GODDESS OF DEMOCRACY

In the spring of 1989, China was in turmoil. What started as a peaceful pro-democracy demonstration on Tiananmen Square in Beijing, initiated by a number of student leaders, ended in a blood bath. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the nationwide, student-led democracy movement in China, and the subsequent June 4th military crackdown in Beijing. On May 30th, the students erected a statue in front of The gate to Heavenly Peace, The Goddess of Liberty and Democracy.
With this post I would like to commemorate the student movement and this memorable period in Chinese and world history. As I do not wish my website and weblog to be blocked again in Mainland China, I will keep it brief, this time...