Central Axis of Beijing
Also known as Beijing Central Axis, Beijing Central Axis: A Building Ensemble Exhibiting the Ideal Order of the Chinese Capital, Zhongzhou Road
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (iii), (iv), (vi).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
China
Inscribed
2024
List reference
1714
In preparation
A full profile of Central Axis of Beijing is being written.
We're still writing the full guide to this site. The essential facts are below, and you can help by suggesting corrections or additions.
Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Central Axis of Beijing is in Beijing. The nearest other World Heritage site is Temple of Heaven, Beijing, about 2 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Beijing · about 11,106,000 peopleabout 3 km north
- Changping · about 615,000 peopleabout 40 km north-west
- Langfang · about 810,000 peopleabout 50 km south-east
- Zhuozhou · about 628,000 peopleabout 65 km south-west
- Tianjin · about 7,180,000 peopleabout 110 km south-east
- Baoding · about 1,107,000 peopleabout 140 km south-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
ChinaCultural2 km away
ChinaCultural15 km away
ChinaCultural46 km away
ChinaCultural63 km away
ChinaCultural178 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
Trip reports
No one has written up a visit to Central Axis of Beijing yet. If you have been, we would like to hear how it went.
Been here? Share a trip reportGuest reports are credited and edited with you before they appear.
Suggest a correction or additionEvery message is read by an editor.
Facts from open data: Wikidata (CC0)