Shenzhen Bay Sports Center (Chinese: 深圳湾体育中心), nicknamed Spring Cocoon (Chinese: 春茧) for its shape, is a multiuse stadium in Shenzhen, China. It is used mostly for table tennis, swimming and soccer competitions. The stadium is known for hosting the annual RoboMaster Robotics Competition since 2015, as well as the opening ceremony and some events of the 2011 Summer Universiade. The stadium has a capacity of 20,000 spectators and the Arena seats 13,000 more. The Sports Center also hosts regular concerts and has been used as a military staging area.
Spring Cocoon (春茧) | |
 Shenzhen Bay Sports Center in December 2020 | |
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| Location | Nanshan, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China |
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| Coordinates | 22°31′15″N 113°56′45″E / 22.52083°N 113.94583°E |
| Owner | Shenzhen Municipal People's Government |
| Operator | Shenzhen Sports Bureau |
| Capacity | 20,000 (Shenzhen Bay Sports Centre Stadium) 13,000 (Arena) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Built | 2009–2011 |
| Opened | 2011 |
| Construction cost | RMB 2.3 billion |
| Architect | AXS Satow Beijing Urban Engineering Design & Research Institute |
| Website | |
| http://www.springcocoon.com/ | |
Construction
editAn international design competition for the building was held in early 2008, and preparatory work began in November of the same year. Built on reclaimed land, the foundations were laid in February 2009, and the building was completed in mid-2011. The building consists of three arenas, a swimming pool, an indoor arena, and a multi-use stadium joined by a perforated external steel skin. Within the complex is 30-story office tower.[1][2]
Transport
editThe stadium is within walking distance from Houhai station of Shenzhen Metro and is at the proximity of the Nanshan Central business district development.[3]
Hong Kong Protests
editDuring the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests, satellite images showed the stadium being used to house more than 100 military APCs (armored personnel carriers) and trucks.[4][5] Reporters from the Dutch news service Nederlandse Omroep Stichting later used an unmanned aerial vehicle to capture film footage the military performing anti-riot training exercises.[6]
Notable nonsporting events
edit- Stadium
- Joker Xue – Skyscraper World Tour – 28 July 2018
- Mariah Carey - Mariah Carey: Live in Concert
- Westlife - The Wild Dreams Tour - 17 September 2023
- Arena
References
edit- ^ "Shenzhen Bay Sports Center –". Stadiumdb.com. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
- ^ "Shenzhen Bay Sports Center to Open to the Public". 28 August 2021.
- ^ "【西游汽车网】深圳湾春茧体育中心交通路线指引".
- ^ "Satellite images show troop build-up on Hong Kong border". Sky News. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ "Satellite photos show Chinese armoured vehicles on border of Hong Kong". The Guardian/Associated Press and Reuters. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ "NOS-drone filmt oefening Chinese militairen, net buiten Hongkong". 17 August 2019.
External links
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- Stadium information at archive.today (archived 2012-12-09)
- Photos of stadium construction in early 2010
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