MINI "TANK MAN" DIORAMA NO. 11 This piece is based on the true events of 1989 at Tiananmen Square, specifically the iconic image of the "Tank Man." The Tiananmen Square protests tragically led to the loss of thousands of lives, with the exact number still debated due to decades of suppression by the Chinese government. Even today, information in China remains heavily restricted. Because of this, the image of the Tank Man — one unarmed person standing before a line of tanks — has become more than