We had been told by our China Daily hosts that the best time to go to the Olympic Sports Center was at night. The area, especially the Water Cube where American Michael Phelps won gold medal after gold medal, would be nicely lit.
The Cube and National Stadium (aka the Bird's Nest) were beautifully lit, still giving off that Olympic aura felt during the opening ceremonies of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
The sheer immensity and grandeur of the Sports Center really shows the pride the Chinese feel for their nation. The Olympics must have been another one of those instances were China "stood up," as Chairman Mao stated on October 1, 1949 with the founding of the People's Republic of China...
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Erica Redline
5/28/2009 04:35:56 am
Hi, Brandon! 5/28/2009 10:31:46 am
Brandon:
dancingathalftime
5/29/2009 05:59:45 am
Damn homie. U gotta take more pictures.... and ur blog is much different from mine... urs is educational, hahahahaha Leave a Reply. |