Beijing local government is working on the application for World Cultural Heritage for the central axis of Beijing extending 7.8km from Yongdingmen to the the Bell and Drum Towers. The local government of Dongcheng District will focus on the axial travel route as well as applying for world cultural hertage.
Beijing central “axis”, which is interpreted as a royal line. The emperors in ancient China believed that they were the center of the world, so all of their palaces should be built on the axis across “the center”from south to north of Beijing. The central axis is relatively intact.
So it is a good idea to visit the Beijing Attractions which are perched the royal axis: from south to north in Beijing , you will see Yongdingmen Tower, Temple of Heaven, Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, Bell and Drum Towers.
Traditional thinking concludes that the south-north axis, coincides with the Earth meridian, and the earth itself is the axis around the north-south rotation from west to east, Beijing axis represents the standard of the most primitive on earth. The central axis of Beijing has a history of 730 years starting to Yuan Dynasty to Qing Dynasty.
Well, Why not travel Beijing along its former royal axis on your first Beijing Trip?
The Central Axis of Beijing from south to north coincideing with the Earth meridian
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