The central axis of Beijing city

The central axis of Beijing refers to the central axis of Beijing in Ming and Qing Dynasties. Beijing's urban planning is characterized by symmetry around Miyagi, and many buildings are built on the axis of symmetry, which is called the central axis. The central axis of Beijing starts from Yongdingmen in the south and reaches the Bell and Drum Tower in the north, with a straight line distance of about 7.8 kilometers. The buildings along the central axis of Beijing in Ming and Qing Dynasties were Yongdingmen Arched Tower (demolished in 1957), Yongdingmen Tower (demolished in 1957 and rebuilt in 2005), Tianqiao Bridge (demolished in 1934), Zhengyangqiao Square (five archways) and Zhengyangmen Arched Tower (demolished in 2005). 1954), Tiananmen Square, Duanmen, Wumen, Taihe Gate, Taihe Hall, Zhonghe Hall, Baohe Hall, Gan Qing Gate, Gan Qing Palace, Jiaotai Hall, Kunning Palace, Kunning Gate, Royal Garden, Qin 'an Hall, Shunzhen Gate, Shenwumen, Beishangmen (1955

From north to south, there are bell tower, drum tower, Wanning Bridge, Di 'anmen, Jingshan (Shouhuang Hall, Shouhuang Gate, Wanchun Pavilion, Qiwanglou, Jingshanmen, North Gate), Forbidden City (Shenwumen, Shunzhen Gate, Qin 'an Hall, Royal Garden, Kunning Gate, Kunning Palace, Jiaotai Hall, Gan Qing Palace, Gan Qing Gate, etc.).

The southern end of this central axis starts from Yongdingmen, and there are Tiantan-Xiannongtan, Dongbianmen-Xibianmen, Chongwenmen-Xuanwu Gate, Taimiao-Shejitan, Dongsanmen-Xisanmen, Chang 'an Zuomen-Chang 'an Right Gate, Donghuamen-Xihuamen, Dongzhimen-Xizhimen, Andingmen-Deshengmen, which are symmetrically distributed around the central axis. Mr. Liang Sicheng, a famous architect in China, once said: Beijing's unique grand order is produced by the establishment of this central axis. " [ 1]

Most buildings in the Forbidden City are east-west symmetrical. The main buildings such as the Hall of Supreme Harmony are located on the central axis.