zedong Memorial Hall in the south, the National Museum of China in the east and the Great Hall of the People in the west.
The common people were prohibited from entering the tower, but now tourists with tickets are permitted to climb it.
In the west of the Square is the Great Hall of the People which was built in 1959 and occupies a construction area of 170,000 square meters (42 acres).
www.beijingtrip.com /attractions/square.htm   (655 words)

  
 Tiananmen Square: Beijing: China
The most important use of it in the past was to declare in a big ceremony to the common people who became the emperor and who became the empress.
West of the Square is the Great Hall of the People.
Mao Zedong Memorial Hall is at the south side of the Square.
www.travelchinaguide.com /attraction/beijing/tianan.htm   (604 words)

  
 The 50th Anniversary of CPAFFC Pictures of People on the trip.
The final event was a banquet in the Great Hall of the People for delegates from nearly 90 countries!
All of the pictures below are from the Banquet to Commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Founding of the CPAFFC in the Great Hall of the People.
The Children's Choir perform inside the Great Hall of the People for the Anniversary event.
www.uscpfa.org /CPAFFC50/cpaffcpics.html   (585 words)

  
 The Tiananmen Square
This building, erected in 1959, is the site of the China National People's Congress meetings and provides an impressive site for other political and diplomatic activities.Twelve marble posts are infront of the Hall which has three parts--the Central Hall, the Great Auditorium and a Banqueting Hall.
Mao Zedong Memorial Hall is at the south side of the Square.The mausoleum was completed in 1977.
This Hall is divided into three halls and our dear Chairman Mao's body lies in a crystal coffin in one of the halls surrounded by fresh bouquets of various famous flowers and grasses.
www.chinatravel.com /china-travel-guides/china-attractions/china-top/tiananmen-square.shtml   (830 words)

  
 Beijing's Key Attractions
Attractions in the square include the Chairman Mao Memorial Hall, where Mao Tse Tung’s preserved body is on display, the Museum of the Revolution and the Great Hall of the People.
Admission: Free (Chairman Mao Memorial Hall); $3.75 (Museum of the Revolution); $3.75 (Great Hall of the People).
Built in the 15th century, the Forbidden City (or Palace Museum) is a vast complex of courtyards, halls, pavilions and gardens, which was home to 24 emperors from the Ming and Qing dynasties.
www.travelersdigest.com /beijing_key.htm   (408 words)

  
 Prime Minister to visit Beijing and Hong Kong   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Great Hall of the People, Fujian Hall, ground floor, north entrance
Great Hall of the People, Reception Hall, ground floor, south entrance
For all events at the Great Hall of the People, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has requested that journalists seek accreditation through Liao Yuancui, Department of Information.
www.beijing.gc.ca /beijing/en/1603.htm   (751 words)

  
 DuPont.com: Corian® Gives New Look to The Great Hall of the People in China   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
DuPont™ Corian® recently was selected for use in a massive restoration and renovation project at The Great Hall of the People (pictured) in Beijing, China.
Corian® was chosen as the surface material for use in different parts of the Small Hall, which seats 700 and is located in The Great Hall of the People.
Located on the western side of Tiananmen Square, The Great Hall of the People has a total floor space of more than 170,000 square meters.
www.dupont.com /corp/news/daily/2001/dn08_29_01a_pf.html   (308 words)

  
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 Today   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The following morning, the President will be welcomed with a brief ceremony outside the east entrance of the Great Hall of the People, adjacent to Tiananmen Square.
The Great Hall of the People was built in 1959 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China and is the seat of China's parliament, the National People's Congress (NPC).
In the evening, the President attends a state dinner in the banquet hall of the Great Hall of the People.
clinton3.nara.gov /WH/New/China/today27.html   (137 words)

  
 MPR: Ventura honored at Great Hall of the People
Ventura honored at Great Hall of the People
Jesse Ventura was honored at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, last night.
Ventura's trade mission is sponsored by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, which invited the entire delegation to a banquet at the Great Hall of the People on Tiananmen Square.
news.minnesota.publicradio.org /features/200206/10_khoom_day2   (740 words)

  
 People's Daily Online -- Press conference of CPPCC
Wu Jianmin, spokesman of the news conference on the Fourth Session of the 10th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) addresses the media at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing March 2, 2006.
The Fourth Session of the 10th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) will begin on March 3 at the Great Hall of the People, while the Fourth Session of the 10th National People's Congress will start on March 5.
A news conference on the Fourth Session of the 10th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing March 2, 2006.
english.peopledaily.com.cn /200603/02/eng20060302_247416.html   (293 words)

  
 Latest Dance News - Riverdance Takes a Great Leap Forward on Mao's Stage
Beijing's Great Hall of the People, once the reddest place on earth in political terms, has turned a Gaelic shade of green to stage sell-out performances of the Irish cultural extravaganza, Riverdance.
China's urban middle class - the 100 million people with an average annual income of 60,000 RMB (£4,500) - appear increasingly keen on western art, films, sport and music, most of which were banned during the cultural revolution.
Although hundreds of thousands of people among the 1.3 billion population live on less than US$1 a day, 50,000 Riverdance tickets sold out despite prices ranging from 380 RMB to nearly 1,280 RMB (£30 to £100).
www.nydancewear.com /dance_news_october_16_riverdance_takes_a_great_leap_forward_on_mao_stage.htm   (1003 words)

  
 City Guide of Chongqing,Dazu,Ciqikou,Great Hall of People
Built in 1951 and finished in 1954, the Chongqing Great Hall of People is the architectural symbol of Chongqing city.
It is designed in the traditional symmetrical style, covering an area of 66 thousands square meters with a 4000-seat auditorium.
The Hong Xing Tower was built on the top of the hill and provides an excellent view of the city, the rivers, and the surrounding area.
www.discoverchinatours.com /cityguide/cityguide_chongqing.htm   (627 words)

  
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The ninth annual National People's Congress is being held in Beijing's Great Hall of the People in Tiananmen Square.
Delegates from all over China are attending the conference, at which the country has announced measures such as increased spending on social welfare and employment programmes to help keep the country out of recession.
The parliament is being held in the spectacular Great Hall of the People
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/asia-pacific/1857500.stm   (161 words)

  
 Beijing Attractions Guide
The main buildings are Tuan Cheng (Round Town), Yong'an Temple (Eternal Peace Temple), Nine Dragon Screen (one of China's three remaining screens of the kind), Paradise Hall and the White Pagoda.
it is originally the place where people worshiped confucius during the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties.
Here are the Great Hall of the People, the Monument to the People's Martyrs and the Memorial Hall of Chairman Mao Zedong.
www.travel.com.hk /china/beijing/attract.htm   (479 words)

  
 The Cellar - Premier Wen meets with Blair
British Prime Minister Tony Blair listens to Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao during a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Monday July 21, 2003.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair (R), accompanied by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, reviews a guard of honour during a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing July 21, 2003.
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (L) and British Prime Minister Tony Blair review a guard of honour during a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, July 21, 2003.
cellar.org /printthread.php?t=3700   (313 words)

  
 June 27, 1998
President Clinton and President Jiang Zemin at a joint appearance at the Great Hall of the People, Beijing.
President Clinton and President Jiang Zemin applaud performers at the State Banquet, Great Hall of the People, Beijing.
Arrival Ceremony, Great Hall of the People, Beijing, China.
clinton4.nara.gov /WH/New/China/photo27.html   (210 words)

  
 Tian'anman Square   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Tian'anmen Square is no less symbolic, with its mausoleum for Mao, the Great Hall of the People, and so forth.
Note the thickness of the slabs of granite that were to cover the entire square.
The Great Hall of the People is on the far right, and the Mausoleum is in the center.
karws.gso.uri.edu /China/Beijing/Qianmen/Tiananman.html   (326 words)

  
 *DimSumDolly*: Great Hall of the People 人民大会堂   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
It's a rare opportunity to enter the banquet hall as usually only dignitaries are allowed to do so.
Just behind the 前门 is the 鼓楼 (Drum Tower) where in ancient times, a drum used to be hit at certain times of the day to let the people know what time of the day it was.
You experience a sense of grandeur when you step into the area which has lots of political and historical significance.
www.dimsumdolly.com /archives/000729.html   (272 words)

  
 webhotep.com - The People - The Great Hall
The ancient people aspired to a better life, but accepted thatthey had a role and a place in their society.
The people loved life, but prepared for the afterlife.
Thus, in and around every great king?s monuments are invariably, the tombs of nobles and honored courtiers, who had availed themselves of the skills of the king?s finest craftsmen.
www.webhotep.com /generic.jhtml?pid=34   (429 words)

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