Spring Cocoon (春茧)
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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 / 22.52083; 113.94583 |
| Owner | Shenzhen Municipal People's Government |
| Operator | Shenzhen Sports Bureau |
| Capacity | 20,000 (Shenzhen Bay Sports Centre Stadium) 13,000 (Arena) |
| Surface | Grass |
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| Built | 2009–2011 |
| Opened | 2011 |
| Construction cost | RMB 2.3 billion |
| Architect | AXS Satow Beijing Urban Engineering Design & Research Institute |
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| http://www.springcocoon.com/ | |
Shenzhen Bay Sports Center (Chinese: 深圳湾体育中心), nicknamed Spring Cocoon (Chinese: 春茧) for its shape, is a multiuse stadiuminShenzhen, 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.
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.[1][2]
The stadium is within walking distance from Houhai stationofShenzhen Metro and is at the proximity of the Nanshan Central business district development.[3]
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.[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]
| Preceded by | Summer Universiade opening ceremony 2011 |
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