Olympic Green is where 50% of the competition venues will be found in 2008, and is located at the north end of the central axis of Beijing City. A forest park, a central area including competition venues, Olympic Village, the Main Press Center (MPC), and the International Broadcasting Center (IBC) and so on for Olympic Games can be found at Olympic Green. There will be several subway stations to connect the Olympic Green and the downtown area. Besides, people can also choose buses, taxis or to drive to Olympic Green.
Altogether 31 venues will be used in Beijing during the 29th Olympiad. Most of them have already been completed, though some are still under construction.
The Beijing National Stadium, also known as the "Bird's Nest" for its architecture, is a stadium finished for the Olympic Green in Beijing, China that has so far been completed as of March 2008. The stadium will host the main track and field competitions for the 2008 Summer Olympics, as well as the opening and closing ceremonies. It is located east of the Beijing National Aquatics Centre.
The Olympic (Paralympic) Village, is to begin receiving residents on July 27. Through a balanced union of humanism, architecture and environment, the village incorporates characteristics of the three major Beijing Olympic concepts of “Green Olympic”, “Hi-Tech Olympics” and “People's Olympics”.
New Venues in Beijing 2008 |
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1. National Stadium
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2. National Aquatics Center
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3. National Indoor Stadium
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4. Beijing Shooting Range Hall
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5. Beijing Olympic Basketball Gymnasium
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6. Laoshan Velodrome
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7. Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park
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8. China Agricultural University Gymnasium
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9. Peking University Gymnasium
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10. Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium
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11.Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium
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12. Beijing Olympic Green Tennis Court
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13. Olympic Sports Center Stadium
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14. Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium
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15. Beijing Workers' Stadium
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16. Beijing Workers' Gymnasium
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17.Capital Indoor Stadium
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18.Fengtai Sports Center Softball Field
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19. Yingdong Natatorium of National Olympic Sports Center
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20. Laoshan Mountain Bike Course
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21. Beijing Shooting Range CTF
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22. Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium
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23.Beijing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics Gymnasium
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24. Fencing Hall of National Convention Center
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25. Beijing Olympic Green Hockey Stadium
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26.Beijing Olympic Green Archery Field
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27. Beijing Wukesong Sports Center Baseball Field
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28. Chaoyang Park Beach Volleyball Ground
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29.Laoshan Bicycle Moto Cross (BMX) Venue
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30. Triathlon Venue
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31. Road Cycling Course
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