Located in downtown Beijing and flanking the western side of Tian'anmen Square, the landmark Great Hall of the People was dubbed the "luxurious parlor of the people" by late chairman Mao Zedong.

Security officials guard an entrance to the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. (Greg Baker/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images) China has filed a lawsuit with the World Trade Organization against ...

To the west of Tian'anmen Square lies the Great Hall of the People, one of the truly grand modern structure of Beijing. Its green and yellow glazed-tile roof, magnificent portico and colonnades ...