Unidentified Black Smoke Appears Near Mao Mausoleum at Tiananmen Square in Beijing

On August 9, unidentified black smoke appeared behind and to the left of the Mao Mausoleum at Tiananmen Square in Beijing, drawing crowds of residents and tourists and sparking all kinds of political speculation.

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老北京茶館 - 幽默時政

2026-09-24 08:30 · 老北京茶館 - 幽默時政发布了新视频：水淹北京，中軸線又起火！北戴河會議，胡春華情緒大爆發？毛紀念堂詭異景象嚇壞武警，習近平後院翻天？（老北京茶館/第1711集/2026/08/10）

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