文档介绍：National Stadium
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Affectionately known as Bird's Nest, it is situated in Olympic Green Village, It was desilue box, from which it takes its nickname: the Water Cube. It is blue in order to reflect sunlight. It shines in the sunlight like a pearl in water. From the inside, you may discover that the pneumatic cushions of all sizes are just like sea bubbles. Beijing Water Cube will also more beautiful.
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when the night comes. From inside the stadium, there look like show off their blue and white elegant color to the outside of the stadium. Visitors can see it from the outside, bright blue colors that shine make Beijing Water Cube look more calm, quiet and cold when night comes.
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Two years after Beijing Olympic end, half of the stadium was built a water park that called Water Cube Water Park. Beijing Water Cube Water Park has also become the largest indoor water park in Asia.
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Beijing Hutong
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Many people say that the real culture of Beijing is the culture of the Hutong and Courtyards. How true that is. They attract more tourists from home and abroad than the high-rise buildings and large mansions.
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History of Beijing hutong
In the past, Beijing was composed of hundreds of courtyards around the Forbidden City, and these lanes stretched out in all four directions, connecting the different kinds of courtyards in the city. Although originally formed in the Yuan Dynasty, the building of the these developed fast during the Ming and Qing dynasties. In the Yuan Dynasty, there were about 29 Hutongs, while in the Ming Dynasty, this number increased to 1,070. In the Qing Dynasty, it grew to 2,076. It is said that by 1949 there were as many as 3,250. But with the passage of time, and the requirement for city construction, the number of them has fallen dramatically. In 2003, only 1,500 were left, and now no more than 1,000 remain. Thus, protecting them is an urgent problem for modern people.
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The different Hutongs
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