The flowers and candles were placed there on Tuesday and early on Wednesday, but by Wednesday afternoon, the authorities had removed them. Uniformed and plainclothes police monitored the area and prevented visitors from gathering or taking photographs. Residents who lingered longer than a few minutes were asked to leave the site.
Some visitors continued to lay down flowers, but the bouquets were quickly removed.
Articles on Chinese media websites, with interviews with survivors, have been taken down, and videos of the event have been stopped from being uploaded to social media.
A 62-year-old man has been arrested, suspected of being behind the attack in which 35 people were killed and 43 seriously injured when a vehicle drove into a crowd at the arena. The police say the man was upset due to a divorce.
