Current Situation of the Olympic Green and Its Surrounding Environment
In 1990, the 11th Asian Games were held in Beijing, which facilitated the construction of the northern area. The International Convention Center, hotels and museums were also built aside from the National Olympic Sports Center and the Asian Games Village. The Olympic Green is backed up by the venues and related facilities used during the Asian Games, an easy transport network, a populated area and an array of commercial and cultural facilities. Ten years after the Asian Games, this area has already been developed into one of the most attractive places in Beijing.
Olympic Green Map: Illustrated below
(1) Land Condition
The Olympic Green is divided into 4 areas: A, B, C, D. The sports venues and related facilities are located in Area A and Area B, which is considered as the Olympic Center. (See the drawing below).
Area A: 114 hectares. A-1 is the existing Olympic Sport Center covering an area of 56 hectares; A-2 is reserved land for sports in the south covering an area of 50 hectares.
Area B: 291 hectares. It is located in the northern part of the 4th Ring road along the axis, including the urban construction land and landscaped road. B-1 is where the Olympic sports and public facilities will be located, covering an area of 261 hectares; B-2 is for the Olympic Village with an area of 30 hectares. Currently, agricultural fields, villages, and warehouses which most of it will be demolished in Area B for the construction.
Area C: 680 hectares. It is the area planned for the Forestry Park and located in the landscaped area which separates the suburbs from the complex.
Area D: approximately 27 hectares. It is where the Chinese National Garden will be located and reserved.
The urban construction land in the Olympic Green is located in a flat alluvial plain with a medium geological structure and very simple environmental condition. This makes it very suitable to the construction of the Olympic venues and other related facilities.
(2) Transportation Condition
The central area of Beijing has ring roads with satellite roads as its main backbone. The area inside the 2nd Ring road is the old city. The area inside the 4th Ring road is where the main urban construction will be taking place. A landscaped area is planned to be built between the 4th Ring road and the 5th Ring road. The Olympic Green is located in the area between 4th Ring North road and 5th Ring North road.
According to the overall urban plan, there will be four urban rail lines extending to the surrounding areas of the Olympic Green. These are Line 4, Line 5, Line 8 and Line 10. The preliminary construction of Line 5 is already underway. A branch of the urban light railway will be built to extend from the city to the center of the Olympic Green.
There are many expressways, urban fast lanes, main thoroughfares in the surrounding areas of the Olympic Green, which is very convenient to link up with other areas.
(3) Public Facilities Condition
The public facilities in the areas located on the south of the Olympic 4th Ring road are in good condition. Tucheng North Road, 4th Ring North road, Anli Road and Beichen Road are served with various pipelines. The pipeline networks are expected to meet the requirements of the new projects in water supply, drainage, sewage, and IT networks. New pipeline facilities will be built in the northern area of Olympic 4th Ring road. The infrastructure construction in the Olympic Green is already in progress. |
