I love the Gate of Heavenly Peace in Beijing

I love the Gate of Heavenly Peace in Beijing ( Chinese 我愛北京天安門 / 我爱北京天安门 , Pinyin Wǒ ài Běijīng Tiān'ānmén ) is a nursery rhyme from the People's Republic of China , which was written during the Cultural Revolution . Jin Guolin wrote the lyrics, Jin Yueling the music.

The Gate of Heavenly Peace is located on the north side of Tian'anmen Square and is the main entrance to the Forbidden City , the former Imperial Palace in Beijing . This is where Mao Zedong proclaimed the People's Republic of China on October 1, 1949 .

The communist propaganda song is known to many Chinese from school lessons.

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Chinese	Pinyin	translation
我爱北京天安门，天安门上太阳升，伟大领袖毛主席，指引我们向前进。	Wǒ ài Běijīng Tiān'ānmén, Tiān'ānmén shàng tàiyáng shēng, wěidà lǐngxiù Máo zhǔxí, zhǐyǐn wǒmen xiàng qiánjìn.	I love the Gate of Heavenly Peace in Beijing, The sun rises over the Gate of Heavenly Peace. The great leader, Chairman Mao , leads us on.