Shanghai Oriental Sports Center
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The Shanghai Oriental Sports Centre (Simplified Chinese: 上海东方体育中心), also known as the Shanghai Aquatic Sports Center, is a sports venue that started construction on December 30, 2008 and was completed in late 2010.
Its inauguration is scheduled for July 2011, and it will host the 14th World Aquatics Championships
from July 16–31. The center has an indoor arena seating 18,000, an indoor swimming pool seating 5,000, and an outdoor swimming pool also seating 5,000. The Shanghai Oriental Sports Center is close to Huangpu River
, next to Expo Park in Shanghai
's Pudong New Area. The total investment was to build up the building two billion yuan
.
The station is situated near Jiyang Road Station
on the Shanghai Metro
.
Its inauguration is scheduled for July 2011, and it will host the 14th World Aquatics Championships
2011 World Aquatics Championships
The 14th FINA World Championships were held at July 16–31, 2011 in Shanghai, China at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center. The 2011 World Championships featured five aquatics disciplines: swimming, water polo, diving, open water, and synchronised swimming...
from July 16–31. The center has an indoor arena seating 18,000, an indoor swimming pool seating 5,000, and an outdoor swimming pool also seating 5,000. The Shanghai Oriental Sports Center is close to Huangpu River
Huangpu River
The Huangpu River is a -long river in China flowing through Shanghai...
, next to Expo Park in Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
's Pudong New Area. The total investment was to build up the building two billion yuan
Yuan
Yuan may refer to:* Chinese yuan, the basic unit of currency in China** Renminbi, the current currency used in the People's Republic of China, whose basic unit is Yuan...
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The station is situated near Jiyang Road Station
Jiyang Road (Shanghai Metro)
Oriental Sports Center formerly known as Jiyang Road is the name of a station on the Shanghai Metro. The station is currently an interchange station between Lines 6 and 8...
on the Shanghai Metro
Shanghai Metro
The Shanghai Metro is the urban rapid transit system of China's largest city, Shanghai. The system incorporates both subway and light rail lines. It opened in 1995, making Shanghai the third city in Mainland China, after Beijing and Tianjin, to have a rapid transit system...
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