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National Stadium Affectionately known as Birds Nest, it?is situated in Olympic Green Village, It was designed as the main stadium of 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. The Olympic events of track and field, football, weight throw and discus were held there. Since October, 2008, after the Olympics ended, it has been opened as a tourist attraction. Design Idea They just exposed the steel structures entirely and let them become the most natural appearance. The form of the stadium looks like a big nest which embraces human beings. The Design Advantages In it, the designs of everything are humanistic. The bowl-like stands zone surrounds the court. No matter where the spectator is seated, the whole game can be seen without any visual obstruction. The stadium adopted the electro-acoustic public-address system. It makes the index of voice definition reaches 0.6. This number assures that all the audience can hear the broadcast very clearly. The Bird’s Nest in the night Tourists can not only visit the Olympic venue, but also go skiing in winter Beijing Aquatics Stadium Located on the west side of Landscape Avenue in the Olympic Green and to the west of Bird‘s Nest, it contains the official 2008 Olympics swimming facility. It measures 177 meters long, 177meters wide, and 30 meters high. It owns 17,000 seats, including the 11,000 temporary seats and 6,000 permanent seats. The design combines modern technologies with Chinese traditional values. In tradition, Chinese conceptualized a square Earth and a round Heaven, and this formed the designs central theme. Moreover, the cube shape dominates ancient urban buildings. Its design is of traditional style to meet all its functional requirements.? It?looks like a huge blue 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