The Olympic Green Park, which in Chinese is read as: 北京奧林匹克公園 is an Olympic Park in the Chaoyang District of Beijing, China.The park was constructed in 2008 for the Summer Olympics. Since then, the streets around the park have been used for an exhibition street race at the FIA GT1 World Championship in 2011/after a race at Goldenport Park Circuit in the vicinity.
Venues Around the City:
The Beijing National Stadium
The Beijing National Stadium (国家体育场) or the "Bird's Nest" (鸟巢) is the centerpiece of this project. It hosted the opening and closing ceremonies, athletics, and football finals of the Games. The stadium has room for 91,000 spectators, but the capacity was reduced to 80,000 after the Olympics.
Beijing's National Aquatics Center
The Beijing National Aquatics Center, which in Chinese characters reads as: 国家游泳中心, is also known as the "Water Cube" (水立方). This major themed park has hosted the swimming, diving and synchronized swimming events. It has a capacity of 17,000 (reduced to 6,000 after the Olympics and is located next to the National Stadium.
The Beijing National Indoor Stadium
The Beijing National Indoor Stadium (国家体育馆) or "the Fan" held the handball, artistic gymnastics and trampolining events. With a capacity of 19,000, it was the main indoor arena used during the Games.
The Olympic Green Convention Center
The Olympic Green Convention Center, also called the National Convention Center (国家会议中心), held fencing and, the shooting and fencing disciplines of the modern pentathlon. It is also used as the International Broadcast Center and the Main Press Center (for conventions and exhibitions). The centre covers an area of 270,000 square meters.
The Olympic Green Hockey Field
The Olympic Green Hockey Field hosted the field hockey events. It covered an area of 11.87 hectares with 2 courts and could seat 17,000 spectators. It was deconstructed after the Games.
The Olympic Green Archery Field
The Olympic Green Archery Field hosted the archery events. The field occupied 9.22 hectares and has a capacity of 5,000. It was dismantled after the Games.
The Olympic Green Tennis Center
The Olympic Green Tennis Center (北京奥林匹克公园网球场) hosted the tennis and wheelchair tennis events. It has 16 courts and a capacity of 17,400. It opened on October 1, 2007.
The Promenade
The park itself, outside of the venues constructed on the Olympic Green, hosted some of the athletic events at the 2008 Games. These included the racewalk events, where the loops occurred on the Olympic Green, and the portion of the marathons just outside the National Stadium. It's a great place to visit during your time in the city.
