Tiananmen Square: Key Sites This astonishing interactive map of Tiananmen Square enables users to learn about the mass uprisings that took place there in 1989. Audio comments from Professor Andrew Nathan illuminate the events that took place at key locations around Beijing and the Square, including the University District, the American Embassy, and the Gate of Heavenly Peace. The map is excerpted from Professor Nathan's e-seminar "Tiananmen: June 1989 and Its Significance."