Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center

 

Location: Qinhuangdao, Hebei Province,

 

Use during the Games: Football Preliminary

 

Category: New Competition Venue (construction completed)

 

Qinhuangdao

 

Located in Hebei Province of northern China, Qinhuangdao is a beautiful coastal city known for its nice and ice-free port, the Great Wall at Shanhaiguan Pass and the summer resort in Beidaihe. With a population of 2.7 million, Qinhuangdao lies between mountains and the sea, and enjoys a pleasant climate without cold winters or hot summers. The yearly temperatures average at 10.5 degrees Celsius.

 

Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center

 

The Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium will serve as one of the Football venues during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. The stadium lies inside the Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center on the Hebei Avenue.

 

The construction was started in May 2002 and completed on July 30, 2004. Covering 168,000 square meters, the Olympic-standard stadium has a seating capacity of 33,572, 0.2% of which are reserved for the disabled persons.

   

The spectator stand

 

 Night view of the Center. 

 

(beijing2008.cn)