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Preludes to the Olympics- the Water Cube
By Yeluo
Updated: 2008-08-04 09:28
The National Aquatics Center is finely and elegantly nicknamed-the ‘Water Cube’. This is a water-themed building with “water” as it’s soul; ‘fang’ originates from the concept of ‘cubic heaven and round earth’ in traditional Chinese culture.