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{{Short description|A stretch of road in Beijing, China}}
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[[File:Beijing hongzhou Road, jingshan to di'anmen.jpg|thumb|210px|Zhongzhou Road (中轴线)]]
{{Infobox UNESCO World Heritage Site
'''Zhongzhou Road''' ({{zh-stp|s=中轴线|t=中軸綫|p=Zhōngzhóuxiàn}}), literally meaning "Central Axis", refers to a stretch of [[road]] in [[Beijing]], [[People's Republic of China|China]].
|WHS=Beijing Central Axis: A Building Ensemble Exhibiting the Ideal Order of the Chinese Capital|Criteria={{UNESCO WHS type|(iii), (iv)}}(iii), (iv)|ID=1714
|image=Central Axis of Beijing from Yongdingmenwai (20240812145818).jpg
|caption=South-to-north view of the Beijing Central Axis, taken from Yongdingmen
|Year=2024|Coordinates={{wikidatacoord|display=it}}}}
'''Beijing Central Axis'''<ref name="news202407">{{Cite web|title=“北京中轴线——中国理想都城秩序的杰作”成功列入《世界遗产名录》|url=http://www.news.cn/20240727/e2cb4a2809a24b71a02fa5709cd6591c/c.html|date=2024-07-27|access-date=2024-07-27}}</ref> ({{zh|s=北京中轴线|t=北京中軸綫|p=Běijīng Zhōngzhóuxiàn}}), or '''Central Axis''' ({{zh|s=中轴线|t=中軸綫|p=Zhōngzhóuxiàn}}), refers to a stretch of [[road]] in [[Beijing]], [[People's Republic of China|China]]. Beijing Central Axis extends 7.8 kilometers from the [[Drum Tower and Bell Tower of Beijing|Drum and Bell Towers]] in the north to the [[Yongdingmen]] Gate in the south.
[[File:Aerial View of Historic Center, Beijing.jpg|thumb|The axis in 1959]]
Beijing Central Axis boasts both ceremonial and iconic buildings dating back to the 13th century ([[Yuan dynasty]]). These structures, with distinctive features, serve as exemplars of ancient Chinese architecture. When so many heritages come together, the complex becomes a story of Chinese civilization and the process of unity in Chinese history, as well as a concise overview of Chinese aesthetics.


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"Zhongzhou Road" is not the name of any particular road; it refers to the trunk road from [[Beichen]] Bridge on the northern [[4th Ring Road (Beijing)|4th Ring Road]] through to Zhonglou North Bridge on the northern [[2nd Ring Road (Beijing)|2nd Ring Road]] (north stretch) and south of [[Yongdingmen]] (south stretch).

The Central Axis was inscribed in the UNESCO [[List of World Heritage Sites in China]].


In the Ming and Qing Dynasties Beijing's Zhongzhou Road is in turn from north to south, the bell tower, the drum tower, the Wanning bridge, Dianmen (in 1954 demolition), Jingshan, the supernatural might gate, Forbidden City, Wumen, the end gate, Tiananmen, the Chinese gate (bright name Ming Dynasty gate, clear name Qing Dynasty gate, Republic of China changed the Chinese gate, in 1954 demolition), the right noon time gate tower over a city gate, the right noon time gate (front door) the archer's tower), and the over-bridge (in 1934 demolition, in 2005 reconstruction).


==Landmarks==
==Landmarks==
Beijing Central Axis is in turn from north to south, [[Drum Tower and Bell Tower of Beijing|Drum and Bell Towers]], Wanning Bridge, [[Jingshan Park|Jingshan]] Hill, [[Forbidden City]], Altar of Land and Grain, [[Imperial Ancestral Temple]], [[Duanmen|Upright Gate]], [[Tian'anmen]] Gate,  Outer Jinshui Bridges, [[Tiananmen Square|Tian’anmen Square]] Complex, [[Zhengyangmen]], [[Temple of Heaven]], Altar of the God of Agriculture, Southern Section Road Archeological Sites, Yongdingmen Gate.

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<gallery>
Image:Beijingbelltower1.jpg|[[Gulou and Zhonglou (Beijing)|Bell tower]] (钟楼)
Image:Beijing Bell Tower 2.jpg|[[Gulou and Zhonglou (Beijing)|Bell tower]] (钟楼)
File:Beijing drum tower.JPG|[[Gulou and Zhonglou (Beijing)|Drumtower]] (鼓楼)
File:The Drum Tower in Beijing.jpg|[[Gulou and Zhonglou (Beijing)|Drum tower]] (鼓楼)
File:Forbidden city 01.jpg|[[Jingshan]] (景山)
File:Forbidden city 01.jpg|[[Jingshan Park|Jingshan]] (景山)
Image:Gugun panorama-2005-1.jpg|[[Forbidden City]] (故宫) overview
Image:The Forbidden City (May 2017).jpg|[[Forbidden City]] (故宫) overview
File:Gate of Supreme Harmony.JPG|[[Gate of Supreme Harmony]] (太和门)
File:Gate of Supreme Harmony.JPG|[[Gate of Supreme Harmony]] (太和门)
File:Meridan Gate.jpg|[[Meridian Gate]] (午门)
File:Meridan Gate.jpg|[[Meridian Gate]] (午门)
File:Tiananmen.JPG|[[Tiananmen]] (天安门)
File:Tiananmen.JPG|[[Tiananmen]] (天安门)
File:Zhengyangmen menlou.JPG|[[Qianmen|Zhengyangmen Gate tower]] (正阳门门楼)
File:北京市正阳门.jpg|[[Qianmen|Zhengyangmen Gate tower]] (正阳门门楼)
File:Zhengyangmen jianlou.JPG|[[Qianmen|Zhengyangmen archery tower]] (正阳门箭楼)
File:Zhengyangmen jianlou.JPG|[[Qianmen|Zhengyangmen archery tower]] (正阳门箭楼)
File:CR400BF-5108 at Yongdingmen (20190829141909).jpg|[[Yongdingmen]] (永定门)
</gallery>
</gallery>

== See also ==
* [[Axe historique]]{{snd}}a similar axis in [[Paris]].

==References==
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Latest revision as of 21:12, 1 December 2024

Beijing Central Axis: A Building Ensemble Exhibiting the Ideal Order of the Chinese Capital
UNESCO World Heritage Site
South-to-north view of the Beijing Central Axis, taken from Yongdingmen
CriteriaCultural: (iii), (iv)
Reference1714
Inscription2024 (46th Session)
Coordinates39°53′58.70″N 116°23′29.79″E / 39.8996389°N 116.3916083°E / 39.8996389; 116.3916083

Beijing Central Axis[1] (simplified Chinese: 北京中轴线; traditional Chinese: 北京中軸綫; pinyin: Běijīng Zhōngzhóuxiàn), or Central Axis (simplified Chinese: 中轴线; traditional Chinese: 中軸綫; pinyin: Zhōngzhóuxiàn), refers to a stretch of road in Beijing, China. Beijing Central Axis extends 7.8 kilometers from the Drum and Bell Towers in the north to the Yongdingmen Gate in the south.

The axis in 1959

Beijing Central Axis boasts both ceremonial and iconic buildings dating back to the 13th century (Yuan dynasty). These structures, with distinctive features, serve as exemplars of ancient Chinese architecture. When so many heritages come together, the complex becomes a story of Chinese civilization and the process of unity in Chinese history, as well as a concise overview of Chinese aesthetics.

source?

The Central Axis was inscribed in the UNESCO List of World Heritage Sites in China.


Landmarks

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Beijing Central Axis is in turn from north to south, Drum and Bell Towers, Wanning Bridge, Jingshan Hill, Forbidden City, Altar of Land and Grain, Imperial Ancestral Temple, Upright Gate, Tian'anmen Gate,  Outer Jinshui Bridges, Tian’anmen Square Complex, Zhengyangmen, Temple of Heaven, Altar of the God of Agriculture, Southern Section Road Archeological Sites, Yongdingmen Gate.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ ""北京中轴线——中国理想都城秩序的杰作"成功列入《世界遗产名录》". 2024-07-27. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
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