Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park

Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park is located in Mapo Village, Shunyi District of Beijing. With a building area of 31,850 sq m, it occupies the largest surface area of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games venues. The venue has a seating capacity of 37,000, with 1,200 permanent seats and 25,800 temporary seats. During Olympic Games, it will be used for Rowing, Canoe/Kayak (Flat-water and Slalom) and Marathon Swimming. 32 gold medals will be awarded at the venue. After the Olympic Games, the venue will be converted into an attractive, world-class resort for swimming and recreation -- the largest of its kind in the northeastern part of Beijing.
Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park began to built on July 23, 2004 and delivered to use on July 28, 2007. It is the world's only first-class rowing-canoeing venue that contains both flat-water and slalom courses. The water surface area of the Park occupies 6.35 million sq m, and the green surface area occupies 5.8 million sq m, with green coverage of over 82 percent. Combined with the forestry of the surrounding areas, the rowing-canoeing park is a natural "oxygen bar."