南沙体育馆

Nansha Gymnasium stands in Tanwei Village, Huangge Town, Nansha District, Guangzhou, at the junction of Tiyu San Road and Fenghuang Avenue. It was the venue for wushu and kabaddi at the 2010 Asian Games. Construction began on 10 October 2008, the main structure topped out in June 2009 and the building was completed on 14 July 2010 at a total investment of about RMB 450 million. The site covers 12.7 hectares and the building 30,236 square metres, with 6,000 fixed seats and 2,080 temporary ones. For the Games the hall was fitted out with competition platforms, a warm-up area, doping control and media working space to the requirements of wushu taolu, sanda and kabaddi. A single sweeping curved roof covers the competition hall, spectators circulate from the east and west, and the post-Games function rooms have been converted into fitness, training and office space. Today the hall opens year-round for badminton, basketball, table tennis and gym use, and its badminton courts with spectator seating are among the most sought-after slots in the Nansha urban area; the district's public sports facilities directory records 83,500 square metres of floor space for the site as a whole. For event organisers the hall suits competitions, launches, annual meetings and mid-sized shows of roughly 4,000 to 6,000 people; a stage can be built on the floor but protection is needed for the badminton matting and timber surface. The 60,000-seat stadium of the Nansha Civic, Cultural and Sports Complex is under construction nearby and will change the supply of large venues in the district. Access is mainly by car, with Jiaomen station on Metro Line 4 about fifteen minutes away and bus stops along Fenghuang Avenue.