Capital on the Central Axis of Beijing - Cultural Notes by Zhu Yong

Author: Zhu Yong
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: Beijing is a city that has almost preserved its central axis to this day. Although we cannot witness the construction process of this capital, its urban layout still offers us ample hints. The city walls, altars, markets, and streets, with their strict symmetry, demonstrate the importance of the central axis. It nourishes the increasingly dense branches and leaves like a tree trunk. This reminds me of the paper-cutting game I used to play in childhood, where I would first fold a deep crease and only then could the intricate patterns appear symmetrically at both ends of the crease.