1800What? Beijing Windows

Lin Miaoke, a night year old Beijing girl, has become one of the biggest winners after the magnificent 2008 Beijing Olympic Opening Ceremony.  Lin Miaoke sang a solo “Ode to the Motherland” at the beginning of the opening ceremony. Her sweet smile and beautiful voice touched almost every audience who was watching the opening ceremony.  

Lin Miaoke’s grandfather - Lin Kai -  was a very famous painter in China. Her father - Lin Hui - is a senior reporter working for a very large Chinese newspaper. Lin Miaoke’s talent was discovered when she was only six year old when she shoot her first commercial.

She was chosen by the famous director Zhang Yimou among thousands of children.  Lin Miaoke is very famous now. Her pictures was printed on many newspapers and magzines. Lin Miaoke’s funs even established a content rich website for her in 2 days.

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The National Aquatics Centre also known as “Water Cube” is the second most attractive architecture in Olympic Green, just after the Bird’s Nest. To be frankly, it does not look very pretty at daytime (due to the poor air quality of Beijing). However, the blue-colored “Water Cube” is a gorgeous piece of work at night.

This cutting-edge building was very environment friendly. The 100,000 square meters of ETFE (Ethylene Tetrafluoroethylene) air cushions that make up the building’s bubble cladding allow in more solar heat than glass, resulting in a 30% reduction in energy costs. It has a high efficient water recycling system as well.  The venue can save 140,000 tons of recycled water annually.

The Water Cube was built to last. Tests have proven that this eye catching membrane structure of the “Water Cube” can survive 100 years in the extreme weather condition of Beijing. 

Basic Information of the Water Cube

Seating: 17,000
2008 Olympic events: Swimming, Diving, Synchronized Swimming
Olympic dates: August 9-23, 2008 
Opening hours: Two hours prior to the start of competition
Location: Located in the south-western part of Olympic Green’s Central Zone, the National Aquatic Center can be reached from all four main entries of Olympic Green. 

Some pictures I shot tonight.

The external of Water Cube

Internal Structure

Entrance of Water Cube

Stairs

Ready? Go~

The Pool

Swimming Game

Wall Decoration

Cameramen

Hall way

Hall way

Stairs to the second floor

The external surface of Water Cube at night

Two more pictures from the Internet

Water Cube and the Bird’s Nest