Chapter 165: Shanghai Fantasy
The head of the city sports bureau had a simple idea: seeing that the new Tianyu Club had such substantial funds and that the club’s investors had such strong investment capabilities, he thought it might be wise to transfer a burden from the city and the sports bureau to the new Tianyu Club.
The stadium, located in the true core of the Yuzhong Peninsula, is the oldest qualified stadium in Shuangqing City and was the first Grade A stadium built back in the day. The stadium was constructed over four years under the supervision of “He Zong” in 1951. At that time, it was not only Shuangqing City’s first Grade A stadium but also the first Grade A sports venue in the country.
The stadium covers about 120,000 square meters and consists of a comprehensive sports venue and some auxiliary facilities, including gymnastics rooms, table tennis rooms, basketball courts, volleyball courts, and more. It can be considered a fully comprehensive venue.
However, now this stadium is a burden and a burden for the city. The entire stadium’s facilities are not only dilapidated but the fields and tracks have even become vegetable gardens for nearby residents.
In fact, there are many similar stadiums in the country that have become vegetable gardens. Some are dilapidated, while others are in remote areas far from city centers and thus lack popularity, leading to their abandonment.
Shuangqing City’s Datianwan Stadium was abandoned due to the dilapidated state of its facilities. Additionally, after the city government invested in building the larger Olympic Sports Center, this stadium was completely abandoned.
Only a few table tennis rooms and other facilities, after minor repairs, are offered free of charge to nearby residents for fitness purposes.
If the stadium’s facilities were intact, it would definitely attract a significant amount of foot traffic every day, and various commercial performances would undoubtedly choose to be held here.