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The Fan

The National Indoor Stadium, a.k.a. Folding Fan, is an arena located at Olympic Green in , , . The has a capacity of 20,000 people, and was constructed for the 2008 Summer Olympics.
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  • Type: Stadium
  • Description: Indoor multi-purpose arena in Olympic Green, Beijing, China
  • Also known as: “Beijing National Indoor Stadium” and “National Indoor Stadium”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Water Cube and Bird’s Nest.

Stadium
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The , fully a.k.a. the National Aquatics Centre, is a swimming center at the Olympic Green in , , . The was originally constructed to host the aquatics competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Paralympics. is situated 390 metres south of The Fan.

Stadium
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The National Stadium, a.k.a. the Bird's Nest, is a at Olympic Green in , , . The National Stadium, covering an area of 204,000 square meters with an 80,000 person capacity, broke ground in December 2003, officially started construction in March 2004, and was completed in June 2008. is situated 680 metres southeast of The Fan.

Hotel
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is a hotel, which is situated 290 metres northwest of The Fan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Anzhen and Wudaokou.

Suburb
Subdistrict is a subdistrict on the northwest portion of Chaoyang District, , . As of 2020, it has a total population of 57,016. The subdistrict got its name from Anzhenmen, a former city gate of Khanbaliq. is situated 3½ km south of The Fan.

Neighborhood
, whose name is a literal reference to the fifth level crossing of the Jingbao Railway, is a neighborhood in the Haidian District of North West , famous for its close distances to universities including Tsinghua University and Peking University. is situated 4½ km west of The Fan.

Town
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Town is a town on the eastern side of Haidian District, , . Its population was 58,151 as of 2020. The name literally translates to "rising from the east“. is situated 4½ km west of The Fan.

The Fan

Latitude
39.99509° or 39° 59′ 42″ north
Longitude
116.38394° or 116° 23′ 2″ east
Elevation
49 metres (161 feet)
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map ID
way 55883993
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Geo­Names ID
6695795
Wiki­data ID
Q1139142
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“The Fan” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الاستاد الوطني المسقوف”
  • Arabic: “ملعب بكين الداخلي الوطني”
  • Bulgarian: “Национален закрит стадион на Пекин”
  • Bulgarian: “Пекински национален закрит стадион”
  • Catalan: “Estadi Cobert Nacional de Pequín”
  • Catalan: “Gimnàs Nacional de Pequín”
  • Chinese: “中国国家体育馆”
  • Chinese: “中國國家體育館”
  • Chinese: “北京国家体育馆”
  • Chinese: “北京國家體育館”
  • Chinese: “国家体育馆”
  • Chinese: “國家體育館”
  • Danish: “Beijing National Indoor Stadium”
  • Danish: “National Indoor Stadium”
  • Dutch: “Beijing National Indoor Stadium”
  • Esperanto: “Pekina Nacia Kovrita Stadiono”
  • French: “palais national omnisports de Pékin”
  • French: “Palais national omnisports de Pékin”
  • French: “Palais national omnisports”
  • German: “Beijing National Indoor Stadium”
  • German: “Nationales Hallenstadion Peking”
  • German: “Nationales Hallenstadion”
  • Hebrew: “האיצטדיון הלאומי המקורה בייג’ינג”
  • Hebrew: “האצטדיון הלאומי המקורה בייג’ינג”
  • Indonesian: “Stadion Dalam Ruangan Nasional Beijing”
  • Indonesian: “Stadion Indoor Nasional Beijing”
  • Italian: “Beijing National Indoor Stadium”
  • Italian: “National Indoor Stadium”
  • Italian: “stadio coperto nazionale di Pechino”
  • Italian: “Stadio coperto nazionale di Pechino”
  • Japanese: “北京国家体育館”
  • Korean: “베이징 국립 실내경기장”
  • Latvian: “Pekinas nacionālais iekštelpu stadions”
  • Lithuanian: “Pekino nacionalinis uždarų patalpų stadionas”
  • Malay: “Stadium Tertutup Nasional Beijing”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Beijing nasjonale innendørsstadion”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Beijing National Indoor Stadium”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Det nasjonale innendørsstadion”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “National Indoor Stadium”
  • Norwegian: “Beijing nasjonale innendørsstadion”
  • Polish: “Narodowy Kryty Stadion w Pekinie”
  • Portuguese: “Estádio Nacional Indoor de Pequim”
  • Portuguese: “Estádio Nacional Indoor”
  • Russian: “Государственный дворец спорта Пекина”
  • Slovak: “Národný krytý štadión (Peking)”
  • Slovak: “Národný krytý štadión”
  • Spanish: “Estadio Cubierto Nacional de Pekin”
  • Spanish: “Estadio Cubierto Nacional de Pekín”
  • Spanish: “Estadio Cubierto Nacional”
  • Spanish: “Gimnasio Nacional de Pekin”
  • Spanish: “Gimnasio Nacional de Pekín”
  • Swedish: “Beijing National Indoor Stadium”
  • Swedish: “National Indoor Stadium”
  • Swedish: “Nationella inomhusstadion”
  • Swedish: “Pekings Nationella inomhusstadion”
  • Thai: “สนามกีฬาในร่มแห่งชาติปักกิ่ง”
  • Turkish: “Pekin Ulusal Kapalı Stadyumu”
  • Ukrainian: “Державний палац спорту Пекіна”
  • Urdu: “بیجنگ نیشنل انڈور اسٹیڈیم”
  • Yue Chinese: “中國國家體育館”

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