Example sentences for: tiananmen

How can you use “tiananmen” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • In Tiananmen Square in Beijing on 1 October 1949, Chairman Mao Zedong proclaimed the “People’s Republic of China.”

  • China broadcast President Clinton's criticism of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre.

  • Poorest excuse for a reporter's travel expenses: "Hong Kong Ponders Meaning of Record Rainfall" ( Los Angeles Times ). Pundits agreed that capitalism will continue to flourish there even if democracy doesn't: The New York Times ' Tom Friedman noted that replicas of the "Goddess of Democracy" (erected in 1989 by protesters in Tiananmen Square), which were being peddled by Hong Kong demonstrators, were "Made in China."

  • The most popular shopping streets are Wangfujing Dajie downtown, Liulichang Culture Street and the Dazhalan Mall south of Tiananmen Square, and Xidan Street west of city center (the favorite of locals).

  • The areas east of Tiananmen Square along Chang’an Avenue and northeast up the Third Ring Road (both sections of the vast Chaoyang District) have received the brunt of Beijing’s modernization.


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