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NationalStadiumAffectionatelyknownasBird'sNest,itissituatedinOlympicGreenVillage,Itwasdesignedasthemainstadiumof2008BeijingOlympicGames.TheOlympiceventsoftrackandfield,football,weightthrowanddiscuswereheldthere.SinceOctober,2008,aftertheOlympicsended,ithasbeenopenedasatouristattraction.DesignIdeaTheyjustexposedthesteelstructuresentirelyandletthembecomethemostnaturalappearance.Theformofthestadiumlookslikeabignestwhichembraceshumanbeings.TheDesignAdvantagesInit,thedesignsofeverythingarehumanistic.Thebowl-likestandszonesurroundsthecourt.Nomatterwherethespectatorisseated,thewholegamecanbeseenwithoutanyvisualobstruction.Thestadiumadoptedtheelectro-acousticpublic-addresssystem.Itmakestheindexofvoicedefinitionreaches0.6.Thisnumberassuresthatalltheaudiencecanhearthebroadcastveryclearly.TheBird’sNestinthenightTouristscannotonlyvisittheOlympicvenue,butalsogoskiinginwinterBeijingAquaticsStadiumLocatedonthewestsideofLandscapeAvenueintheOlympicGreenandtothewestofBird‘sNest,itcontainstheofficial2008Olympicsswimmingfacility.Itmeasures177meterslong,177meterswide,and30metershigh.Itowns17,000seats,includingthe11,000temporaryseatsand6,000permanentseats.DesignIdeaDesignedbyChineseandAustralian,itisthefirstbuildingintheworldbuiltuponthesoapbubbletheory,andsportsapolyhedralsteel-framedstructure.ThedesigncombinesmoderntechnologieswithChinesetraditionalvalues.Intradition,ChineseconceptualizedasquareEarthandaroundHeaven,andthisformedthedesign'scentraltheme.Moreover,thecubeshapedominatesancienturbanbuildings.Itsdesignisoftraditionalstyletomeetallitsfunctionalrequirements.Itlookslikeahugebluebox,fromwhichittakesitsnickname:theWaterCube.Itisblueinordertoreflectsunlight.Itshinesinthesunlightlikeapearlinwater.Fromtheinside,youmaydiscoverthatthepneumaticcushionsofallsizesarejustlikeseabubbles.BeijingWaterCubewillalsomorebeautiful.whenthenightcomes.Frominsidethestadium,therelooklikeshowofftheirblueandwhiteelegantcolortotheoutsideofthestadium.Visitorscanseeitfromtheoutside,brightbluecolorsthatshinemakeBeijingWaterCubelookmorecalm,quietandcoldwhennightcomes.TwoyearsafterBeijingOlympicend,halfofthestadiumwasbuiltawaterparkthatcalledWaterCubeWaterPark.BeijingWaterCubeWaterParkhasalsobecomethelargestindoorwaterparkinAsia.BeijingHutongManypeoplesaythattherealcultureofBeijingisthecultureoftheHutongandCourtyards.Howtruethatis.Theyattractmoretouristsfromhomeandabroadthanthehigh-risebuildingsandlargemansions.HistoryofBeijinghutongInthepast,BeijingwascomposedofhundredsofcourtyardsaroundtheForbiddenCity,andtheselanesstretchedoutinallfourdirections,connectingthedifferentkindsofcourtyardsinthecity.AlthoughoriginallyformedintheYuanDynasty,thebuildingofthethesedevelopedfastduringtheMingandQingdynasties.IntheYuanDynasty,therewereabout29Hutongs,whileintheMingDynasty,thisnumberincreasedto1,070.IntheQingDynasty,itgrewto2,076.Itissaidthatby1949therewereasmanyas3,250.Butwiththepassageoftime,andtherequirementforcityconstruction,thenumberofthemhasfallendramatically.In2003,only1,500wereleft,andnownomorethan1,000remain.Thus,protectingthemisanurgentproblemformodernpeople.ThedifferentHutongsThelongestoneistheDongjiaominxiangHutong,withatotallengthof6.5kilometers.TheshortestoneistheYichiStreet,measuringabout25meters.ThemosttortuousoneistheJiuwanHutong,withabout13turns,andcaneasilymakeyoulost.ThenarrowestistheQianshiHutong,measuringabout40centimeterswide,sowhentwopeoplemeet,theymustturnsidewaystopasseachother.ThewidestoneistheLingjingHutong.TheonewiththelongesthistoryistheSanmiaojieHutong,whoseconstructioncanbetracedbacktotheLiaoDynasty.Apartfromthosespecialmodern-styleshops,therearesomemoretraditionalshopsscatteredinthelanes,recordingthehistoryofChineselife.InMishiHutong,abarbershopcalledYunfengBarbershop,hasbeenopensince1989,andalltheequipmentintheshopwasboughtatthattime,givingcustomersafeelingoftravelingbackintime.ForbiddenCity(PalaceMuseum)AncientChineseAstronomersbelievedthatthePurpleStar(Polaris)wasinthecenterofheavenandtheHeavenlyEmperorlivedinthePurplePalace.ThePalacefortheemperoronearthwassocalledthePurpleCity.Itwasforbiddentoenterwithoutspecialpermissionoftheempeor.Henceitsname'ThePurpleForbiddenCity',usually'TheForbiddenCity'.NowknownasthePalaceMuseum,itistothenorthofTiananmenSquare.Rectangularinshape,itistheworld'slargestpalacecomplexandcovers74hectares.Surroundedbya52-meter-widemoatanda10-meter-highwallaremorethan8,700rooms.AncientChinesepeopledisplayedtheirveryconsiderableskillsinbuildingit.Takethegrandredcitywallforexample.Sinceyellowisthesymboloftheroyalfamily,itisthedominantcolorinit.Roofsarebuiltwithyellowglazedtiles;decorationsinthepalacearepaintedyellow;eventhebricksonthegroundaremadeyellowbyaspecialprocess.Nowadays,itisopentotouristsfromhomeandabroad.Splendidpainteddecorationontheseroyalarchitecturalwonders,thegrandanddeluxehalls,withtheirsurprisinglymagnificenttreasureswillcertainlysatisfy'moderncivilians'.BeihaiParkWiththeForbiddenCityandJingshanParktoitseast,ZhongNanHaitoitssouth,BeihaiParkisoneoftheoldest,largestandbest-preservedancientimperia