Yellow Dragon Sports Center
Zhejiang Yellow Dragon Sports Center or Zhejiang Huanglong Sports Center (Chinese: 杭州黄龙体育中心) is a sports complex also used for cultural events such as music concerts and celebrations, located in the center of the city of Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China. Huanglong means "Yellow Dragon" in Chinese. It is the home of soccer club Hangzhou Nabel Greentown F.C.
The center, built between 1997 and 2003, includes a football (soccer) stadium with a running track, an indoor arena, outdoor track and field practice facility, a sports hotel, a press center, and other facilities for sports such as rhythmic gymnastics, tennis, diving and chess.
Read more about Yellow Dragon Sports Center: Yellow Dragon Stadium, Yellow Dragon Gymnasium
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