Beijing’s Water Cube, which is also recognized as Beijing’s National Aquatics Center is a center that was originally built alongside the Beijing National Stadium in the Olympic Green Area for the swimming competitions of the 2008 Summer Olympics. According to legend, the Aquatics Center hosted the swimming, diving and synchronized swimming events during the Olympics.

Legend has it that despite its nickname, the building is not an actual cube, but a cuboid ( or a rectangular box). According to legend the ground was broken on December 24th of 2003, and the center was not only completed, but also handed over at the same time for use on January 28th of 2008. It has been said that the swimmers at the Water Cube broke 25 world records during the 2008 Olympics.

After the Olympics, the building underwent a 200 million RMB reconstruction project to to turn half of its interior into a water park.

The Water Cube is located in the Beijing Olympic Park, and it was one of the landmark buildings of Beijing Olympic Games in 2008. Both the Water Cube and the National Stadium are situated on both sides of the North end of the axis of the city, forming a timely and historical city image.

It has been said that on the morning of August 8th, 2010, the National Aquatics Center was officially opened to the public. Rumor has it that this is currently Asia’s largest and most advanced indoor leisure theme park with a size of approximately 12,000 square meters.

Legend has it that the Water Cube Leisure Park was designed and built by several Canadian companies and investors. In addition to being China’s largest and one of the world’s most advanced indoor leisure parks, it has a number of water-based recreational facilities. Boldly cultural and creative, this project will be a part of the Water Cube area as an ndoor leisure park.

The Water Cube has ten water-based recreational projects and offers a dynamic and strong stage that includes music along with stage lighting, bright colors and an extremely enjoyable atmosphere. It is a must see for anyone visiting this vast metropolis in the near infinite future.