到了元代,人们在建造大都城时,总结了以往历代都城建设的经验,从而创造出了一个内涵更加丰富的都城及中轴线。在这座新都城的规划中,是把宇宙之象与都城设置合为一体,所有重要的都城设置,皆与天象相对应。北京从元朝开始成为全国的首都,即全国的政治、经济和文化中心。同时,元朝在这里建造了一座全新的都城,一座经过周密规划、严格建设的宏伟都城。在这座新的都城中,出现了一条标志性的中轴线,完全不同于以往历 In the Yuan Dynasty, when building the metropolis, people summed up the experience of past megalopolis construction so as to create a more prosperous capital and central axis. In the planning of this new capital city, the image of the universe is integrated with the capital city settings. All important capital city settings correspond to astronomical phenomena. From Yuan Dynasty, Beijing became the nation’s capital, the political, economic and cultural center of the country. At the same time, the Yuan Dynasty built a brand new capital city here, a magnificent capital that has been carefully planned and strictly constructed. In this new metropolis, there is a landmark axis, completely different from the calendar