# Great Hall of the People

Beijing, China

The seat of China's National People's Congress, raised in just ten months in 1959 on the west side of Tiananmen Square. Behind its long colonnaded facade lie a 10,000-seat auditorium, a vast banquet hall, and more than thirty provincial reception rooms.

## Roots Earth

Roots Earth has a longer story for Great Hall of the People, with a choice of female or male voice. Download the city audio to listen offline. No account is needed.

Coordinates: 39.90333333, 116.3875

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