源深体育中心

Yuanshen Sports Center lies at 655 Yuanshen Road in the Lujiazui financial district of Pudong New Area, Shanghai, bounded by Taolin Road, Yushan Road, Yuanshen Road and Zhangyang Road and close to the Century Avenue transport hub. It is the largest and most complete district-level public sports complex in Pudong and a major base for mass fitness. The 160,000 sqm site is organised as 'one stadium, one hall and one pool' together with a tennis centre and a multi-purpose training hall. The outdoor stadium holds 16,115 spectators for football, with a maximum of 20,000, and has a standard pitch and synthetic track; the indoor arena seats 5,500 for basketball, volleyball, badminton and table tennis; the swimming hall includes a 50 m by 25 m standard pool, a 25 m by 11 m training pool and a leisure pool. Construction began in 1997, with the training hall opening first in 1998 and the new arena completed in 2007; the centre has hosted Special Olympics events, Chinese Super League matches and Archery World Cup stages. Today it opens more than 20 sports to the public at subsidised prices, including badminton, table tennis, tennis, swimming and football, with dedicated sessions for elderly morning exercisers and school students. Metro Line 6 stops at Yuanshen Sports Center about 300 m away, Lines 2, 4, 6 and 9 converge at Century Avenue, and many bus routes pass the site. The venues are linked by outdoor plazas and walking routes, with lawns that open to neighbouring communities and make the centre work as a district-level sports park.