At the moment the Park still looks like what it is – a young development. The most mature areas are the water features, their banks lush with lotus plants, reeds, lilies and willow trees.

The centrepiece is the Yang mountain, crested by Tian Jing – the Heavenly View. From the peak there is a stunning vista across the water and down the Olympic Boulevard to the Birds Nest Stadium itself, more than two kilometres distant.