COSMO June Special Planning,
Assist the successful application of Beijing's central axis for World Heritage Status.
On the day when the Chinese Olympians won the first gold medal, we also got another good news:
Congratulations on the successful inscription of "Beijing's Central Axis - A Masterpiece of China's Ideal Capital City Order" on the World Heritage List!
Mr. Liang Sicheng, a master architect, once had a classic summary of Beijing's traditional central axis: "Beijing's unique magnificent order is produced by the establishment of this central axis." ”
The central axis of Beijing city is 7.8 kilometers long, it is the world's most complete preserved capital planning axis, it is from the south end of Yongding Gate to the north of the bell and drum tower, the initial in the Yuan, formed in the Ming Dynasty, refined in the Qing Dynasty, the central axis is prominent, the two wings are symmetrical, and it is still developing and perfecting. The central axis integrates the ancient royal palace and sacrificial buildings, the national celebration space and the people's life, and the red walls and blue tiles of the former palace and the folk blue brick and gray roof, combined with modern buildings such as the Water Cube and the Olympic Park, present the symmetrical architectural aesthetic philosophy of urban planning in the Chinese capital.
Since the 2024 Spring Festival, "Fashion COSMO" has been planning and helping to select the theme of "Beijing Central Axis", which lasted for three months, and finally launched a full series of works in June. During this period, the selection of the topic was fully supported by the Palace Museum, the National Stadium · Bird's Nest, the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Cultural Relics, and the Beijing Central Axis World Heritage Protection Office.
The special production of the Beijing Central Axis not only combines the location of the central bearing and the intangible cultural heritage skills of Beijing, but also integrates the help of celebrity guests, comprehensively showing the solemn and rich cultural heritage on the central axis.
In order to produce this special issue of the Beijing Central Axis, the filming and interview team visited almost all the historical and cultural buildings on the Beijing Central Axis. From late spring to early summer, I have heard the drumming of the drum tower and smelled the fragrance of nursery flowers in the Xiannongtan. Whether they are Beijingers or not, they have deepened their sense of pride and belonging to the city during the shooting.
Finally, in this July, everyone ushered in the good news of the successful application for the World Heritage Site!
Forbidden City/Bird's Nest · Inheritance and Future
Guo Jingjing, the cover character of the June issue, when she learned that our theme was to help the Beijing Central Axis apply for the World Heritage Site, she readily agreed to fly to Beijing for filming, and also offered to go to several more locations on the Central Axis to better complete the shooting of this group.
The Forbidden City is the centerpiece of the Central Axis and one of the oldest landmarks in Beijing, representing the ancient history of Beijing's Central Axis. The Bird's Nest built for the 2008 Olympic Games is an extension of Beijing's central axis to the north, which represents Beijing's modernization and development, and is also the place where countless athletes like Guo Jingjing began their dreams and passions burned.
The solemnity of the Forbidden City, the leisure of the Drum Tower, and the warmth of the Bird's Nest...... Guo Jingjing, who has lived in Beijing for more than ten years, relived her beautiful memories with Beijing with us. SHE TOLD COSMO THAT NO MATTER WHERE SHE LIVES, WHEN IT COMES TO BEIJING, IT IS STILL THE DIRECTION OF HOME.
Location introduction
Forbidden City: Located in Beijing, China, the Forbidden City is the imperial palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties of China, formerly known as the Forbidden City, located in the center of Beijing's central axis. The Forbidden City is one of the world's largest and most well-preserved wooden structure ancient buildings, and was listed as the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units in 1961. It was listed as a World Heritage Site in 1987.
Bird's Nest: The National Stadium, also known as the "Bird's Nest", is located in the southern part of the central area of the Beijing Olympic Park. The stadium is shaped like a "nest" and cradle that nurtures life, and holds the hope of mankind for the future. After the 2008 Olympic Games, the National Stadium has become a large-scale professional venue for Beijing citizens to participate in sports activities and enjoy sports entertainment, and has become a landmark sports building and Olympic legacy.
Xiannongtan · Beijing Zayan Kite
Xiannongtan, was built in the fourth to eighteenth year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1406-1420), echoes with the east and west of the Temple of Heaven, is the place where the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties worship the god of agriculture and hold the cultivation ceremony, and it is also the highest sacrifice level, the largest scale and the most complete ancient sacrificial farm in the country. It is an indispensable part of the ancient Chinese royal sacrificial system, and it is a magnificent witness of China's agricultural civilization.
Narrator
Hua Xiaoyi: National first-class actor, dancer, teacher of Beijing Dance Academy, actor of Youth Dance Troupe; Yang Liping: The representative inheritor of Beijing Zha Yan kite.
Beijing Zha Yan Kite: also known as Shayan Kite, has a history of hundreds of years, to the Qing Dynasty formed a unique Beijing style of the Qing Dynasty, belongs to the national intangible cultural heritage.
Temple of Heaven · Beijing embroidery
The Temple of Heaven, founded in the eighteenth year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1420), formerly known as the "Temple of Heaven and Earth", is the place where the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties worship the sky, pray for the valley and pray for rain, and is the largest existing ancient sacrificial building complex in China. In 1998, the Temple of Heaven was recognized as a "World Cultural Heritage" by UNESCO. Following the selection of the Forbidden City in 1987, it became the second world-class cultural heritage among the ancient buildings on the central axis of Beijing.
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Narrator
Guo Pei: Famous haute couture fashion designer;
Zhu Yuanyuan: National first-class actor of the National Theatre of China.
Beijing embroidery: also known as palace embroidery, is a unique traditional embroidery technique in Beijing, ranked as one of the "Eight Masterpieces of Yen Ching Restaurant". In 2014, Beijing embroidery became a national intangible cultural heritage.
Zhengyangmen · Meipai Peking Opera
Zhengyangmen, formerly known as "Li Zhengmen", commonly known as "Qianmen", is located at the south end of Tiananmen Square in Beijing, is the south gate of the inner city of Beijing in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and is also the defensive building of ancient Chinese cities, and the only well-preserved city gate and arrow tower in Beijing. It was built in the seventeenth year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1419), and the city tower, arrow tower and urn city began to be built in the second year of Ming orthodoxy (1437), and it was completed in the fourth year of orthodoxy (1439), and was renamed "Zhengyang Gate". It is now a national key cultural protection unit.
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Narrator
Hu Wenge: 57 years old, the third-generation inheritor of the Mei School, a national first-class actor, under the tutelage of Mr. Mei Baojiu;
Dou Xiaoxuan: 39 years old, the inheritor of Meipai Kundan, a national first-class actor, under the tutelage of Mr. Du Jinfang.
Mei School of Peking Opera: The art of the Mei School founded by Mr. Mei Lanfang, a master of Peking Opera, is the first Peking Opera genre to be formed in the Danxing of Peking Opera and has a far-reaching influence. 2024 marks the 130th anniversary of Mr. Mei Lanfang's birth.
Drum Tower · martial arts
The Bell and Drum Tower, the time center of the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, was built in the ninth year of the Yuan Dynasty (1272), rebuilt in the eighteenth year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1420), rebuilt the Drum Tower in the eighteenth year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty (1539), and rebuilt the Bell Tower in the tenth year of Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty (1745). Beijing Drum Tower is bright red, a total of two floors, 46.7 meters high, sit in the north and face south, cover the gray simple tile green glazed trimming, and leave 25 large drums. Founded in 1958, Shichahai Sports School has cultivated many world champions through its training programs including wushu taolu, badminton, taekwondo, wushu sanda, boxing, fencing, etc.
Narrator
Wu Yue: National First-class Actor of China National Theatre, National Wuying Athlete;
Wang Zihan: 12 years old, learning Tai Chi for 7 years;
Guo Jingxiu: 11 years old, learning Tai Chi for 4 years.
Wushu: The term "Chinese martial arts" was first seen in the Southern Dynasty Yan Yanzhi's "Crown Prince Shi Dian Hui Zuo", which is a kind of sports that the Chinese nation has gradually formed and developed in the long-term production and labor and the struggle with nature, and has the functions of fitness, body protection, enemy defense and victory.
Hongenguan · architectural humanities
Bell Tower, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasty three generations of the time center, the bell tower is a gray brick and stone building, a total of two floors, 47.9 meters high, sitting in the north and facing south, covering an area of about 6,000 square meters. The architectural structure of the bell tower emphasizes the function of resonance amplification and sound transmission, and this design is unique in the history of Chinese drum tower architecture. In the bell tower, there is a bronze bell of "Yongle Year System of the Ming Dynasty", weighing 63 tons, which is the "king of ancient bells" in the mainland. It is now a national key cultural relics protection unit.
Narrator
Wang Yuheng: Graduated from Tsinghua Academy of Fine Arts, designer, Antarctic envoy, tutor of "The Strongest Brain";
Zhuang Ziyu: Founder and chief architect of BUZZ Architects.
Hongenguan: Located at the north end of the central axis of Beijing, it was built in the Yuan Dynasty and has a history of more than 700 years, and has unique historical and cultural value. Hong'en Temple used to be a Buddhist temple and then changed to a Taoist temple, and now it has become a center of cultural activities after transformation.
This article is an excerpt from the June 2024 issue of Cosmopolitan Vogue
Planning: Zhu Jin Editor: Zeng Yao, Ruofei Vision: Bian Yuqingwen: Zhang Lingyun Editorial Assistant: Geng Quanying, Wang Leijing, Li Xinpeng Photography: Wen Hua (Guo Pei & Zhu Yuanyuan, Wang Yuheng & Zhuang Ziyu, Hua Xiaoyi), Zhao Hua (Hu Wenge & Dou Xiaoxuan), Chen Xiyu (Wu Yue) Makeup & Hair: Wu Shutong (Guo Pei, Dou Xiaoxuan, Hua Xiaoyi), Grid Derek ontime (Zhu Yuanyuan), Mu Dingzi (Hu Wenge), Guo Dong (Wang Yuheng), An Yang (Zhuang Ziyu), Qian Peter (Wu Yue) modeling: Simon (Zhu Yuanyuan, Hua Xiaoyi, Hu Wenge & Dou Xiaoxuan), Zhang Chenrui (Wang Yuheng & Zhuang Ziyu), Zhang Jiahan (Wu Yue) Modeling execution: Tanhua (Zhu Yuanyuan, Wu Yue) Modeling assistant: Jiang Jiang (Hua Xiaoyi), Xu Xinyue (Hu Wenge & Dou Xiaoxuan) Brand support: Guanzhu Tile Agency Acknowledgement: Beijing Yizhi Dance Agency Venue Assistance: Beijing Museum of Ancient Architecture, Thousands of People and Thousands of Faces· Art Exhibition of the Beauty of the Nation, Beijing Hanzhen Garden Hotel International, Beijing Bell and Drum Tower Cultural Relics Management Institute, Special thanks to the Local Culture Museum of the Central Axis of Guanzhong · Beijing Municipal Administration of Cultural Relics and the Beijing Central Axis World Heritage Protection Office
▐ Guo Jingjing cover
Photographer: Yin Chao
Visual Identity Producer: Yi Yan
Star Director: Ah San Liu
Fashion Director: Chen Si
统筹&造型：Lillian
Makeup & Hair: Thank you
Editor: Zhao Wenfei
Costume Coordinator: yaoyao
Costume Assistants: Fa Fa, Lulu
Photographic equipment provided by: Shangde elephant
Special thanks to: Palace Museum, National Stadium · Bird's Nest
▐ New Media Editor: Lan Xinyu New Media Typesetting: Yuri New Media Design: Xu Yueming