No room to swing fall: a giant municipal swimming pools in China

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The success of the Chinese swimmers in the competitions of different level are the hallmark of China. However, for mere mortals who can't afford classes at elite sports schools, swimming is akin to true luxury. The most that can count visitors to a giant public swimming pools, is to stand in the water to at least briefly escape from the scorching sun, after all, to float among the crowd of thousands – just physically impossible.





One of the reasons why pools are crowded visitors — a small amount. Moreover, most of them under the open sky, so the Chinese can't afford to go swimming all year round. With income growth "swimming" the industry is expanding, and in China have a new modern font. One of the attractions – "Dead Sea of China", man-made "Dead sea", a salt water pool in Sichuan province, an area of 30,000 square meters and can accommodate up to 10,000 visitors. Although there are in China and another larger pool, it is located in the Yao Stink district and ready to take up to 230,000 swimmers at the same time! Podbnye pools in its size can be compared to a huge Chilean pool San Alfonso del Mar, ranked in the Guinness book of records.





The main problem of all municipal swimming pools in China that hard to guess — contamination. In reports of experts from the Ministry of health has always featured the shocking numbers – about 10% of all pools do not meet safety standards. For example, last year there were four serious poisoning the water: three people managed to survive after a course of treatment, for one the poisoning proved fatal.





With the problem of water purification has faced and in Tokyo, where on hot days, thousands of people gather in the parks and pools clean, however, the Japanese managed to perfectly cope with the problem. The assurances of the administrator of the largest water entertainment Park Tokyo Summerland, the water is so clean that you can drink!





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