Beijing central axis

E367973

cultural heritage site historical axis

The Beijing central axis is a historic north–south line running through the heart of Beijing, along which many of the city’s most important imperial and cultural landmarks are aligned.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Beijing central axis canonical	4
Beijing central axis south section	1
Beijing central north–south axis	1
Jingshan Park central line	1
north–south central axis of Beijing	1
北京中轴线	1

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural heritage site ⓘ historical axis ⓘ
associatedWith	imperial ceremonies ⓘ state rituals ⓘ
cityPlanRole	primary planning axis of old Beijing ⓘ
containsViewCorridor	sightline from Yongdingmen to Bell Tower ⓘ sightline through Tiananmen and Forbidden City ⓘ
country	China ⓘ
culturalSignificance	symbolizes cosmological order ⓘ symbolizes imperial authority ⓘ
feature	alignment of major imperial gates ⓘ alignment of palaces and ritual spaces ⓘ continuity from southern to northern city ⓘ
hasConservationPlan	Beijing Central Axis protection and application plan ⓘ
hasCoordinateSystemRole	reference line for traditional Beijing city grid ⓘ
hasPart	Bell Tower of Beijing ⓘ Drum Tower of Beijing ⓘ Forbidden City ⓘ surface form: Forbidden City central north–south line Gate of Supreme Harmony ⓘ surface form: Gate of Supreme Harmony axis segment Beijing central axis self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Jingshan Park central line Meridian Gate of the Forbidden City ⓘ Qianmen area ⓘ Temple of Heaven area vicinity ⓘ Tiananmen Gate ⓘ Tiananmen Square ⓘ surface form: Tiananmen Square area Yongdingmen Gate site ⓘ
heritageStatus	key protected cultural heritage area of Beijing ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Ming dynasty ⓘ Qing dynasty ⓘ Yuan dynasty ⓘ
influenced	urban layout of Beijing ⓘ
lengthApprox	about 7.8 kilometers ⓘ
locatedIn	Beijing ⓘ
nominatedFor	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ surface form: UNESCO World Heritage List
orientation	north–south ⓘ
partOf	historic center of Beijing ⓘ
planningConcept	north–south symmetry of the capital ⓘ
recognizedBy	Beijing Municipal Government ⓘ surface form: Beijing municipal government
runsThrough	central Beijing ⓘ
symbolOf	Beijing’s historical identity ⓘ Chinese capital city planning tradition ⓘ
usedFor	ceremonial alignment ⓘ imperial city planning ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Qianmen station → nearby → Beijing central axis ⓘ

天安门 → 位于 → Beijing central axis ⓘ

this entity surface form: 北京中轴线

Yongdingmen → isOn → Beijing central axis ⓘ

Imperial Ancestral Temple → locatedOnAxis → Beijing central axis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Beijing central north–south axis

Qianmen Station of Beijing Subway → locatedNear → Beijing central axis ⓘ

subject surface form: Qianmen Station

Beijing central axis → hasPart → Beijing central axis self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jingshan Park central line

Zhengyangmen → nearbyFeature → Beijing central axis ⓘ

Zhengyangmen → locatedOn → Beijing central axis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Beijing central axis south section

Coal Hill → alignedWith → Beijing central axis ⓘ

this entity surface form: north–south central axis of Beijing