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Date: 04/11/2020
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Chinese Name: 水立方 Pronunciation: shuǐ lì fāng
English Name: Water Cube or National Aquatics Center
Suggested Visiting Hours: 1 Hour
Venue Area: 62950 square meters
Building Time: 2008
Best Visiting Time: All year round
Address: No.11, Tianchen East Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing
Popular Activities: Various exhibitions, press conferences and competitions.
Building Function: The Water Cube used to be the aquatics venue during the 2008 Beijing Olympics. After the Olympics, it has become a comprehensive venue for swimming, exhibition, travelling and leisure.
| Tickets | Price |
| Admission Fee | 30 yuan |
| Henry Fok Ying Tung Hall (Warming-up Pool) | 60 yuan |
| Waterdrop Theater | Free |
| Water Park | Peak Season (June 21st to August 31st) |
Low Season (April 27th – June 20th and September 1st – October 7th) |
| Daytime Visit (For adults or children taller than 1.5 meters) |
260 yuan | 200 yuan |
| Evening Visit (For adults or children taller than 1.5 meters) |
200 yuan | Not available |
| Daytime Visit/Evening Visit (For children taller than 1.2 meters and shorter than 1.5 meters) |
220 yuan | 180 yuan |
| Daytime Visit/Evening Visit (For children shorter than 1.2 meters) |
Free | Free |
| Venues and Halls | Peak Season (May-Oct.) |
Low Season (Nov.-April) |
| Opening Hours of the Gate | 9:00-21:00 | 9:00-21:00 |
| Ticket Office Opening Hours | 9:00-20:50 | 9:00-20:50 |
| Joint Ticket Office Opening Hours | 8:00-16:00 | 8:00-15:30 |
| Closing Time | 21:00 | 21:00 |
| Warming-up Pool | Peak Season (June 15th to September 14th) |
Low Season (September 1st to June 14th of next year) |
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| Venue Opening Hours | 9:00-21:00 | Monday -Friday | 12:30-21:00 |
| Saturday-Sunday | 9:00-21:00 | ||
| Ticket Office Opening Hours | 9:00-20:00 | Monday -Friday | 12:30-20:00 |
| Saturday-Sunday | 9:00-20:00 | ||
| Water Park | Peak Season (Jane 15th to September 14th) |
Low Season (September 1st to Jane 14th of next year) |
| Venue Opening Hours | 10:00-18:00 | 10:00-18:00 |
| Ticket Office Opening Hours | 10:00-15:30 | 10:00-15:30 |
| Entry Hours | 10:00-16:00 | |
| Closing Time of the Entertainment Facilities | 17:00 | |
Tips:
The National Aquatics Center, better known as “Water Cube”, is one of the venues of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The venue is located on the west side of the axis of the Olympic Green, with the National Stadium (Bird's Nest) standing in the East.
The design concept of the Water Cube comes from the traditional Chinese culture, which in the philosophy of ancient Chinese the land is square while the sky is round.
The bubble-wrapped surface of the Water Cube is made by a kind of film named ETFE (Ethyl Tetra Fluoro Ethylene membrane). ETFE film is transparent, which means more natural light can transmit into the venue.
The design of the structure is based on the arrangement of a cell and the natural structure of soap bubbles. This design has never been applied in the architectural structure before. The interior of the Water Cube is a multi-story building. Standing on the grandstands of the Water Cube, visitors can have a wide view of milky white walls and turquoise-like swimming pools.
During the Olympics period, the venue was used for the swimming, diving and synchronized swimming and polo game and has witnessed the birth of 42 golden medals. Given this, the venue has been reputed as “Magic Water Cube” and “Aquatic Hall of Fame”.
After the Olympic Games, in order to make full use of the venue, the venue has been transferred into a multi-function court for popular swimming, international and domestic competition events, commercial activities and literary and artistic exhibitions.
With all its brilliant history and splendid activities to be experienced, by the end of 2019, Water Cube had attracted about 25.83 million visitors, 2.5 million swimmers and more than 1,600 events had been held in it.
On December 26, 2018, the Water Cube started its renovation project and was designed to become Ice Cube. The new Ice Cube could meet the need of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games as a venue for curling competition.
The Water Cube has been listed in the “Top 10 Musts for Tourists to Beijing”. Former IOC President Jacques Rogge had a high evaluation of the venue and praised the Water Cube as “a perfectly-equipped, widest open and best operated Olympic swimming venue.”
Water Park is one of China’s largest and most advanced indoor theme water amusement park. In 2020, the park was awarded the 2010 Innovation of the Year Award.
The park is a wonderful place for families with kids to go in summer. It has a total of ten water entertainment projects and a total of more than 20 slides for visitors to experience the joy of water entertainment. There are Asia's first 76-meter high Aqualoop, wandering drifting water line, wave raft rides, various tube slides and a huge Water Stage.
The warming-up pool is located on the west side of the Water Cube. Built-in full accordance with international competition standards, the pool is now divided into deep water areas (5 lanes) and shallow water areas (5 lanes).
Ozone disinfection and chlorine preparations are implemented as an auxiliary disinfection method to ensure the quality of the water. A cutting-edge ventilation system is also equipped in the Hall. The swimming pool has been opened to the public after the Olympics.
The Water Drop Theatre is located in the middle of the fourth floor of the South Building of the Water Cube. Adjacent to the Water Cube Discovery Hall and the Exhibition in Commemoration of the Swimming Events in Water Cube Hall, the theater can accommodate 150 people in an area of about 200 square meters.
The theater is equipped with cutting-edge laser digital projection equipment, which is developed by the Laser Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The theater is not only used for playing 3D films and laser high-definition films, but also can provide court for all kinds of commercial activities.
The multi-functional hall is situated at the comprehensive functional zone on the western side of the Water Cube. Covering an area of 2,400 square meters, the hall has a seating capacity of about 1,000 people. It has been used as a venue for exhibitions and conferences after the Olympics.
The exhibition demonstrates the construction process of the Water Cube. As the only Olympic venue built with donations from Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan patriots and overseas Chinese, the Water Cube witnessed the solidarity of the Chinese nation.
The exhibition will bring visitors back to the first decade of the 21st century and share the stories about how the sons and daughters of the Chinese Nation generously donated their money for the Beijing Olympics and the construction of the Water Cube.
The hall demonstrates the structure of the Water Cube to visitors by models and pictures of the venue. In this hall, marvelous technologies of architecture and material science will be introduced to visitors. Meanwhile, visitors can also get a better understanding of the three major design philosophies of the venue including "Green, Science & Technology and Humanism".
This exhibition hall is situated on the fourth floor of the eastern side, South Building. Covering nearly 300 square meters, the exhibition shares the peak moment and glory of the Chinese swimming team in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
1. Take bus 81, 82, 510, 607, or Night Line 6 and get off at Beichen Xiqiao Bei Station.
2. Take bus 82, 419, 538, 607, or 645 get off at Guojia Tiyuchang Dong (National Stadium East) Station.
3. Take bus 386, 407, 490, 613,645, 658, 740, 983, or Fast Transit Line 7 and get off at Beichenqiao Xi Station.
From Beijing Capital International Airport:
Take the Airport Express Line of the Beijing Capital International Airport from the Terminal 1 Station, and transfer into the outer-ring express line 10 in Sanyuanqiao Station, then transfer into the Subway Line 8 in Beitucheng Station and arrive at the National Aquatics Center Station.
From Beijing Daxing International Airport:
Take the Airport Express Line of the Beijing Daxing International Airport from the Beijing Daxing International Airport Station, and transfer into the inner-ring express line 10 in Caoqiao Station, then transfer into the Subway Line 8 in Beitucheng Station and arrive at the National Aquatics Center Station.
From Beijing Railway Station:
Take the outer-ring Express Line 2 from the Beijing Railway Station to the Gulou Avenue Station, then transfer into the Subway Line 8 in and arrive at the National Aquatics Center Station.
From Beijing West Railway Station:
Take the Subway Line 9 at Beijing West Railway Station and transfer into the Subway Line 6 in South Baishi Bridge Station, and then transfer into the Subway Line 8 in South Tongluo Alley Station, then get off at the Aquatics Center Station.
From Beijing South Railway Station:
Take the Subway Line 4 at Beijing South Railway Station and transfer into the Subway Line 6 in Ping’anli Station, and then transfer into the Subway Line8 in South Tongluo Alley Station, then get off at the Aquatics Center Station.
Chinese: 请带我去水立方。English: Please take me to the Water Cube.
If you go to the Water Cube from the Beijing Capital International Airport, it takes about 30 minutes (about 70 yuan).
If you go to the Water Cube from the Beijing Daxing International Airport, it takes about 85 minutes (about 200 yuan).
If you go to the Water Cube from the Beijing Railway Station, it takes about 40 minutes (about 40 yuan).
If you go to the Water Cube from the Beijing West Railway Station, it takes about 30 minutes (about 50 yuan).
If you go to the Water Cube from the Beijing South Railway Station, it takes about 40 minutes (about 55 yuan).
If you go to the Water Cube from the Beijing North Railway Station, it takes about 20 minutes (about 30 yuan).
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