2024-07-29 01:11:56
Recently, the 46th UNESCO World Heritage Conference held in New Delhi, India, passed a resolution to include “Beijing’s Central Axis – a masterpiece of China’s ideal capital order” on the World Heritage List. So far, the total number of world heritage sites in Beijing has increased to 8, and the total number of world heritage sites in my country has reached 59.
The Beijing Central Axis runs through the north and south of the old city of Beijing. It was first built in the 13th century and took shape in the 16th century. Since then, it has continued to evolve and develop, forming the longest urban axis in the world today. For more than 700 years, this “backbone” of Beijing has witnessed the long history and continuance of Chinese civilization, as well as the capital of great powers that have kept pace with the times and become everlasting.
After 12 years of application as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the “Beijing Experience” finally appeared on the world stage and delivered a moving answer to the protection of cultural heritage.
The total length of Beijing’s central axis is 7.8 kilometers, the heritage area covers an area of 589 hectares, and the buffer zone covers an area of 4542 hectares. The northern end of this axis is the Bell and Drum Tower, and it goes southward through Wanning Bridge and Jingshan, passing through the Forbidden City, Duanmen, Tiananmen, Waijinshuiqiao, Tiananmen Square and buildings, Zhengyangmen, the remains of the road in the southern section of the central axis, and ends at Yongding Gate at the southern end. , the Ancestral Temple and the Altar of Sheji, the Temple of Heaven and the Altar of Xiannong are located on the east and west sides of the central axis. The 15 heritage components cover ancient royal palace buildings, ancient royal sacrificial buildings, ancient urban management facilities, national ceremonial and public buildings, and central road remains.
“Beijing’s central axis architectural complex is a unique witness to the Chinese civilization and the cultural spirit of the Chinese nation. It is an outstanding example of the development of the central axis of a traditional Chinese capital to a mature stage. It still affects Beijing’s urban construction and development.” Director of the National Heritage Center of Tsinghua University Lv Zhou, head of the Beijing Central Axis World Heritage Protection Text Team, said that the authenticity and integrity of Beijing’s Central Axis have been highly praised by world heritage professional evaluation agencies, and “it is worthy of the name of a world cultural heritage.”
Li Qun, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and Director of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage, said that Beijing’s central axis is an important symbol that reflects the outstanding characteristics of Chinese civilization, highlights Beijing’s prominent position among the world’s famous ancient capitals, and demonstrates the traditional Chinese capital planning theory As well as the philosophical thoughts of “Zhong” and “Harmony”, it has had a profound impact on the history of urban planning and construction in the world.
China’s great efforts and outstanding achievements in the protection and inheritance of cultural heritage in the old city of Beijing have been praised by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee. “Based on what I have seen and heard in China, the inclusion of Beijing’s central axis in the World Heritage List is of far-reaching significance. For generations, this magnificent urban axis has rich and profound connotations.” A person from Zambia said the republic’s heritage experts.
The successful application of Beijing’s Central Axis as a World Heritage Site has made the concept of world heritage conservation deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
Deng Chao, director of the Department of Cultural Relics and Monuments of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage, said that the successful application for World Heritage is a starting point for a higher level, which means China’s solemn commitment to the world. “We will jointly implement the Convention for the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage and transform this axis and the urban fabric in which it is embedded is well protected and managed.
Chu Jianhao, deputy director of the Beijing Municipal Cultural Relics Bureau, revealed that the policies and regulations promulgated in recent years and the think tanks and heritage protection systems established will continue to play a role. “We have hired 200 people in seven fields including cultural relics and heritage, law, cultural tourism, and digital technology. A number of experts have formed an expert think tank to further promote the protection, management, utilization and display of cultural heritage along the central axis.
Beijing’s central axis is full of vitality and heading towards the future. (Reporter Li Qiyao)
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