Book contents
- June Fourth
- New Approaches to Asian History
- June Fourth
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- Chronology
- Abbreviations
- Part One China’s 1980s
- Part Two The Tiananmen Protests
- Part Three Massacre
- 9 The Beijing Massacre as History
- 10 Authorized Force
- 11 Permission to Open Fire
- 12 Where Bullets Flew
- 13 Inside the Square
- 14 Victims
- 15 The Massacre Continues
- 16 Quiet Reckonings
- 17 Massacre
- Part Four Nationwide
- Part Five The Aftermath
- Further Reading
- Index
- Series page
12 - Where Bullets Flew
from Part Three - Massacre
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 April 2021
Book contents
- June Fourth
- New Approaches to Asian History
- June Fourth
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- Chronology
- Abbreviations
- Part One China’s 1980s
- Part Two The Tiananmen Protests
- Part Three Massacre
- 9 The Beijing Massacre as History
- 10 Authorized Force
- 11 Permission to Open Fire
- 12 Where Bullets Flew
- 13 Inside the Square
- 14 Victims
- 15 The Massacre Continues
- 16 Quiet Reckonings
- 17 Massacre
- Part Four Nationwide
- Part Five The Aftermath
- Further Reading
- Index
- Series page
Summary
The most dangerous part of Beijing was along Fuxing Road, Fuxingmen Avenue, and West Chang’an Avenue between 10 p.m. on June 3 and 1 a.m. on June 4 as the 38th Army forced its way through barriers and crowds on its way to Tiananmen Square. After arriving at Tiananmen, the 38th Army repeatedly opened fire on civilians at Nanchizi, just east of the square. The 15th Airborne also killed civilians as it approached the square from the south, passing through the Zhushikou intersection and entering Tiananmen by way of Qianmen.
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- June FourthThe Tiananmen Protests and Beijing Massacre of 1989, pp. 112 - 116Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021