Record Crowd Commemorates Tiananmen Massacre at Hong Kong Candlelight Vigil

2019 June 4 candlelight vigil at Victoria Park. via inmediahk CC: AT-NC.

This collective act of remembrance has turned into a ritual for the past 30 years, as many Hong Kongers keep honoring the spirit of China’s democratization.

30 Years After The Tiananmen Massacre: The Troubled History of The Goddess of Democracy

The 33-foot high Goddess of Democracy statue unveiled in Tiananmen Square (Photo: @SalfordUni_PCH)

When the People’s Liberation Army cleared the protest on June 4, the statue was quickly felled and crushed by tanks. But replicas soon appeared in Hong Kong and other places.

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