Shenzhen Bay Sports Centre
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Construction
An 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.
Transport
The stadium is within walking distance from Houhai station of Shenzhen Metro and is at the proximity of the Nanshan Central business district development.
Hong Kong Protests
During 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. 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.
Notable nonsporting events
- 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
- Joker Xue – I Think I've Seen You Somewhere Tour – 29 April 2017
- Jessie J – The R.O.S.E Tour – 12 September 2018
References
- ^ "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