Donghua University Stadium

History

The Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena (上海旗忠森林体育城网球中心), also known as Qizhong Stadium, is a tennis arena in Shanghai, People's Republic of China. The complex is located on an 80-hectare (200-acre) area, in Maqiao Town, in the southwest of Shanghai, Minhang District. It has a steel retractable roof which opens and closes in a pinwheel or spiral manner, with eight sliding petal-shaped pieces (moved in 8 minutes) resembling a blooming magnolia (Shanghai's official city flower). The roof enables the stadium to host both indoor and outdoor tennis events.