Step into Beijing’s living timeline! 🏯 The city’s iconic central axis – stretching 7.8km from Yongdingmen Gate to the Bell and Drum Towers – isn’t just about imperial history. It’s where hutongs hum with cozy cafés, skateboarders zip past 700-year-old walls, and street vendors serve baozi next to digital art installations. Talk about #TimeTravelGoals!
Join hosts Tian Wei and French TV personality Olivier Grandjean as they uncover stories etched in stone and steel. From the Ming Dynasty’s urban planning genius to how locals today blend tradition with TikTok trends, this axis spins tales older than your grandma’s tea set – and fresher than your bubble tea order. 🥤📸
Fun fact: This UNESCO World Heritage contender isn’t frozen in time. New landmarks like the China National Archives of Publications and Culture now anchor its southern end, proving history books get sequels too! 📚💥
