Triathlon Venue






Triathlon Venue



Venue: Triathlon Venue

Location: Ming Tomb Reservoir

Type: Temporary

Use for Olympic Games: Triathlon

Use for Paralympic Games: None

Permanent seats: None

Temporary seats: 10,000

Groundbreaking date: April, 2007

Road Cycling Course




Effect picture of the Road Cycling Course



Venue: Road Cycling Course

Location: TBD

Competition: Cycling (road race)

Starting point: Yongdingmen

Destination: Juyongguan

En route: Dongcheng District, Xicheng District, Chongwen District, Xuanwu District, Chaoyang District, Haidian District, Changping District, Yanqing District

Type: Temporary

Use for Olympic Games: Cycling track for road cycling

Use for Paralympic Games: Undetermined

Floor area (sq m): Undetermined

Permanent seats: None

Temporary seats: 3,000

Groundbreaking date: April, 2007

Planned completion date: Second half-year, 2007

Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center






Environmental layout in the area


Location: City of Qingdao

Competition: Sailing

Category: New competition venue (under construction)






Bird's eye view of the sailing venue's central section




Waves gently lap against the new dock





Qingdao

Qingdao is located on the southern coastline of the Shandong Peninsula, in east China's Shandong Province. Dubbed "Eastern Switzerland", Qingdao is one of China's most important port cities. With an area of 10,654 km2, it has a population of 7.31 million by the end of 2004.

A unique blend of sea and mountains and a pleasant climate make Qingdao extraordinary. It has an average temperature of 12.2 degrees Celsius and a total length of coastline (including that of its 69 offshore islands) of 862.64 kilometers, of which 730 kilometers are continental.

Qingdao is an important manufacturing center, an ice-free seaport and one of the most important textile industrial centers in China. It is also famed as a transit pivot for Eurasia and the Pacific region.

Qingdao International Sailing Center

The Qingdao International Sailing Center for the Games of the 29th Olympiad is located on the old site of the Beihai shipyard by Qingdao's Fushan Bay in China's Shangdong Province. The Center will cover a total area of 45 hectares (450,000 sq.m.), two thirds of which will be utilised for the competitions.

The whole project is comprised of the Land Area, and the Harbor and the Off-shore Section. The projects on land will provide the administration and competition management center, the athletes' center, the press center, the logistic and functional center, and other affiliated facilities as well. The Harbor and Off-Shore parts will focus on the engineering of the major and secondary breakwater, an embankment, a quay featuring the Olympic Memorial Wall, and the renovation of the shore wall.

The quay, the secondary breakwater, and the embankment will enclose an area of 15.5 hectares (155,000 sq.m.) while the major breakwater, together with the embankment, will occupy 7.5 hectares (75,000 sq.m.). Additional overlay and facilities will also be placed for temporary use of the Games. A removable surveying shed and a pontoon, for instance, will be set up separately on the embankment and the western quay to facilitate observations and transportation.






The new gulf for the Olympic Sailing events




Geographical representation of the Olympic facilities

Hong Kong Olympic Equestrian Venue (Beas River & Shatin)


There are two venues for the Equestrian events of the 2008 Olympic Games: the Jumping and Dressage events will take place at the Hong Kong Olympic Equestrian Venue (Shatin); the Cross-Country test of the Eventing competition will take place at the Hong Kong Olympic Equestrian Venue (Beas River).




Hong Kong Olympic Equestrian Venue (Shatin)



Venue Information:

The core venue for the Jumping and Dressage events is a 100-meter x 80-meter all-weather sand arena, with a capacity for 18,000 spectators. This venue will be converted from the Hong Kong Sports Institute and the Penfold Park. Apart from the main facilities, there will also be warm-up facilities for the horses. Other facilities include: an air-conditioned building on the side of the core venue, which will be used as the competition management headquarters, VIP reception area, and accommodation for the grooms; newly constructed stables making up four blocks of air-conditioned accommodation for up to 200 horses; a separate stable block for reserve horses.

Competition Events: Jumping; Dressage

Address: 25 Yuen Wo Road, Sha Tin, New Territories.







Hong Kong Olympic Equestrian Venue (Beas River)


Cross-Country Venue

Venue Information:

The Cross-Country venue will be converted from the Beas River Country Club and the adjacent Hong Kong Golf Club. A 5.7-km temporary cross country track 10 meters in width will be constructed here. The venue will also include warm-up and cool-down areas and a temporary stable block for 80 horses.

Competition Event: Cross-Country test of the Eventing competition

Address: Beas River Country Club, Sheung Shui, New Territories

Hong Kong Golf Club, Lot No.1, Fan Kam Road, New Territories






Practice Arena



Practice Arena

Venue Information:

A number of training arenas will be converted from the Hong Kong Sports Arena and Penfold Park.

Venue Facilities:

There are 13 practice arenas for jumping and dressage, including: 3 general practice arenas (2 sand arenas and 1 grass arena); 4 jumping/dressage practice arenas; 1 jumping practice arena; 4 dressage practice arenas; 1 indoor air-conditioned practice arena.

There are three training facilities for cross country, including: one 800-meter turf cross country training track; one 800-meter riverside galloping track; one 1,000-meter all-weather bridle path.

Address: Sha Tin Racecourse, Sha Tin, New Territories.

Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium




Scale model of the Stadium


Location: Tianjin

Competition: Football Preliminary

Category: New Competition Venue (under construction)

Tianjin





A bird's eye view at night





Scale model of the square ahead of the Stadium




Scale model of the square ahead of the Stadium at night



Known as "Diamond of the Bohai Gulf", Tianjin is the gateway to the Chinese capital Beijing. With a population of more than 10 million, it is one of the country's biggest industrial centers and one of the key ports. Tianjin's annual average temperature is 12.2 degrees Celsius (-4 degrees Celsius in January and 26.8 degrees Celsius in July).









Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium

Serving as one of the Football venues, the Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium covers 78,000 square meters, with a seating capacity of 60, 000. The project went into construction in August 2003 and is due for completion in 2006. Designed by AXS SAWTO Inc. (Japan), the project fully reflects the three Olympic concepts -- "Green Olympics," "High-tech Olympics," and "People's Olympics."

The six-floor stadium, with a length, width, and height of 380, 270, and 53 meters, respectively, can meet the standards of staging international football games and athletics. Along with such affiliated facilities as big marketplace, exhibition hall, conference room, and gym, the stadium is also able to provide the public with space for entertaining, exercising, and shopping.

The ground floor of the stadium includes a 22,670 square meter indoor parking lot, a 3,460 sq. m. exhibition hall, a 6,400 sq. m. dining room, a 5,930 sq. m. health care center, and a 4,010 sq. m. section for both athletes and referees.



The franchised stores, the health care center, and the international convention center on the first floor cover an area of 3,840, 130, and 85 sq. m., respectively.

The second floor contains a 4,320 sq. m. sports and exercise hall, an 85 sq. m. international convention center, and a 130 sq. m. health care center.

There is a 4,166 sq. m. box, a 3,030 sq. m. international convention center, and a 1,440 sq. m. health care center on the third floor, while there is a 345 sq. m. international convention center, and a 1,300 sq. m. health care center on the fourth floor.

The spectator stand, the 8+1 racetrack, the training field, and the turf field cover 34,740 sq. m., 4,560 sq. m., 20,000 sq. m., and 7,680 sq. m., respectively.

The Olympic Center Stadium is able to accommodate up to 80,000 people, including 500 of the platform and 300 of the press box.

The Olympic Center

The Tianjin Olympic Center is situated to the southwest of the city's downtown area. Covering a total of 966,000 sq. m., the Center is divided into three sections -- the competition section, the comprehensive section, and the accommodation section -- with an investment of 880 million US dollars.

The competition section, the comprehensive section, and the accommodation section occupy an area of 453,000 sq. m., 280,000 sq. m., and 233,000 sq. m., separately.

The competition section consists of a grand stadium, an aquatic sports Center, an international sports exchange center, and an existing Tianjin sports indoor stadium.

good job, jiangwen

you share us almost the whole Beijing Olympic Venues   

flando,You are so great.

Hope we will hold a successful Olympic 2008.

Welcome to Beijing.

It is easy for friends to get a general ideal of the  Beijing Olympic Venues.  

Shanghai Stadium






A bird's eye view of the Stadium at night



Location: Shanghai

Competition: Football Preliminary

Category: Existing Competition Venue

Shanghai

Shanghai is situated in the middle of the east coastline and southern wing of the Yangtze River Delta. It is China's major industrial and commercial centre. Shanghai has a population of over 13.5 million, ranking first in China in terms of population and population density. It is an important hub for land, marine and air transportation in China, with its ports ice-free all the year round.
Shanghai is characterized by a warm spring, hot summer, cool autumn and cold winter. July and August are Shanghai's hottest months, with an average temperature of 27.4 degrees Celsius. In winter, January is the coldest month, with a temperature averaging at 3 degrees Celsius.

The Shanghai Stadium

The Shanghai Stadium will serve as one of the Football venues for the 2008 Games. Built in 1997, the stadium covers 190,000 square meters and has a seating capacity of 80, 000.






The exterior look of the Stadium




The turf of the Stadium




The display screen in the Stadium




The spectator stand of the Stadium




The interior of the Stadium




The training field

[ Last edited by flando at 2008-1-13 16:05 ]

Shenyang Olympic Stadium






Venue: Shenyang Olympic Stadium

Location: Shenyang

Seats: 60,000

Competition: Football

Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium




Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center



Location: Qinhuangdao, Hebei Province

Competition: Football Preliminary

Category: New Competition Venue (construction completed)

Qinhuangdao

Located in Hebei Province of northern China, Qinhuangdao is a beautiful coastal city known for its nice and ice-free port, the Great Wall at Shanhaiguan Pass and the summer resort in Beidaihe. With a population of 2.7 million, Qinhuangdao lies between mountains and the sea, and enjoys a pleasant climate without cold winters or hot summers. The yearly temperatures average at 10.5 degrees Celsius.

Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center

The Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium will serve as one of the Football venues during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. The stadium lies inside the Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center on the Hebei Avenue.

The construction was started in May 2002 and completed on July 30, 2004. Covering 168,000 square meters, the Olympic-standard stadium has a seating capacity of 33,572, 0.2% of which is reserved for the disabled persons.






Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center





Night view of the Center

Hi flando,We can not see the picure.
It show this PPS for 163 blog only.

Yea, flando, the pictures on #39, #40 and #41 are can not view

reallly?
let me check it !

Yes,Please check it.
Thanks