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.
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The spectator
stand
Night view
of the Center.?
(beijing2008.cn)
