Situated between the China People's Revolution Military Museum and China Central Television Station, China Century Monument was built to welcome the 21st century's coming. Facing south, it encompasses an area of about 4.5 hectares (11 acres). This structure consists of the main building, the World Art Museum, the Holy Fire Square and the Bronze Thoroughfare.

The main building of the China Century Monument is composed of the revolving gradient altar platform and the static cloisters. At the center of the gradient altar platform is a small horizontal round platform about 14 meters (46 feet) in diameter, where various kinds of performances can be held. On the exterior wall of the altar platform are carved 56 relief patterns representing 56 peoples in China. Inside the static cloisters are housed 40 bronze statues of Chinese celebrities.

The World Art Museum is located in the main building of the China Century Monument. Covering an area of about 20,000 square meters (5 acres), the museum is comprised of the Permanent Exhibition Hall, the Special Exhibition Hall and the Digital Art Gallery. There one can have a clear understanding of the history of world art by appreciating precious artworks from other countries. In addition, tourists can appreciate the immense relief mural in the Great Century Hall. With a height of about five meters (16 feet) and 120 meters (394 feet) in perimeter, this natural colorful mural clearly illustrates 5,000 years' history of China.

Holy Fire Square lies near the south entrance of the China Century Monument. At the center of the square is the Holy Fire Platform. To the east and west of the square, two springs flow down the stairs, which represent the Yangtze River and the Yellow River. The Holy Fire Square is paved with 960 pieces of granite symbolizing China's 9,600,000 square kilometers' (3,706,581 square miles) territory. At the south entrance stands a white marble tablet engraved with five Chinese characters 'Zhong', 'Hua', 'Shi', 'Ji' and 'Tan' which were written by Jiang Zemin, the former president of People's Republic of China.

Stretching from the Holy Fire Square, the Bronze Thoroughfare is a 270-meter (886 feet) long road built of bronze. The thoroughfare is inscribed with about 180,000 words recording the important historical events of China and a chronology of Human history.