Zhu Qianwei

A waterscape concert titled "Dream of the Water Cube" kicked off at Beijing's National Aquatics Center on Tuesday night.  

Great Britain’s youngest Paralympian Eleanor Simmonds sent a shockwave through the National Aquatics Centre with a stunning and inspirational victory in here today. The 13-year-old's sensational performance was the catalyst for a successful evening at the Water Cube, with David Roberts taking...  

Chinese premier, Wen Jiabao, watches the swimming at the National Aquatics Center or "Water Cube" during the Paralympics Games on September 8, 2008.  

Aug 11 - Olympic swimmers are competing at the Aquatics Centre to break records and win medals on the third day of the Games.  

The National Aquatics Center , also called the "Water Cube" is photographed with the full moon in the background on Monday. The "Water Cube" finished hosting all its swimming events on September 15, 2008. [Sohu.com]  

Photo taken on the night of Aug. 2, 2008 shows the figure "2008" displayed on the exterior of the National Aquatics Center, nicknamed "Water Cube" in Beijing, capital of China.  

The temporarily closed central region of the Olympic park is expected to open to the public a few days later. An official with the administration of the park said that the central region of the Olympic Park will be free to the public just as the Tiananmen Square. However, the "Bird's Nest...  

SYDNEY, Australia - Australian diver Matthew Mitcham, who won a gold medal at Beijing with a remarkable final dive at the Water Cube, says he is surprised but understands why more athletes have not admitted to being gay.  

Australian diving sensation Matthew Mitcham says he's proud but sad to have been the only openly gay athlete at the Beijing Olympics. Mitcham was universally acclaimed for producing the highest-scoring dive in Olympic history to snatch gold in the men's 10-metre platform at the Water Cube.  

The capital's new attractions, including 2008 Olympic venues such as the Bird's Nest and Water Cube, have helped the number of its visitors during the weeklong National Day vacation to nearly triple from that of the same period last year.  

Tourists both from abroad and across China flooded into the Olympic Green in Beijing to visit the competition venues on Monday, the first day of the week-long National Day holiday. The Olympic Green, at the north end of the central axis of Beijing, houses a forest park and the Olympic Common...  

Swimmer Miranda Uhl, of Alachua, won a gold medal Sunday by breaking the world record in the 200-meter individual medley in the Paralympic Games in Beijing, China.Uhl, 15, finished in 3:13.05 to set the world mark at the National Aquatics Centre.  

THE Bird's Nest in Beijing was made for Usain Bolt to shine. The Water Cube may as well have been built for Michael Phelps to make history.  

MATT COWDREY was born with nothing but thin air below his left elbow. Both legs are in full working order - and they need to be - because he's attempting to do a Michael Phelps by winning eight gold medals during a torturous campaign at the Water Cube.  

BEIJING -- When he's in Beijing for meetings, Ouyang Ziyuan works out of an office overlooking the new Olympic Green, home to the Water Cube aquatics center and the Bird's Nest national stadium, the latest icons of China's coming of age.