National Swimming Centre('The Water Cube') BeijingⅢ

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The National Swimming Center, or Water Cube for short, is the major natatorium as well as one of the landmarks of the Beijing 2008 summer Olympic Games. The Water Cube (in square) with the Bird Nest (in round) in the opposite reflect a traditional Chinese philosophy that the sky is round and the ground is square (天圆地方), which is the basic regimen in Chinese culture - the achievement and completion are based on the formulated rules. And most of the Chinese architectures are built in square.