Olympic venues open to all

Major Olympic venues, including the Bird's Nest and the Water Cube, will open to the public during the National Day holiday, officials said yesterday.

"Visiting the Bird's Nest will cost 50 yuan ($7.30) and there will be 80,000 tickets available for each day of next week," Wang Chun, secretary-general of the Olympic Green management committee, said at a press conference.

There will be 12,000 tickets per day for the Water Cube, each costing 30 yuan, he said.