申遗成功！北京中轴线列入世界遗产名录
A centuries-old example of Chinese urban planning and architecture has received global recognition.
The 46th session of the World Heritage Committee in New Delhi, India, announced on Saturday that the Beijing Central Axis — “A Building Ensemble (整体) Exhibiting the Ideal Order of the Chinese Capital” — has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, becoming China’s 59th World Heritage Site.
The Central Axis in Beijing is an ensemble of palaces, public buildings and gardens that governs the overall layout of the old city area of the Chinese capital. Stretching 7.8 kilometers north to south through the heart of Beijing, the newly inscribed World Heritage Site comprises 15 components. At the northern end of the axis are the Bell Tower and Drum Tower. It then runs south through Wanning Bridge, Jingshan Hill, the Forbidden City, the Upright Gate, the Tian’anmen Gate, the Outer Jinshui Bridges, the Tian’anmen Square Complex, the Zhengyangmen Gate, the Southern Section Road Archaeological Sites, before terminating (终止) at the Yongdingmen Gate at the southern end, the Imperial Ancestral Temple, the Altar of Land and Grain. The Temple of Heaven, and the Altar of the God of Agriculture are located on the east and west sides of the Axis. The complex comprises imperial palaces and gardens, imperial sacrificial buildings, ancient city management facilities, national ceremonial and public buildings and remains of the original central axis roads.
“It is an important symbol that embodies prominent characteristics of Chinese civilization, highlighting Beijing’s exceptional status among the famous ancient capitals of the world,” Li Qun, director of the National Cultural Heritage Administration, said in an interview with China Global Television Network on Saturday in New Delhi. “It has had a profound impact on the history of urban planning and construction worldwide and serves as a Chinese case for the preservation and sustainable protection of ancient capitals,” Li added.
Construction of the Central Axis began in the 13th century and was completed in the 16th century. It has undergone constant refinement (完善) over the past centuries and continues to influence Beijing’s urban development to this day.
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