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JING鈥橝N 鈥?Competition attracts 7,000 fans
Residents perform Mulan Fan, a popular exercise among locals, at this month鈥檚 opening ceremony of the Jing鈥檃n Sports Meeting held
in the new Jing鈥檃n Sports Center. The event attracted more than 7,000 people who competed in almost 450 events. 鈥?Xiao Mingliang
Now, football in the sky as
new sports facilities bloom
Scan on WeChat to have Li Qian A rooftop football field is unveiled at we will take any effort to develop,鈥?Yu said.
real-time update of what鈥檚 Jing鈥檃n Sports Center, the first of its kind Near the new sports center, at 880 Yonghe
happening in the district. Jing鈥檃n鈥檚 biggest sports center, which in- in Shanghai. 鈥?Jiang Xiaowei
(Chinese only) cludes a rooftop football field 13 meters Road, tables with chess pieces and boards
above the ground, opened this month rooftop recreation area during their noon have been set up in an outdoor public ac-
as part of the district鈥檚 campaign to break. tivity area. Such tables will be introduced
improve access to sports facilities. to at least 15 neighborhoods by the end of
The LL Land Holding Building converts an the year.
The Jing鈥檃n Sports Center, at 116 Wen- emergency shelter into a fitness club that
shui Road, covers 61,733 square meters can be used when there is no emergency. But the district government is fostering
and dwarfs all other sports centers in the the development of non-traditional activi-
downtown area. And facilities are going high-tech. ties as well, as younger generations develop
In July, two self-service basketball courts new interests and new trends develop. In
The rooftop football field seats 750 peo- opened at 262 Xinma Road and 1640 Linfen the Jing鈥檃n Sports and Fitness Center, at
ple and is the first in Shanghai, said Yu Road, where users pay with WeChat to gain 151 Kangding Road, sports such as base-
Biao, director of the Jing鈥檃n Sports Bureau, entry. ball, roller skating and billiards have been
although because of its capacity it is more About 10,000 people use them a month. introduced.
likely to be used just for training. Vending machines provide drinks and
rental balls and administrators monitor And in May, a professional venue for e-
The center also has a 5,600-seat multi- the courts through CCTV cameras. Sports, or electronic sports, opened.
function venue, a swimming pool, two 鈥淪ports is the future and it is something
basketball courts, two volleyball courts, In November 2003, eSports was officially
four tennis courts, 16 table tennis courts Self-service basketball court 鈥?Ma Chao included as a game in China. Over the past
and 20 badminton courts, covering the few years, the number of professional
most popular sports among residents, Yu gamers and spectators has surged in the
said. Prices will be discounted 20-50 per- country and China now has an estimated
cent during the trial operation to the end 170 million eSports followers.
of the year.
League of Legends, or LoL, is one of the
Except the swimming pool, opening world鈥檚 most popular multi-player online
hours are 10am-10pm Monday to Friday battle arena games with at least 100 mil-
and 9am-10pm at weekends. lion users.
The new stadium is part of the district鈥檚 The venue in Jing鈥檃n, called 666, is the
13th Five-Year Plan (2016-2020) to provide designated venue for LSPL for the year. In
residents easy access to sports facilities. its 2,000-square-meter main hall, 16 teams
The plan calls for residents to have access to competed in the spring game, attracting
gym equipment in their communities with- more than 5 million online viewers.
in a five-minute walk from home, a gym
club or school playground within 10 min- A top venue for eSports, 666 鈥?Ti Gong
utes and comprehensive sports facilities,
such as a stadium, within 15 minutes.
For Jing鈥檃n, with its mix of white-collar
workers and senior citizens, authorities
regard it as vial to establish sports ven-
ues in business areas and residential
neighborhoods.
Sports and recreation rooms for workers
are becoming more common in office build-
ings. In the Kaidike Building that holds
more than 4,000 workers, desk jockeys like
to have a walk or play badminton in the
