🎙️ Axis Walk

01

Yongding Gate

永定门

The Southern Starting Point

02

Tianqiao (Sky Bridge)

天桥

The Vanished Bridge

03

Temple of Heaven

天坛

Ninefold, Echo & Juniper

04

Temple of Agriculture

先农坛

The Emperor's Plow

05

Zhengyang Gate

正阳门（箭楼）

The True Sun & The Arrow Tower

06

Outer Golden Water Bridges

外金水桥

The Seven Crossings

07

Tian'anmen

天安门

The Face of the Nation

08

Imperial Ancestral Temple

太庙

Left of the Axis

09

Altar of Land and Grain

社稷坛

Right of the Axis

10

Meridian Gate

午门（五凤楼）

The Roof Guardians & The Heart of the Axis

11

Forbidden City (Front Halls)

故宫（前三殿）

The Heart of the Empire

12

Forbidden City (Inner Court)

故宫（后三宫）

Behind the Throne

13

Jingshan Park

景山

The Geometric Center

14

Wanning Bridge

万宁桥

Where the Axis Meets the Canal

15

Bell and Drum Towers

钟鼓楼

The Northern Endpoint