Water park

It's all about the Cube!

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November 10th 2010
We ventured out to The Cube on the weekend. I was particularly excited about going to see where all those swimming world records were broken, and the kids, well, they were excited, because inside, half the stadium has been transformed into a huge waterpark. The Olympic pool was still there, and they seem to be getting a lot of mileage out of showing it off to the tourists. It does not look like th ... read more

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more