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1、BeaconofOlympicspiritaddstocity,shistoryBy Michael Rhys Card CHINA DAILY Updated: 2023-09-18 08:26 f l +View of theOlympicToweratnight.MICHAELRHYSCARD/CHINADAILYAspartofarecentphotographyproject,IwasluckyenoughtobeinvitedtoworkalongsideagroupoflocalphotographersandcapturepanoramicnightviewsfromtheLi

2、nglongPagoda,attheBeijingOlympicPark.TheLinglongPagodaorTower,whichtranslatesasDelicateTower,wasbuiltasthemediacenterforthe2008BeijingOlympics,andhousedinternationalbroadcastingstudiosthroughoutboththe2008summergames,and2022wintergames.ThetowersitsroughlyinthecenteroftheOlympicGreenareaandgivessweep

3、ingviewsofthewidercityscape,anditwasfromthisvantagepointthatWesetouttocatchalightshowthatwasbeingprojectedfromtheOlympicTowertothenorth.WiththeOlympicToweritselfbeinganobservationdeck,thisshootwasauniquechancetogetanabovegroundviewofthetoweritselfratherthanaviewfromwithinit.Withadesigninspiredbyblad

4、esofglassandthefiveOlympicrings(thatmanywouldarguelookmorelikemassivenailshammeredintotheground),theOlympicTowerwasopenedin2015andstands258meterstall.Evenduringtheday,thetowerisabeautifullydesignedpieceofarchitecture,butitstruespectaclewasbroughttolifeaftersunsetwhenthelightshowbegan.Theshiftingcolo

5、rsandpatternshighlightthesheerscaleofthetoweramongthetreesscatteredaroundtheOlympicGreen,andwitnessingthisfromtheLinglongToweremphasizedthisimpressivearchitecturalfeat.Butturningawayfromthetower,thereisstillmuchtocatchtheeye.TothesouthofourviewpointwastheBeijingNationalStadiumandAquaticsCentre,collo

6、quiallyknownastheBird,sNestandtheWaterorIceCube,andthoughWedidnthavethevisibilitytoseeitonthisparticularoccasion,oneofthemostfascinatingdesignelementsofthisareaisfarolderthananythingintheOlympicGreenarea.IfonewastolooksouthfromtheOlympicGreenundertherightweatherconditions,therewouldbeaclearviewofthe

7、city,sCentralAxis.Withmorethan700yearsofhistory,thisconcourseruns7.8kilometersfromnorthtosouthandcontainsmanyofthecapitalsmostfamouslandmarks.ThisbalancebetweentheancientandmodernisatestamenttothethoughtandrespectforhistorythatwentintothedesignoftheOlympicGreen.AsIgenerallyseekoutthehistoricallocati

8、onsofBeijingwhenphotographing,itwasadifferentexperienceshootingtheOlympicGreenarea,andtoworkwith,andIeamfrom,someincrediblytalentedlocalphotographerswasagreatpleasure.Butevenhereinthishubofsportandmodernarchitecture,Beijingstillretainsitstiestoitslongandregalhistory.ContactthewriteratmichaelrhyscardIMichaelRhysCard