LocatedatthecenterofBeijingCity,TiananmenSquareisthelargestsquareintheworld.Itcoversatotalareaof440,000squaremeters,measuring880metensnorthtosouth,and500meterseasttowest.MonumenttothePeople'sHeroes,thefirstarchitecturebuiltonthesquareafterthefoundingofNewChina,standsuprightinthecenter.TiananmenSquare,togetherwiththesurroundingarchitectures,canbecalledtheheartofChina.Itistheholyplacewheregrandceremoniesareheld.TiananmenSquareisalsoafamoustouristattractionwithalargeamountofvisitorsfromhomeandabroadeveryday.