Helong Stadium
Encyclopedia
Helong Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium
in Changsha, Hunan
province, China
. It is named after the Communist
military leader He Long
, who was born in the same province.
The stadium is currently used mostly for football
matches. It holds 55,000 people, and was constructed in 1987. The stadium is an all-seater, with a roof covering all spectators. Helong Stadium is the home ground of local football team Changsha Ginde.
Multi-purpose stadium
Multi-purpose stadiums are a type of stadium designed in such a way as to be easily used by multiple sports. While any stadium could potentially host more than one sport, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy that stresses multi-functionality over specificity...
in Changsha, Hunan
Hunan
' is a province of South-Central China, located to the south of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and south of Lake Dongting...
province, China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
. It is named after the Communist
Communism
Communism is a social, political and economic ideology that aims at the establishment of a classless, moneyless, revolutionary and stateless socialist society structured upon common ownership of the means of production...
military leader He Long
He Long
He Long was a Chinese military leader. He rose to the rank of Marshal and Vice Premier after the founding of the People's Republic of China.-Early life:He Long was a member of the Tujia ethnic group...
, who was born in the same province.
The stadium is currently used mostly for football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
matches. It holds 55,000 people, and was constructed in 1987. The stadium is an all-seater, with a roof covering all spectators. Helong Stadium is the home ground of local football team Changsha Ginde.