The Jinan Olympic Sports Center, located in east of Jinan, capital of Shandong province, served as the main sports venues for the 11th National Games in October 2009.
The center is composed of four main parts: The Olympic Sports Center Stadium, The Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, The Indoor Tennis Stadium, and The Olympic Sports Center Natatorium. The overall layout of the center is known as Donghe Xiliu, literally meaning “East Lotus, West Willow,” since the city flower and tree of Jinan are the lotus and Chinese willow, respectively.
It took three years and more than three billion yuan to build the center. Zhang Zhongming, Director of the Center, said October 20 that the government invested so heavily in building the Olympic Center not simply for holding the 11th National Games, but also aiming to provide a base to satisfy the public’s needs for entertainment and sports.
It’s not going to overshadow Beijing’s Olympic venues, but it can stand on its own in both scale and aesthetics.
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