The Great Hall of the People

The Great Hall of the People was built in 1959. At that time,  in order to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, 10 large buildings were built in Beijing and the Great Hall of the People is one of them. It is 46.5 meters high with a big national emblem hanging in the middle. It consists of  three parts: the 10,000-seat Grand Auditorium, the Banquet Hall with a Seating Capacity of 5,000 and the Offices for the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and thirty-four Reception Halls

The Grand Auditorium is in the center of the Great Hall of the People with 10,000 seats. It is the place for holding conferences of the National People's Congress, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Committee.

The Banquet Hall is in the northern part of the Great Hall of the People. It has a seating capacity of 5,000 or a cocktail party of 10,000 people.

The offices for the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and thirty- four reception halls are located in the southern part of the Great Hall of the People. The thiry-four reception halls are decorated and furnished differently from one another for stressing their local features.



 

 

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Orignal From: The Great Hall of the People