裕彤体育场

Yutong Stadium, also called Chang'an Stadium, occupies the southeast corner of Zhongshan East Road and Tiyu Avenue in Chang'an district, Shijiazhuang, and is the core ground of the Yutong International Sports Center; it takes its name from Cheng Yu-tung of Hong Kong's New World group. It was built on the site of the Chang'an Road stadium of the 1950s, which had been renovated in 1972. Work started in 1992 and the stadium opened in August 1996 with 100,400 sqm of floor area in a two-level structure 45.88 m high, its stands holding more than 38,000 spectators. The grass pitch meets Chinese Football Association requirements and the synthetic 400 m track can stage athletics; the ground is equipped with a 240 sqm colour screen, Philips floodlights, Australian TCP sound and electronic timing and scoring, while beneath the stands are eight 100 m sprint lanes and rooms for training, VIPs, referees and athletes. It has hosted the ninth and tenth Hebei provincial games, the 2004 national athletics championships and Olympic trials, and the 2008 Beijing Olympic athletics qualifier. From 1997 to 1998 it was the home of the Bayi football team, and it later hosted Hebei Zhongji, Shijiazhuang Yongchang and now Shijiazhuang Kungfu; when Yongchang played in the Chinese Super League in 2015, average crowds of nearly 30,000 earned it the nickname the devil's home ground. Jacky Cheung, Mayday, Wang Leehom and Eason Chan have all played concerts here, making the stadium a shared landmark for sport and entertainment in the city. The ground is reached from Zhongshan East Road and Tiyu Avenue, and its elevated position above the commercial podium gives the stands a clear view over the city centre.