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Beijing as an ancient city has lots to offer. Besides historical sites such as the Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, Great Wall and Ming Tomb, there are also famous Modern Site which are opened to public. The Summer Palace, Gong Mansion as well as Beihai Park are just a little corner of interesting attractions that you can find here. If you are looking for some modern creations, Beijing is also able to satisfy your need. The Bird’s Nest, Water Cube, The National Centre of Performing Arts as well as CCTV Tower are all products of the modern age. If you are planned to visit Beijing and would like to discover more about everything of Beijing, please join any tour offered by Beijing-attractions.com as we can guarantee you a wonderful and unforgettable Beijing vacation.


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Modern Site-National Stadium (Bird’s Nest)

The national stadium

, which is also known as Bird’s Nest is located at north 4th ring road of Beijing city, the south part of Beijing Olympic Green. This destination had once attracted the sight of the whole world as the opening ceremony of 29th Beijing Olympic year 2008 was taking place here. This stadium covers an area of 21 Hectares and is able to accept a capacity of 91,000 seats. A total of 42 thousands tons of steel has made up the major structure of this stadium and reaches a hundred year of usage ability. If you take a full glance the whole structure from the air, you will find that it looks like a huge bird’s nest which was made by steel. This is the reason why this stadium was commonly named as Bird’s Nest. After the end of Beijing Olympic 2008, this huge bird’s nest has changed to be a top destination for cultural sports, recreational, shopping, dining, entertainment, travel as well as exhibition. At the same time, it also turns to be a landmark of Olympic heritage.
Modern Site-National Aquatics Center (Water Cube)
When the night comes,

the National Aquatics Center

which commonly known as the Water Cube, situated next to the National Stadium seems like a crystal palace. This stadium which has been the venue for Olympic water sports events such as swimming, diving and synchronized swimming has turned to be multi functional destination for water sports competitions, cultural entertainment as well as recreational spot after the end of the Olympic. In the night, the main structure of Water Cube will be highlighted with colorful lighting effects and thus adding wonderful scenery to the ancient Beijing city. If you have enough time to spend in Beijing, you should take the opportunity to experience a breathtaking musical fountain show which is organized in Water Cube. We can guarantee an amazing night for which you will never forget for the rest of your life.
Modern Site-National Centre of Performing Arts

National Centre of Performing Arts

is situated slightly to the west of Tiananmen Square. It covers an area of 118.9 thousands square meters, where the main structure is in a shape of a hemisphere. The surface of hemisphere was made up by 18,398 pieces of titanium plate and more than 1,226 pieces of glasses. The area of National Centre of Performing Arts has included a courtyard made up by man made lake and greenery area which reaches an area of 35.5 thousands square meters. The design of this courtyard has accomplished a perfect match with the hemisphere. Moreover, it also enables the courtyard to become a popular Beijing attraction for both locals and foreign tourists. The entrance of this centre is designed in a unique way where the entrance corridor with a length of 80 meters is placed beneath the man made lake. You will definitely feel as if you are in a wonderful place full of miracle if you are having a short stroll here. There are three main halls in this centre which are the opera hall, musical hall and theater. Besides that, there are also a small experiment hall, an exhibition hall, cafeteria as well as a multi-functional hall. The National Centre of Performing Arts nowadays is not only a modern landmark of Beijing but also a top recreation destination for all.
Modern Site-CCTV Tower
The new address of

CCTV Tower

is located at the Central Business District of Beijing. The unique structure of this building has successfully grabbed the attention of almost every passer by. This huge landmark which covers an area of 550 thousands square meter is a result of investment about 50 billion RMB. The tallest part of this building reaches 234 meters height. The new address of CCTV Tower includes a main building, a television cultural centre and package facilities. Once the whole facilities put into service, this station solely will be able to in charge of broadcasting of 200 channels. Upon that time, CCTV will become the giant of broadcasting company throughout Asia region. Nowadays, this building is not only the significant landmark of Beijing but also acts as a popular Beijing attraction.