CHINA-BEIJING-CENTRAL AXIS (CN)
(221005) -- BEIJING, Oct. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Combo photo shows citizens exercising at the square of the Bell and Drum Towers in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 18, 2022 (up, photo taken by Chen Zhonghao) and the square of the Bell and Drum Towers under renovation in Beijing, capital of China, on March 25, 2014 (down, photo taken by Li Hui). Chinese authorities have planned to recommend the Beijing Central Axis as China's 2024 world cultural heritage application project, according to the National Cultural Heritage Administration.
The Beijing Central Axis is 7.8 kilometers long, starting from the Yongding Gate in the south of the city and ending with the Drum Tower and Bell Tower in the north. Most of the major old-city buildings of Beijing are 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.
The axis was extended in 2003 as the city prepared for the 2008 Olympic Games
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