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14 Photos of Tiananmen Square, Before the Tanks Rolled In

Everyone knows the haunting image of a single man standing in front of a line of tanks in Tiananmen Square. The photo shared around the world came one day after the Chinese Communist Party authorized the removal of Tiananmen Square protestors by any means necessary. 


But what came before the massacre on June 4th, 1989? What sparked the Chinese government to kill hundreds, if not thousands of its own citizens?


Here are 17 photos of Tiananmen Square, before the tanks rolled in. 

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