“On every weekend, the fitness center for city residents is full of people. It is necessary to make a reservation in advance” Wang Gang, a city resident, said. The “short supply” of existing fitness facilities is a witness how high the sports enthusiasm of Dalian people is. At present, the demands of Dalian people for leisure, fitness, culture and amusement are increasing day after day. The past sports activity venues have a limited capacity. The Sports Center located in Ganjingzi District at a place where Xibei Road and Lanling Road intersect is good to perfect the fitness service system for national people and satisfy the mass sports requirements.

A good place for leisure in future

The Sports Center will be open to the city residents 

     The Sports Center covers an area of 820 thousand sq. m. and occupies a floor space around 520 thousand sq. m. The general planning design of the Sports Center takes the “vein of sports” as the theme, combines with the profound deposits of sports culture and the local characteristics of Dalian to wholly embody the beauty of sports and the lingering charm of the sea. The “three grounds and two stadiums” of the Sports Center refer to the sports gym, sports stadium, swimming gym, tennis ground and baseball ground.

     Recently the reporter has been informed that the Sports Center will be open to the city resident. It will not only undertake important international games, but can also serve for the city residents to do fitness and relax, appreciate high-level art performances. Especially, the “three grounds and two stadiums” will become a “pleasure ground” for Dalian people. 

Street basketball court, net type football field 

All will be completed by the end of October

      In recent years, the city has been striving to deliver fitness to the city residents. The reporter has been informed that the city has completed construction of Qixiangshan Sports Demonstration Park in Zhongshan District and Tongle Sports Demonstration Park in Ganjingzi District this year; on basis of the original wooden sidewalks along the seaside road, the construction of a 21.99 long fitness walk along the seaside road has been completed containing such sports elements as fitness knowledge. As of this August, 30 plus fitness walks (mountain climbing) had been completed over the city with a total length of 150 plus kilometers. Some fitness walks are adjacent to residential quarters with a rate of utilization by residents and highly appreciated.

     This year, the city government has listed the project consisting of 100 street basketball courts, 40 net type football fields and indoor and outdoor fitness activity rooms (routes) as one of the 15 people’s livelihood projects of the city government. As of this July, the construction of 34 basketball courts and 16 net type football fields had been completed with 20 net type football fields, 57 street basketball courts being under way, the project for 100 outdoor fitness routes and 100 indoor fitness activity rooms being boosted according to the procedure, which has entered into the apparatus bidding stage at present. It is expected that all will be completed by the end of October.