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Zhejiang Yellow Dragon Sports Center or Zhejiang Huanglong Sports Center (Chinese: 杭州黄龙体育中心) is a sports complex also used for cultural events such as music concerts and celebrations, located in the center of the city of Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China. Huanglong means "Yellow Dragon" in Chinese. It is the home of soccer club Hangzhou Nabel Greentown F.C.
The center, built between 1997 and 2003, includes a football (soccer) stadium with a running track, an indoor arena, outdoor track and field practice facility, a sports hotel, a press center, and other facilities for sports such as rhythmic gymnastics, tennis, diving and chess.
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Yellow Dragon Stadium
Yellow Dragon Stadium 
Location Hangzhou, China Coordinates 30°16′06″N 120°07′44″E / 30.2683°N 120.1290°E Opened 2000 Surface Grass Capacity 51,000 Tenants Hangzhou Greentown F.C. Yellow Dragon Stadium or Huanglong Stadium (Chinese: 杭州黄龙体育场) is a the outdoor football (soccer) stadium and the main feature of the Yellow Dragon Sports Center. The facility seats 51,000 people and was completed in 2000. It is used by the local football team and was one of the venues of the FIFA Women's World Cup 2007 held in September 2007, for group phase games and the Brazil-USA semifinal. It was referred to by FIFA as Hangzhou Dragon Stadium.
The structure is circular in shape and has a partial roof covering the seating sections that is supported by two dual suspension towers on opposing ends of the stadium.
Yellow Dragon Gymnasium
Yellow Dragon Gymnasium or Huanglong Gymnasium is an indoor arena seating 8,000 people, which was officially put into service on 21 September 2003. It was constructed at a cost of 160 million RMB (roughly 19 million USD).[1] The arena can accommodate figure skating and ice hockey, as well as a variety of indoor sports. It is also used for music concerts.
It is adjacent to the stadium in the northeast direction. This was originally designed by Soviet Experts in 1950s and endorsed by Later Premier Zhou Enlai. When Zhou Enlai visited Hangzhou in the early 1970s, he repeated this plan to local officials.
References
- ^ "Stadium put into use". (An article about unveiling the Gymnasium and a picture of it). Archived from the original on 2007-09-24. http://web.archive.org/web/20070924233327/http://english.zjcnt.com/Culture_news/view.php?article_id=265&article_type=2. Retrieved 2007-09-25.
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2007 FIFA Women's World Cup stadiums Chengdu Sports Center (Chengdu) • Hongkou Stadium (Shanghai) • Tianjin Olympic Center (Tianjin) • Wuhan Stadium (Wuhan) • Yellow Dragon Stadium (Hangzhou)
Coordinates: 30°16′06″N 120°07′44″E / 30.2683°N 120.1290°E
Categories:- Sports venues in China
- Football venues in China
- Buildings and structures in Hangzhou
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