Beijing, founded more than 3,000 years ago and the capital for more than 800 years, is a modern metropolis with the style of an ancient capital. The Beijing Central Axis, which spans the long history and dominates the urban space, is the spine and soul of this great city. If you want to understand the charm of Beijing and its culture, you must look at Beijing from the Beijing Central Axis and feel the culture of Beijing, as Mr. Liang Sicheng, a famous architect in China, once said, "Beijing's unique and beautiful order is created by the establishment of this Central Axis, and the undulating front and back and symmetrical left and right body shapes or the distribution of space are all based on this Central Axis. distribution are all based on this central axis. The central axis of Beijing also records the demise of the feudal dynasty and the great leap of the Chinese people from standing up to getting rich and strong.
The Beijing Central Axis, like the spine of a book, started in the Yuan Dynasty and is 7.8 kilometers long, starting from Yongdingmen in the south and running through the outer city, inner city, imperial city and palace city of the ancient capital Beijing, reaching the Bell and Drum Tower at the northern end. A line leads to a city, and the line gathers the essence of Beijing's architecture. As a city gathers a line, the changes of Beijing leave traces on the line, and the line grows along with it. The Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven, the Bird's Nest and other landmarks all have the shadow of the central axis, while the "old scenes of Beijing" such as the city walls, gate piers, stone lions, and hutongs, etc., evoke the indelible "memories of Beijing" for every old Beijinger, and allow every Beijinger to savor the cultural flavor of the ancient capital. It is a great opportunity for every Beijinger to savor the cultural flavor of the ancient capital.
The ancient core axis of Beijing, starting from Yongdingmen in the south and ending at the Bell and Drum Towers in the north, has undergone changes through the vicissitudes of life with the in-depth and continuous development of the Central Axis Heritage Bidding Work, and is now glowing with a brilliant new life, at the intersection of Beiwei Road and Tianqiao South Street, the Museum of Tianqiao Impression is situated in this area. The museum is centered on "highlighting and inheriting the outstanding culture of Tianqiao", and focuses on "folk museum + cultural and creative space", which tells the story of Tianqiao's past and present. The light and shadow show of the central axis can be said to be a perfect combination of modern and classical. On the August night under epidemic control, children chased the colorful bubbles under the light and shadow, the smiling faces of the square dancers were even higher in the light and shadow, and countless cameras were lifted up on the large lawn to record the show. The light and shadow show has given the central axis a new cultural connotation and expressed people's yearning for a better life.
The Beijing Central Axis, as the longest existing, best-preserved and historic city axis in China and the world, concentrates China's most important buildings and forms the highest-grade architectural complex in China, and she has witnessed the urban development and changes of this ancient capital of Beijing from ancient times to the present day, and has witnessed the historical development and progress of the times in the recent and modern times that have a prominent significance, and it is an axis that is constantly being inherited and developed, and is a It is an axis of continuous inheritance and development, a living and developing heritage in the city, like a piece of precious jade silently inheriting our history and glory. 2021, the text of Beijing's Central Axis bidding text passed the format review of the UNESCO World Heritage Center, marking that the bidding for Beijing's Central Axis has entered the sprinting stage. With the in-depth promotion of the central axis line heritage work, the central axis line is being given a new era of rich connotation, showing a different era of charm, more reflect the deep wisdom of Chinese culture and lasting confidence.