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Archaeological Site of Olympia
The ruins of Olympia, located in a valley in the Peloponnese, have been inhabited since prehistoric times. In the 10th century BC, Olympia became the center of the cult of Zeus. Altis - the temple of the gods - is one of the greatest concentrations of masterpieces of the ancient Greek world. In addition to the temples, there are the remains of all the sports facilities built for the Olympic Games, which were held every four years in Olympia from 776 BC
Beijing Olympic Park
Beijing Olympic Park is located in Chaoyang District, Beijing, at the northern end of the central axis of Beijing. It extends to the south bank of Qinghe River in the north, Beitucheng Road in the south, Anli Road and Beichen East Road in the east, and Lincui Road and Beichen West Road in the west. The Olympic Park covers a total area of 11.59 square kilometers and is divided into three areas. The northern part is the forest park, covering an area of 6.8 square kilometers; the central part is the main venues and supporting facilities, covering an area of 3.15 square kilometers; the southern part is the built venue area and reserved land, covering an area of 1.64 square kilometers. The Olympic Park is an extension of the traditional central axis of the city, implying the continuation of China's thousand-year history and culture. It embodies the three major concepts of "technology, green, and humanities". It is a new urban area that integrates multiple functions such as office, business, hotel, culture, sports, conference, and residence. The area has a complete energy base and a well-connected transportation network. The Olympic Park presents a unique cultural landscape to audiences around the world, including a dragon-shaped water system running through the north and south, a dazzling array of sculptures, various carefully designed floral patterns, landscape lamp posts, etc. The sunken garden, located 9 meters underground, combines traditional Chinese elements such as courtyards and city gates with modern architecture to create a space-time artistic conception of the blending of ancient and modern times. The Olympic Park has the best of the best: Asia's largest urban artificial water system, Asia's largest urban green landscape, the world's most open pedestrian square, Asia's longest underground traffic corridor, and the park also has the largest celebration square. The Olympic Park focuses on the long-term development of the city and the needs of citizens' material and cultural life, making it a public activity center for citizens that relies on the Asian Games venues and various supporting facilities, integrates sports competitions, conferences and exhibitions, cultural entertainment and leisure shopping, and has open space, green space, beautiful environment, and can provide multi-functional services. The Olympic Park is the heart of Beijing's 2008 Olympic Games, accommodating 44% of the Olympic venues and most of the facilities serving the Olympic Games. These venues and facilities include: 10 competition venues, 15 events; the Olympic Village covering an area of 80 hectares, which can accommodate 16,000 athletes, coaches and their entourage. In this 12 square kilometer area, during the 2008 Olympic Games, there were 10 Olympic competition venues, including the Bird's Nest, the Water Cube, the National Stadium, the National Convention Center Fencing Hall, the Olympic Sports Center Stadium, the Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, the Yingdong Swimming Pool, the Olympic Park Archery Range, the Olympic Park Tennis Court, and the Olympic Park Hockey Field. In addition, there are 7 non-competition venues, including the Olympic Main Press Center (MPC), the International Broadcasting Center (IBC), the Olympic Reception Center, and the Olympic Village (Paralympic Village). Tree arrays, waterfalls, and fountains form a beautiful Chinese painting. The open external space, hollow tile walls, reflecting pools, and standing tile paving inject new expressions into the traditional space. The drum wall, bell tower, panpipe, harp curtain, and green bamboo benches form a beautiful plot of oriental ritual music. The 7 courtyards with unique Chinese characteristics in the Olympic Park Sunken Garden perfectly interpret the "Open Forbidden City". The sunken garden is located 9 meters underground in the center of the Olympic Park. On both sides are the entrances and exits of large shopping malls and subways. The 700-meter-long space is connected by 7 courtyards. From south to north, they are the Imperial Palace Gate, the Ancient Wood Flower Hall, the Liyue Gate, the Crossing Yingzhou, the Harmonious Courtyard, and the Watermark Sky. The 7 courtyards are highlighted by Chinese elements, fully demonstrating the cultural heritage of Chinese history and modernity.
Beijing Opera House
The Beijing Liyuan is located in Pingfang, Chaoyang District, at the southeast corner of the intersection of the Airport Second Channel and the East Fifth Ring Road. It has convenient transportation and a superior geographical location. The park covers an area of 930 mu. It was originally an ecological forest Fengshui pear orchard and nursery. In 2007, it was one of the parks built in Beijing's "Suburban Park Ring" and was comprehensively upgraded and renovated. It was officially opened on the eve of May 1, 2008, and is one of the suburban parks open to tourists for free. "Liyuan" as an official department for teaching singing, dancing, music and acrobatics began in the Tang Dynasty. With the evolution of history, "Liyuan" has become a synonym for Chinese traditional culture--opera. The five groups of flower stands in the Liyuan Xiaoyu symbolize the five types of roles in opera, namely Sheng, Dan, Jing, Mo and Chou. It is a place for Liyuan fans and opera fans to exchange and practice. The Beijing Grand Theater and Opera Museum will soon be built in the northwest of the park, which will coordinate and echo the theme of the Beijing Liyuan and enrich the cultural connotation of the Beijing Liyuan. The completion of the Beijing Pear Garden is a gratifying achievement in implementing the scientific development concept and accelerating environmental construction in Pingfang District. It is a beneficial measure for the district to pay attention to people's livelihood and build a harmonious society. It is also a great gift for the local people to welcome the Olympic Games, fully support the Olympic Games and successfully hold the Olympic Games in Beijing. After the opening of the Beijing Pear Garden, it enriched the cultural life of the masses, improved the functions of the city, and enabled citizens to cultivate their character, amuse themselves and improve their intelligence in a beautiful ecological environment, thus constructing a harmonious picture of harmony between man and nature, and unity between heaven and earth and man.
Tianjin Dagang Olympic Museum
Tianjin Dagang Olympic Museum is one of the twelve members of the International Olympic Museum Alliance and the second Olympic-themed museum in China approved by the International Olympic Committee. The museum was planned, created and directed by Mr. Wu Jingguo, an executive member of the International Olympic Committee, President of the International Boxing Federation and a world-renowned architectural expert. The museum has an open structure. The main building is divided into two floors, which is simple and bright. The glass corridor is more unique, connecting the three exhibition halls, which is the first in the world. Tianjin Dagang Olympic Museum aims to pass on the Olympic culture and promote the Olympic spirit. It hopes to let the public know more about the Olympics by showing the history of the Olympics and precious cultural relics to the public, and to publicize and promote the Olympic spirit of "faster, higher and stronger" and the spiritual concept of participation, fairness and peace. The rich forms of historical facts and fashion, culture and spirit, and education through entertainment allow the general public to feel the passion and eternity of the Olympics!
Samaranch Memorial
The Samaranch Memorial Hall is located in the Health Industry Park in the west area of Tuanbo New Town, Jinghai County, Tianjin, China. It was opened to the public on April 21, 2013. The memorial hall was founded by Mr. Wu Jingguo, Executive Member of the International Olympic Committee and President of the International Boxing Federation. It is the only venue in the world authorized by the Samaranch family and approved by the International Olympic Committee to commemorate Mr. Samaranch and spread the Olympic spirit. The Samaranch Memorial Hall is now a formal member of the International Olympic Museum Alliance and has been listed as a national 4A-level scenic spot. Mr. Wu Jingguo served as a member of the International Olympic Committee for more than 20 years. He established a deep friendship with Mr. Samaranch and had a deep understanding of Mr. Samaranch's ideals and pursuits throughout his life. Before his death, Mr. Samaranch donated more than 16,578 pieces of his lifelong collection to his close friend Mr. Wu Jingguo. In order to allow the world to have a place to remember and admire this great Olympic man and leave a witness to the history of the Olympics, Mr. Wu Jingguo founded the Samaranch Memorial Hall. The Samaranch Memorial Hall covers an area of 216 mu, with a construction area of about 19,000 square meters and an exhibition area of 4,000 square meters, extending in a gentle slope. There are no stairs throughout the whole process, providing barrier-free space for elderly and physically disabled visitors. The main building presents the effect of two circles intersecting. One is the shape of "8" to commemorate the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games; the second is the shape of "S" to represent the first letter of Samaranch's name "Samaranch"; the third is that the shape symbolizes infinite development and eternity. The building adopts the design of a ring and a circular ramp, organically combining the two buildings and three sunken courtyards. The five circles represent the five Olympic rings, symbolizing that the Olympic movement unites the five continents. The exhibition area is divided into 14 units, displaying various books, stamps, souvenirs, art sculptures, paintings, letters, photos, personal items related to him, and extremely precious documents related to the Olympic Committee collected by Samaranch. The memorial hall was designed by RAA, a world-renowned museum design consulting company. It breaks through the traditional novel shape. Through on-site restoration, image, sound and light and other exhibition methods, visitors feel as if they are in a science fiction world. Surrounding the main building are lifelike Olympic sports sculptures and vast garden landscapes. There is also an 89-foot-high fountain to commemorate Mr. Samaranch's 89 years of passion. Plants, fountains, sculptures and buildings complement each other and are perfectly integrated. In the main building of the Samaranch Memorial Hall, in addition to displaying Mr. Samaranch's lifelong collections, there are also lecture halls, temporary exhibition halls, winter gardens, etc., which can be used to hold various press conferences, seminars, exhibitions, corporate annual meetings, and activities. The memorial hall also has a Spanish-style restaurant, souvenir shop, and sports experience area, making the memorial hall a diversified comprehensive platform. In order to implement the Olympic diversified mission, the Samaranch Memorial Hall actively cooperates with the Tianjin Municipal Education Commission, Science and Technology Commission, and Sports Bureau to promote the construction of various "practice bases" and launch various educational and competition activities to enable young people to develop a healthy outlook on life from sports and exercise from an early age and change their lives.
Nihewan National Archaeological Site Park
Nihewan National Archaeological Site Park (Nihewan for short) is located in Datianwa, Yangyuan County, Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province, in the Yangyuan Basin in the upper reaches of the Sanggan River. It is built according to the national 5A scenic spot standards and is an internationally calibrated representative site of the Quaternary strata. Investigations and discoveries have proved that the Nihewan site is an important area for finding early human fossils. Archaeologists in Hebei Province call the Nihewan site "the holy land of Paleolithic archaeology." At the same time, the Nihewan National Archaeological Site Park was approved by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage as the fourth batch of national archaeological site park scenic spots, a national key cultural relic protection unit, and the State Council approved it as a national nature reserve. It is worth mentioning that on the eve of the opening of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, the Nihewan National Archaeological Site Park once again became the focus of the world. The first stop of the torch relay in the Zhangjiakou competition area is here. Through the lens, Nihewan showed its charm to the global audience.