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The '''Great Hall of the People''' lies on the west side of [[Tian'anmen Square]] with its main entrance facing the square. Behind the main entrance is the simple and elegant central hall, and behind the hall is a grand meeting room 76 meters in wide and 60 meters long with a capacity to hold 10,000 people. To the north of the grand meeting room is a banquet hall that can seat 5,000 people. To the south are the office buildings of the Standing Committee of the [[National People's Congress]]. There are also halls and rooms named after China's cities and regions, decorated with local-style furnishings. The Great Hall of the People is often the venue for official banquets and receptions in honor of overseas guests.  
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Located at the western edge of [[Tian’anmen Square]], '''The Great Hall of the People''' ('''人民大会堂''')  was designed to house the country’s legislative and political conferences as well as ceremonial events. Completed in [[1959]], it is regarded as one of the 10 Great Constructions, which include [[the National Museum of China]], [[the Beijing Railway Station]] and [[Workers Stadium]], all of which were constructed for the 10th anniversary of the founding of the [[People’s Republic of China]]. Each March, thousands of delegates flock to the hall to attend the annual sessions of [[NPC]] and [[CPPCC]]. In addition, every five years, the Communist Party of China holds its National Congress there.  
  
The construction work was completed on [[CIIC:Selected anniversaries/September 24, 2009|September 24]], [[1959]].
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The Great Hall of the People consists of central, northern and southern sections. The central section is composed of the Great Auditorium, the main auditorium, the Congress Hall, the central hall and other main halls. The State banquet hall sits at the northern part while the southern part houses the office building of the Standing Committee of the [[National People’s Congress of China]]. The Great Hall of the People also contains halls designated for the provinces, special administrative regions and autonomous regions, such as [[Beijing Hall]], Taiwan Hall and [[Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Hall]].
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Concerts and other ceremonial events are also held in the hall, and it’s open to the public when political conferences are not in session.
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Latest revision as of 12:57, 13 March 2015

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Located at the western edge of Tian’anmen Square, The Great Hall of the People (人民大会堂) was designed to house the country’s legislative and political conferences as well as ceremonial events. Completed in 1959, it is regarded as one of the 10 Great Constructions, which include the National Museum of China, the Beijing Railway Station and Workers Stadium, all of which were constructed for the 10th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. Each March, thousands of delegates flock to the hall to attend the annual sessions of NPC and CPPCC. In addition, every five years, the Communist Party of China holds its National Congress there.

The Great Hall of the People consists of central, northern and southern sections. The central section is composed of the Great Auditorium, the main auditorium, the Congress Hall, the central hall and other main halls. The State banquet hall sits at the northern part while the southern part houses the office building of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China. The Great Hall of the People also contains halls designated for the provinces, special administrative regions and autonomous regions, such as Beijing Hall, Taiwan Hall and Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Hall.

Concerts and other ceremonial events are also held in the hall, and it’s open to the public when political conferences are not in session.