New progress has been made in the application of Beijing’s central axis to the World Heritage List, said Chen Mingjie, the representative of Beijing’s historical and cultural city.
Yesterday, in the sub-group discussion of the propaganda culture and sports system, the representative Chen Mingjie expressed his views on the continuous promotion of the construction of Beijing’s “Museum City”.Photo by reporter Pan Zhiwang
“The text of the Beijing Central Axis application has been submitted to the State Administration of Cultural Heritage by the Beijing Municipal Government.” Yesterday (June 27) afternoon, at the delegation discussion meeting, Chen Mingjie, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Director of the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Cultural Heritage, revealed in his speech that Beijing Central New progress has been made in the application of the axis. After being approved by the State Council, the Beijing Central Axis application will be officially submitted to the UNESCO World Heritage Center at the end of January next year.
Beijing Central Axis was founded in the Yuan Dynasty, formed and perfected in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and has a history of more than 750 years. From Yongdingmen to Bell and Drum Towers, the 7.8-kilometer length connects the country’s cultural heritage, presenting the splendid Chinese civilization and the spirit of the Chinese nation.
In the report of this party congress, it not only mentioned “in-depth promotion of the protection of the central axis”, but also proposed to “coordinately promote the construction of the three cultural belts of the Grand Canal, the Great Wall, and the Yongding River in Xishan, and create a national demonstration of the protection and utilization of ‘three mountains and five gardens’. District” etc. “The creation of the ‘Three Mountains and Five Gardens’ National Cultural Relics Protection and Utilization Demonstration Zone is the deepening of our understanding of Beijing’s famous historical and cultural city since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. Fragrant Hills, etc. are all pearls to be worn. Through hard work, ‘Three Mountains and Five Gardens’ has become one of the two core bearing places of Beijing’s famous historical and cultural city.” Chen Mingjie said.
In recent years, the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Cultural Relics has been focusing on “one axis, one city, two parks and three belts, and one district and one center”, and various tasks have been smoothly advanced with remarkable achievements. Chen Mingjie said that the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Cultural Relics is also working with the Fangshan District Party Committee and District Government to do a good job in the overall protection and utilization of Zhoukoudian, Liuli River and Yunju Temple, so that the core bearing area of Beijing’s famous historical and cultural city will continue to be enriched and become a national cultural center. construction to make a greater contribution.