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Beijing National Indoor Stadium

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Beijing National Indoor Stadium
Beijing National Indoor Stadium. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

About

The National Indoor Stadium, a.k.a. Folding Fan, is an arena located at Olympic Green in Chaoyang, Beijing, China.

The stadium has a capacity of 20,000 people, and was constructed for the 2008 Summer Olympics. It is nicknamed the Fan (shànzi) due to its design resembling a traditional Chinese folding fan.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Photography via Wikimedia Commons.