Jinan Olympic Sports Center
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Jinan Olympic Sports Center is a sports venue in Jinan
, China
. It is located in the south-east of the city. The area is home to the main sports venues for the 11th National Games of the People's Republic of China
in October 2009, including the main Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium
. The entire precinct is 81 hectares in size.
and Chinese willow
, respectively.
Located on the eastern half of the center, the following three venues together resemble a lotus flower and are known as Donghe (东荷) or "East Lotus":
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Jinan
Jinan is the capital of Shandong province in Eastern China. The area of present-day Jinan has played an important role in the history of the region from the earliest beginnings of civilisation and has evolved into a major national administrative, economic, and transportation hub...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
. It is located in the south-east of the city. The area is home to the main sports venues for the 11th National Games of the People's Republic of China
11th National Games of the People's Republic of China
The 11th National Games of the People's Republic of China was held in various cities in Shandong from October 16 to October 28, 2009. Represented were 33 sports, 43 disciplines and 362 events, including 4 winter sports which were held in Shenyang, Changchun and Qingdao between January and April...
in October 2009, including the main Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium
Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium
The Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium , also colloquially known as Xiliu The Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium (Simplified Chinese: 济南奥林匹克体育中心), also colloquially known as Xiliu The Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium (Simplified Chinese: 济南奥林匹克体育中心), also colloquially known as Xiliu (西柳,...
. The entire precinct is 81 hectares in size.
Facilities
The overall layout of the Jinan Olympic Sports Center is known as Donghe Xiliu due to the distinctive architecture of the venues. Also, the city flower and tree of Jinan are the lotusNelumbo
Nelumbo is a genus of aquatic plants with large, showy flowers resembling water lilies, commonly known as lotus. The generic name is derived from the Sinhalese word Nelum. There are only two known living species in the genus. The sacred lotus is native to Asia, and is the better known of the two...
and Chinese willow
Chinese Willow
Salix matsudana is a species of willow native to northeastern China. The species is named in honour of Sadahisa Matsudo, a Japanese botanist. Three varieties are recognized, Salix matsudana var. anshanensis, S. matsudana var. matsudana, and S. matsudana var. pseudomatsudana...
, respectively.
- Jinan Olympic Sports Center StadiumJinan Olympic Sports Center StadiumThe Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium , also colloquially known as Xiliu The Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium (Simplified Chinese: 济南奥林匹克体育中心), also colloquially known as Xiliu The Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium (Simplified Chinese: 济南奥林匹克体育中心), also colloquially known as Xiliu (西柳,...
- Located on the western side of the center. It is known as Xiliu (西柳) or "West Willow" as the external frame of the stadium resembles willow leaves. It is the main stadium and hosted the opening ceremony, track and fieldTrack and fieldTrack and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
and football events during the National Games.
Located on the eastern half of the center, the following three venues together resemble a lotus flower and are known as Donghe (东荷) or "East Lotus":
- Jinan Olympic Sports Center GymnasiumJinan Olympic Sports Center GymnasiumJinan Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium is an indoor sporting arena located in Jinan, China. The capacity of the arena is 10,000 spectators. It hosts indoor sporting events such as basketball and volleyball, and also hosted the indoor events of the 2009 National Games of the People's Republic of...
- Hosted the closing ceremony and gymnasticsGymnasticsGymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...
events of the National Games. - Jinan Olympic Sports Center Tennis Stadium - An indoor tennis stadium that hosted the preliminaries and finals of the tennis in the National Games.
- Jinan Olympic Sports Center Natatorium - Hosted the swimming and diving events at the National Games.
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