Spring Cocoon (春茧) | |
 Shenzhen Bay Sports Center in December 2020 | |
 Interactive map of Shenzhen Bay Sports Center 深圳湾体育中心 | |
| Location | Nanshan,Shenzhen,Guangdong, China |
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| Coordinates | 22°31′15″N113°56′45″E / 22.52083°N 113.94583°E /22.52083; 113.94583 |
| Owner | Shenzhen Municipal People's Government |
| Operator | Culture, Media, Tourism and Sports Bureau of Shenzhen Municipality |
| Capacity | 20,000 (stadium) 13,000 (gymnasium) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Built | 2009–2011 |
| Opened | April 2011 |
| Construction cost | $2.3 billion[1] |
| 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), nicknamedSpring Cocoon (Chinese:春茧) for its shape, is a multiusestadium inShenzhen,China. It is used mostly fortable tennis,swimming andsoccer competitions. The stadium is known for hosting the annualRoboMaster Robotics Competition since 2015, as well as theopening ceremony and some events of the2011 Summer Universiade. The stadium has a capacity of 20,000 spectators and thegymnasium seats 13,000. The Sports Center also hosts regular concerts and has been used as a military staging area.
An internationaldesign competition for the building was held in early 2008, and preparatory work began in November of the same year. Built onreclaimed 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.[2][3]
The stadium is within walking distance fromHouhai station ofShenzhen Metro and is at the proximity of the NanshanCentral business district development.[4]
During the2019–20 Hong Kong protests, satellite images showed the stadium being used to house more than 100 militaryAPCs (armored personnel carriers) and trucks.[5][6] Reporters from the Dutch news serviceNederlandse Omroep Stichting later used anunmanned aerial vehicle to capture film footage the military performing anti-riot training exercises.[7]
| Preceded by | Summer Universiade opening ceremony 2011 | Succeeded by |
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