Beijing Central Axis (), or Central Axis (), refers to a stretch of

road A road is a thoroughfare used primarily for movement of traffic. Roads differ from streets, whose primary use is local access. They also differ from stroads, which combine the features of streets and roads. Most modern roads are paved. Th ...

Beijing Beijing, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital city of China. With more than 22 million residents, it is the world's List of national capitals by population, most populous national capital city as well as ...

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

. Beijing Central Axis extends 7.8 kilometers from the Drum and Bell Towers in the north to the Yongdingmen Gate in the south. Beijing Central Axis boasts both ceremonial and iconic buildings dating back to the 13th century (

Yuan dynasty The Yuan dynasty ( ; zh, c=元朝, p=Yuáncháo), officially the Great Yuan (; Mongolian language, Mongolian: , , literally 'Great Yuan State'), was a Mongol-led imperial dynasty of China and a successor state to the Mongol Empire after Div ...

). 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 The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972. Cultural herit ...

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Beijing Central Axis is in turn from north to south, Drum and Bell Towers, Wanning Bridge, Jingshan Hill,

Forbidden City The Forbidden City () is the Chinese Empire, imperial Chinese palace, palace complex in the center of the Imperial City, Beijing, Imperial City in Beijing, China. It was the residence of 24 Ming dynasty, Ming and Qing dynasty, Qing dynasty L ...

, Altar of Land and Grain,

Imperial Ancestral Temple The Imperial Ancestral Temple, or Taimiao () of Beijing, is a historic site in the Imperial City, just outside the Forbidden City, where during both the Ming and Qing dynasties, sacrificial ceremonies were held on the most important festival o ...

, Upright Gate,

Tian'anmen The Tiananmen , also Tian'anmen, is the entrance gate of the Forbidden City imperial palace complex and Imperial City in the center of Beijing, China. It is widely used as a national symbol. First built in 1420 during the Ming dynasty, Ti ...

Gate, Outer Jinshui Bridges, Tian’anmen Square Complex,

Zhengyangmen Qianmen () is the colloquial name for Zhengyangmen (; Manchu language, Manchu: ; Möllendorff:tob šun-i duka, ), a gate in Beijing's historic Beijing city fortifications, city wall. The gate is situated to the south of Tiananmen Square and once ...

Temple of Heaven The Temple of Heaven () is a complex of imperial Religious Confucianism, religious Confucian buildings situated in the southeastern part of central Beijing. The complex was visited by the Emperor of China, Emperors of the Ming dynasty, Ming and ...

, Altar of the God of Agriculture, Southern Section Road Archeological Sites, Yongdingmen Gate. Image:Beijing Bell Tower 2.jpg,

Bell tower A bell tower is a tower that contains one or more bells, or that is designed to hold bells even if it has none. Such a tower commonly serves as part of a Christian church, and will contain church bells, but there are also many secular bell to ...

(钟楼) File:The Drum Tower in Beijing.jpg, Drum tower (鼓楼) File:Forbidden city 01.jpg, Jingshan (景山) Image:The Forbidden City (May 2017).jpg,

(故宫) overview File:Gate of Supreme Harmony.JPG,

Gate of Supreme Harmony A gate or gateway is a point of entry to or from a space enclosed by walls. The word is derived from Proto-Germanic language, Proto-Germanic ''*gatan'', meaning an opening or passageway. Synonyms include yett (which comes from the same root w ...

(太和门) File:Meridan Gate.jpg,

Meridian Gate The Meridian Gate or Wumen (; Manchu: ; Möllendorff: ''julergi dulimbai duka'') is the southern and largest gate of the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. Unlike the other gates of the Forbidden City, the Meridian Gate has two protruding arms ...

(午门) File:Tiananmen.JPG,

Tiananmen The Tiananmen , also Tian'anmen, is the entrance gate of the Forbidden City imperial palace complex and Imperial City in the center of Beijing, China. It is widely used as a national symbol. First built in 1420 during the Ming dynasty, Ti ...

(天安门) File:北京市正阳门.jpg, Zhengyangmen Gate tower (正阳门门楼) File:Zhengyangmen jianlou.JPG, Zhengyangmen archery tower (正阳门箭楼) File:CR400BF-5108 at Yongdingmen (20190829141909).jpg, Yongdingmen (永定门)

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Streets in Beijing World Heritage Sites in China {{PRChina-road-stub

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