Tiananmen Square: A look back Pictures Tiananmen Square: A look back In this now iconic photograph, a Chinese protester blocks a line of tanks heading east on Beijing's Cangan Blvd. in front of the Beijing Hotel, June 5, 1989. The man, calling for an end to the violence and bloodshed against pro-democracy demonstrators in Tiananmen Square, was pulled away by bystanders, and the tanks continued on their way. Credit: Jeff Widener/AP