The photo shows the nightview of Water Cube (Beijing National Aquatics Center) [Photo: Xinhua]
The National Aquatics Center in Beijing will become a high-end, water-themed amusement park when its current renovation project started last October has been completed, the "Beijing Times" reports.
With no more ticket sales for public tours, the renovated facility, known as the Water Cube, will operate as a general swimming facility. The new admission fee has not been confirmed, according to Wang Chun, Director of the Beijing Olympic Park Administration Committee.
Wang said apart from the Water Cubic, other Olympic venues, including the archery range, tennis courts and hockey rink in North Olympic Forest Park, also will open to the public at the end of this month.
Some of the other venues will be turned into outdoor soccer fields, basketball courts or indoor badminton courts.
The report also said that another state-level art gallery would be established south of the China Science and Technology Museum. It is expected to be at least 10 times larger than the present area.
