Palace Museum, it is to the north of Tiananmen Square. Rectangular in shape, it is the world's largest palace complex and covers 74 hectares. Surrounded by a 52-meter-wide moat and a 10-meter-high wall are more than 8,700 rooms.
Apart from those special modern-style shops, there are some more traditional shops scattered in the lanes, recording the history of Chinese life. In Mishi Hutong, a barbershop called Yunfeng Barbershop, has been open since 1989, and all the equipment in the shop was bought at that time, giving customers a feeling of traveling back in time.
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 like sea bubbles. Beijing Water Cube will also more beautiful.
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.
Beijing Hutong
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.
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.
Forbidden City (Palace Museum )
Ancient Chinese Astronomers believed that the Purple Star (Polaris) was in the center of heaven and the Heavenly Emperor lived in the Purple Palace. The Palace for the emperor on earth was so called the Purple City. It was forbidden to enter without special permission of the empeor. Hence its name 'The Purple Forbidden City', usually 'The Forbidden City'.
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.
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.
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.
Design Idea
Designed by Chinese and Australian, it is the first building in the world built upon "the soap bubble" theory, and sports a polyhedral steel-framed structure.
The different Hutongs
The longest one is the Dongjiaominxiang Hutong, with a total length of 6.5 kilometers. The shortest one is the Yichi Street, measuring about 25 meters. The most tortuous one is the Jiuwan Hutong ,with about 13 turns, and can easily make you lost. The narrowest is the Qianshi Hutong, measuring about 40 centimeters wide, so when two people meet, they must turn sideways to pass each other. The widest one is the Lingjing Hutong. The one with the longest history is the Sanmiaojie Hutong, whose construction can be traced back to the Liao Dynasty.