National Olympic Sports Center

The National Olympic Sports Center is located north of Beijing urban district,occupying an area of 66 hectares including large and medium size sports grounds and gyms such as ground track field, indoor swimming pools, comprehensive gyms, hockey grounds, tennis courts and softball fields, and two training gyms, track and field exercise sports ground, football exercise ground, casting ground and auxiliary facilities such as inspection and record place etc.. The architectural layout is novel and unique. The main framework of the central internal part combined with the major path from east to west and the loop type roads harmonizes with the central axis line and the checkerboard pattern of Beijing ancient city,adopting flyover crossings and platforms so that people and vehicles can be separated and stereo traffics can be formed. The different layers of steps, different shapes of buildings, regular style and free style landscapes attach together organically, reflecting strong architectural style and the typical features of the time which are simple and strong. The whole group of buildings looks grand and imposing.

 

The National Olympic Sports Center is a comprehensive sports center that can meet the requirements of all kinds of sports competitions in China. It can also hold international competitions and it is the national sports science and technology center and important training base for national sports teams. The center also opens to the public,and opens more than ten body building and entertainment items such as football and swimming etc..

 

The environment of the National Olympic Sports Center is beautiful, and the traffic is convenient. It is a large scale sports garden for people's sports and entertainments. It is a graceful unique tourist attraction.

[source:Beijing Foreign Affairs Office]