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People's Square of Ürümqi ( zh, s=乌鲁木齐市人民广场, t=烏魯木齊市人民廣場; ) is a large public square located around the major intersections of
*The General Office of the CPC Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Committee ( zh, c=中国共产党新疆维吾尔自治区委员会办公厅, abbr.: CPC Committee of the Autonomous Region; Chinese abbr.: 自治区党委), a symbolic building, is located opposite to the Square on the north
*Hoi Tak Hotel ( zh, s=海德酒店, t=海德酒店, links=no; ) is a 32-storey five-star hotel on the west side of the SquareHoi Tak Hotel Urumqi , 5 Star Urumqi Hotel Details - Wego.com
Central Business District
A central business district (CBD) is the Commerce, commercial and business center of a city. It contains commercial space and offices, and in larger cities will often be described as a financial district. Geographically, it often coincides wit ...
of Ürümqi
Ürümqi, , is the capital of the Xinjiang, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in Northwestern China. With a census population of 4 million in 2020, Ürümqi is the second-largest city in China's northwestern interior after Xi'an, also the ...
, the capital of Xinjiang
Xinjiang,; , SASM/GNC romanization, SASM/GNC: Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Sinkiang, officially the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR), is an Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of the China, People' ...
, China. Located in Tianshan District, it is a primary tourist destination in the city and is also used to hold large events and serves as a general place of daily amusement for local residents.
History
During theQing dynasty
The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing, was a Manchu-led Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China and an early modern empire in East Asia. The last imperial dynasty in Chinese history, the Qing dynasty was preceded by the ...
, the original site was a lotus pool. In 1934, it was a property land of the supervision administration office of ROC government. The area was named "Peace Square" in 1946 when the then Xinjiang provincial government peacefully negotiated with the revolutionary governments of Ili, Tacheng and Altay and the name was changed into "People's Square" in 1950.
On May 19, 1989, unrest took place on the square, where thousands of rioters smashed windows, overthrew cars and attacked staff of the CPC office, against the building of CPC committee of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
In 1995, the provincial CPC committee and the government rebuilt the Square, with a monument set on the central ground.
On June 17, 2008, the People’s Square is the site of departure for the sacred flame during the 2008 Summer Olympics torch relay in Ürümqi.
On July 5, 2009, mass protests by Uyghur against the Shaoguan incident took place as the onset of the later severe rioting that killed at least 197 people.
Landmarks
*Monument to the People’s Liberation Army’s March into Xinjiang () is 32.6-meter tall, on the center-south of the Square, set in 1995.Surroundings
*The General Office of the CPC Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Committee ( zh, c=中国共产党新疆维吾尔自治区委员会办公厅, abbr.: CPC Committee of the Autonomous Region; Chinese abbr.: 自治区党委), a symbolic building, is located opposite to the Square on the north
*Hoi Tak Hotel ( zh, s=海德酒店, t=海德酒店, links=no; ) is a 32-storey five-star hotel on the west side of the SquareSee also
*Ürümqi
Ürümqi, , is the capital of the Xinjiang, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in Northwestern China. With a census population of 4 million in 2020, Ürümqi is the second-largest city in China's northwestern interior after Xi'an, also the ...
* Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar
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