Beijing Central Axis: A Building Ensemble Exhibiting the Ideal Order of the Chinese Capital

This year there were new entries on the UNESCO list, including the Beijing Central Axis. This site includes some properties that were already on the list. I have more postcards of the properties already listed, but I selected just these two hoping to receive a postcard in the future showing an area that is only part of Beijing's Central Axis, like the Bell Tower or the Tian'anmen Square

Palace Museum

This postcard was sent by Ashley

The Palace Museum is a large national museum complex housed in the Forbidden City at the core of Beijing, China. With 720,000 square metres (180 acres), the museum inherited the imperial royal palaces from the Ming and Qing dynasties of China and opened to the public in 1925 after the last Emperor of China was evicted. - in: wikipedia

Temple of Heaven

This postcard was sent by Weimin

The Temple of Heaven is a complex of imperial religious buildings situated in the southeastern part of central Beijing. The complex was visited by the Emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties for annual ceremonies of prayer to Heaven for a good harvest. - in: wikipedia