Source: Taiwan Straits Network
According to a report by Xiamen Daily on October 25 this year, in the xiamen eastern sports convention and exhibition new city, the prototype of "one stadium and two halls" of the Xiamen New Sports Center began to appear, and the construction of various projects entered the fast lane. This is another important progress made by Xiamen's sports industry driven by the cross-island development strategy.
In the recent "Xiamen Landmark in My Mind" - special planning activity to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the construction of the Xiamen Special Economic Zone, some citizens mentioned that sports are an inseparable part of life, and the construction of the new sports center in Xiamen evokes their memories of the continuous development and change of "sports landmarks".
The old and the new rise and fall into the sun. Starting from the People's Stadium on Xiahe Road, for more than half a century, in a song of youth that strives to sail and strive upwards, the spirit of the Xiamen Special Economic Zone and the Olympic spirit have jointly inspired the city to go higher, faster and stronger.
People's Stadium The youth memory of "Old Xiamen"
[Construction History]
Construction began in 1956; in 1964, it was expanded and the grandstand was newly built; in 1985, the cinder runway was built; in 2013, the cinder runway was upgraded to a 400-meter plastic circular runway, and the white walls and grandstands were renovated.
The People's Stadium is located at the intersection of Xiahe Road and Xingfu Road. In the stadium, the table tennis table, the fitness equipment area, the plastic track, the football field, the stand, almost every day, the citizens are encouraged by the wall slogan of "exercise for an hour a day, live a healthy life", and enjoy the joy of sports.
In fact, the 65-year-old People's Stadium is the earliest public stadium on Xiamen Island, and for the old Xiamen people, there are too many memories of youth.
On the runway, Grandma Lin, who had gray hair, was striding along. In Lin's memory, the People's Stadium she saw when she was young was completely different from today- when it was first built in 1956, there was no wall, and a row of trees "circled" a not-so-flat ground. In 1964, the People's Stadium was expanded and the stands were repaired. From the early 1970s to the 1990s, large-scale sports events held in Xiamen, such as the National Football League B and the International Women's Football Invitational Tournament, were held here. In 1985, a cinder track was built in the stadium, and more athletes were left in the city's sports games, primary and secondary school games and other large and small events. A number of sports celebrities are also linked to this people's stadium, such as: London Olympic weightlifting champion Lin Qingfeng, table tennis world champion Guo Yuehua, badminton world champions Luan Jin and Lin Jiangli, as well as high jump stars Ni Zhiqin and Zheng Dazhen...
Witnessing the blood of generations, the People's Stadium inevitably grew old: for a long time, the runway was constantly rolled up with cinder and dust, and the stands were weedy and barren. Fortunately, in 2013, the People's Stadium was rejuvenated with a "second spring" - the cinder track was upgraded to a 400-meter plastic circular track, and the white walls and grandstands were brand new, once again surrounding a new generation of citizens in its current form. In addition, with the development of Xiamen's film and television industry, the People's Stadium, as a filming location, appeared in the movie "The Richest Man in Xihong" released in 2018; the blue exterior wall and red seats in the venue have also become a photo punching place for many fashionable hipsters.
Xiamen Sports Center Is a good place for citizens to exercise
It was built in 1983; in 1991, the central stadium covering an area of 50,000 square meters was completed; in 2012, the supporting functions, internal structure, external transportation and other integration and upgrading; in 2019, the municipal sports center comprehensive fitness hall was put into use; in August this year, the badminton hall and basketball and volleyball hall were closed.
At the entrance of the Xiamen Sports Center, the bronze statue of Coubertin, the "father of the modern Olympics", stands, staring at the crowds inside and outside the stadium for a long time, as well as two retired "elders" not far away, the badminton hall and basketball and volleyball hall built in the 1980s. Many athletes were enlightened here: the badminton hall came out of Ji Xinpeng and Chen Long, two Olympic champions, Guo Zhendong, Hong Wei and Liu Cheng, three world champions.
Over the past 40 years, with the gradual departure of Xiamen's sports industry, the sports center has witnessed the take-off of the Xiamen Special Economic Zone and the physical and mental strength of the builders of the special economic zone. Going to the sports center to play a game and watch a game is how many citizens welcome the weekend.
After new repairs, integration and upgrading, the sports center built in 1983 "gradually prospered", just like Xiamen changed its old appearance under the relay construction of generations of citizens: in 1991, the central stadium covering an area of 50,000 square meters was completed, with an international standard athletics field and plastic track, and the grandstand can accommodate more than 30,000 people; in 2012, the sports center has a new planning and positioning, that is, a sports park based on outdoor sports fields and greenery, and the supporting functions, internal structure, external transportation, etc. have been integrated and upgraded. It is more in line with the needs of the public for leisure and fitness; in 2019, after 3 years of construction, the comprehensive fitness hall of the municipal sports center was put into use. Nowadays, the sports center with diverse venues has become an important place for citizens' daily fitness, professional athlete training, and hosting large-scale events and entertainment activities. In addition, there is a Xiamen Workers' Gymnasium not far away, which also meets the sports needs of the citizens.
Standing in the present, looking back at the earliest buildings of the sports center, the white outer walls of the badminton hall and the basketball and volleyball hall have been peeled off bit by bit, and the years have also brought problems such as roof leakage and wall cracking, and after accompanying the public for nearly 40 years, the museum was officially closed in August this year.
New Sports Center A new platform for high-level events
In August last year, the pile foundation construction was fully carried out; in October this year, the prototype of "one two museums" began to appear; it is expected to be completed and put into use in 2023.
Following the pace of cross-island development, Xiamen's sports landmarks are no longer limited to meeting the needs of sports and competitions, but extend to a broader world, so that Xiamen has more hotspots and possibilities. Among them, the "C position" is the new sports center that is under construction. It is located in the new sports convention and exhibition city in eastern Xiamen, and is expected to be completed and put into use in 2023 - it is not only an important carrier for Xiamen to implement the cross-island development strategy, but also provides important support for Xiamen to build a tourism, sports and exhibition industry of 100 billion.
The new sports center "one field and two halls" are the Egret Stadium, the Phoenix Gymnasium (including the training hall) and the White Dolphin Swimming Hall, the name is very rich in Xiamen characteristics, which makes people very kind. However, behind this grounded name, "one game and two halls" has a "tall" pattern: after the completion of the Phoenix Stadium, it will become the largest single stadium in China; the Egret Stadium will become the first professional football field in China that can realize the transformation of football and athletics functions, and the design and construction are based on international top standards. Since the construction of the pile foundation was fully launched in August last year, the construction of all major projects has been fully rolled out, and this year it has accelerated the construction. After being put into use, a series of high-level sports events in Xiamen will be staged here. For example, the Egret Stadium will serve as a venue for the 2023 AFC China Asian Cup in Xiamen.
In the future, Xiamen's sports landmarks will be more three-dimensional and higher specifications, creating more good stories and new miracles.
Four channels recommend Xiamen landmarks
●Event Theme: Xiamen Landmark in My Mind - Special Planning Event to Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Construction of Xiamen Special Economic Zone
● Four collection channels: call the Xiamen Daily reader hotline 968820; send an email ([email protected]); leave a message to the "Xiamen Daily" WeChat public account backstage; Xiamen Daily's official Weibo topic discussion "Xiamen Landmark in My Mind".
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