Walk the full 8 kilometers along the world's greatest north-south central axis, and then you can say you've been to Beijing.

Last updated 2026-11-08 — "An eight-kilometer-long, grand north-south central axis — the longest and most magnificent in the world — runs through the entire city. The unique magnificence and order of Beijing arise from the establishment of this axis; the undulating rises and falls, the symmetrical layout of forms and spaces, all are based on this central axis; its awe-inspiring grandeur lies in this unbroken stretch from south to north.