Great Hall of the PeopleThe Great Hall of the People is located on the western edge of Tian'anmen Square. It was one of ten structures built in Beijing to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the People's Republic of China in 1959.
The Great Hall of the People is divided into three main sections: a 10,000-seat auditorium, a banquet hall where 5,000 people can dine at one time and the offices of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and reception halls named for each of China's province. The facilities inside the hall are very sophisticated, including the language booth for simultaneous interpretation. The Great Hall of the People is now open to both domestic and foreign visitors. Address:
West side of Tiananmen Squre Copyright @ BeijingService.com
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The
Great Hall of the People has a total floor space of more than 170,000
sq meters. It comprises of 300 meeting halls, lounges and office rooms
and has a seating capacity of just over 10,000. When
the Congress is not in session, the building that dominates the west
side of Tian'anmen Square, the "heart of the Chinese Nation",
become a venue for meetings, conventions and banquets.