From ancient times to the present, many ancient cities in China have been continuously developed based on urban axes. The central axis of Beijing runs through the north and south of the city like a backbone, and the urban layout of Beijing is unfolded. Liang Sicheng, a master architect, said: "An eight-kilometer-long, longest and greatest north-south axis in the world runs through the city. Beijing's unique magnificent order was born out of the establishment of this central axis. The undulating, left-right symmetrical body shape or spatial allocation is based on this central axis; the majesty of the boldness is on this scale that extends from north to south and is consistent to the end." In 2012, the central axis of Beijing was included in the preliminary list of China's world heritage declarations, and the application is expected to be achieved within 2035. In order to let children understand these important monuments and buildings in old Beijing and the historical heritage behind them, Tiantian Publishing House recently launched the picture book "Take You to see the Central Axis of Beijing".
The buildings on the central axis of Beijing start from Yongdingmen in the south, pass through the Xiannongtan Temple, the Temple of Heaven, the Tianqiao area, the Zhengyang Gate, and Tiananmen, pass through the Forbidden City complex, Jingshan, Di'anmen, and Drum Tower, and reach the Bell Tower, forming a symmetrical urban pattern with two wings in Beijing. After 2008, the northernmost point of this central axis has been extended to the Bird's Nest and the Olympic Forest Park, bringing together the essence of Beijing's ancient urban architecture and witnessing the vicissitudes of Beijing. "Take You to see the central axis of Beijing" details the 12 representative architectural complexes of Beijing, condenses the history of the 7.8-kilometer central axis of Beijing in the past seven hundred years, takes children to feel China's profound architectural achievements, historical origins, cultural heritage, customs and folk customs from the central axis of Beijing, and understands the great innovation of the layout of the central axis.
In addition to the rich content, "Take You to see the Central Axis of Beijing" is also cleverly designed with a variety of pulls, spreads and turns. Use long pull pages and large spread pages to depict the grandeur of the central axis architecture of the ancient capital of three thousand years of history, and use the page turning to take children across time and space to see the ancient and modern changes of the central axis architectural complex in Beijing. There are also 15 old photos from 100 years ago in the book, with texts and historical materials, truly restoring the past time of traditional central axis architecture, and the "knowledge supplement" at the end of the book takes children to learn more about the knowledge of the Central Axis building complex in Beijing and assists parent-child reading.
It is understood that the text author of this book, Liu Yang, began to systematically sort out and study the relevant materials of the Imperial Gardens of the Qing Dynasty and the history and culture of Beijing since the age of 15, is the vice president of the Beijing Historical folklore Society, a member of the Academic Professional Committee of the China Yuanmingyuan Society, has long been engaged in the research of beijing ancient architecture, cultural relics and the identification of old photos, is an expert in Beijing history and culture and The Yuanmingyuan and church architecture, an expert in the study and examination of old images in Beijing, and has authored a number of historical and cultural works.
Document the changes in Beijing and go back in time to the capital. It is hoped that through "Take You to see the central axis of Beijing", the children will regain the historical fragments of the "growth" of the central axis and grasp the essence of ancient Chinese urban architecture. (Li Yang)
Source: Guangming Network