Beijing National Indoor Stadium

The National Indoor Stadiumhttp://www.ebeijing.gov.cn/Travel/Sightseeing/National_Indoor_Stadium/ (official name) (),Official Beijing Olympics site, National Indoor Stadium is an indoor stadium that is located in the Olympic Green in Beijing, China. The stadium has a capacity of 20,000 people.
The stadium was constructed for the 2008 Summer Olympics. It is nicknamed the Fan (扇子, shànzi) due to its design resembling a traditional Chinese folding fan. It is also used for basketball. The stadium opened its doors on November 26, 2007 for the artistic Gymnastics test event.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics, it hosted the Artistic Gymnastics, Trampolining, and events. After the Olympics, the stadium is used for sports competition, cultural and entertaining purposes, and serves as a multi-functional exercise center for local residents. In 2015 it hosted the ice hockey women's world championship Beijing 2015. The stadium will be used for ice hockey during the 2022 Winter Olympic Games.
==References==
==External links==
*Beijing National Indoor Stadium Official Website
Category:Indoor ice hockey venues in China
Category:Olympic ice hockey venues