亚运城沙滩排球场

The Asian Games Town beach volleyball ground occupies the Asian Games Park on the eastern side of the Asian Games Town in Shilou town, Panyu District, Guangzhou, south of Qinghe East Road and east of the Beijing–Zhuhai expressway. The site covers 36,400 square metres, with 3,946 square metres of building area of which 2,558 square metres is permanent. The main court is enclosed by a grandstand on the west and temporary stands to the east, south and north, giving 3,006 seats during the Games, while venue records list 3,030 fixed places. The design was meant to sit lightly in the landscape: white membrane roofs float like sails above the river, the oval enclosure reads as a pearl set in the park, and planters of local species hang from the perimeter fence to form a Lingnan-style green hedge. Beach volleyball at the 2010 Asian Games ran from 15 to 24 November. The ground has been kept as part of the park, and its sand courts and membrane canopy continue to serve beach volleyball, beach soccer and community sport. Spectators reach it by Metro Line 4 to Haibang station in the Asian Games Town, or by car via the Nansha Port Expressway, with local bus connections inside the town. The ground faces the Asian Games Town gymnasium and the athletes' village across the water, forming the public spine of the town. The Asian Games Town now holds an annual community sports and culture festival, and the beach ground and the town gymnasium together carry its sporting programme.