A man takes photos of a turret of the Forbidden City in Beijing, capital of China, June 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)
BEIJING, June 13 (Xinhua) -- First created in the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), the Beijing Central Axis, or Zhongzhouxian, stretches 7.8 kilometers between the Yongding Gate (Yongdingmen) in the south of the city and the Drum Tower and Bell Tower in the north. Most of the major old-city buildings of Beijing sit along this axis.
The central axis is the backbone of old Beijing, representing the highest achievement in the planning, design and construction of an ancient capital of Eastern civilization.
In recent years, more than 100 cultural relics renovation projects have been launched on both sides of the Beijing Central Axis.
This photo taken with a mobile phone shows people jogging in Tiantan (Temple of Heaven) Park in Beijing, capital of China, June 3, 2023. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)
People pose for photos by the Drum Tower in Beijing, capital of China, June 11, 2023. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)
People have fun in front of the Yongding Gate in south Beijing, capital of China, June 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)
Children have fun at a square between the Drum Tower and the Bell Tower in Beijing, capital of China, June 9, 2023. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)
People walk through a gate in the Forbidden City in Beijing, capital of China, March 27, 2023. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)
People play Xiangqi, or Chinese chess, by Shichahai Lake in central Beijing, capital of China, June 10, 2023. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)
Tourists visit the Shichahai Lake Park in central Beijing, capital of China, June 9, 2023. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)
People visit Qianmen Street in central Beijing, capital of China, June 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)
People pose for photos in front of the Drum Tower in Beijing, capital of China, June 9, 2023. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)
People look over the terrace of a coffee shop near Shichahai Lake in central Beijing, capital of China, June 10, 2023. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)
People visit Qianmen Street in central Beijing, capital of China, June 11, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)
Residents enjoy tea at their courtyard in a hutong near the Drum Tower and Bell Tower in Beijing, capital of China, June 12, 2023. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)
People visit the Tian'anmen Square in Beijing, capital of China, June 8, 2023. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)
Tourists visit a commercial street near Shichahai Lake in central Beijing, capital of China, June 9, 2023. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)
People take photos in Jingshan Park near the Forbidden City in Beijing, capital of China, June 8, 2023. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)
People visit Tiantan (Temple of Heaven) Park in Beijing, capital of China, April 29, 2023. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)
People look out of the windows of a coffee shop near Shichahai Lake in central Beijing, capital of China, June 10, 2023. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)
Visitors take a rickshaw ride passing the Wanning Bridge in Beijing, capital of China, June 11, 2023. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)
Visitors are seen on the Wanning Bridge in Beijing, capital of China, June 9, 2023. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)
People take selfies in Jingshan Park near the Forbidden City in Beijing, capital of China, June 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)
A young girl has fun with some bronze statues in Qianmen Street in central Beijing, capital of China, June 11, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)
People walk past a bookstore established in a historic building on Di'anmenwai Street in Beijing, capital of China, June 11, 2023. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)■
