Wukesong Arena
The Wukesong Arena (simplified Chinese: 五棵松体育馆; traditional Chinese: 五棵松體育館; pinyin: Wǔkēsōng Tǐyùguǎn), also known as the Cadillac Arena (simplified Chinese: 凯迪拉克中心; traditional Chinese: 凱迪拉克中心; pinyin: Kǎidílākè Zhōngxīn) for sponsorship purposes, is a multipurpose indoor arena in Beijing. It was originally built for the 2008 Summer Olympics basketball preliminaries and finals. Ground was broken on 29 March 2005 and construction was completed on 11 January 2008.
五棵松体育馆（凯迪拉克中心） | |
Exterior of arena (2021) | |
| Former names | Wukesong Culture & Sports Center (2008–2011) MasterCard Center (2011–2015) LeSports Center (2016–2017) Huaxi Live (2017) Cadillac Arena (2017–present) |
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| Address | 69 Fuxing Road |
| Location | Haidian District, Beijing, China |
| Coordinates | 39°54′36″N 116°16′29″E |
| Public transit | Wukesong 1 |
| Owner | Bloomage International Investment Group |
| Operator | AEG |
| Capacity | 19,000 9,000 (ice hockey) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 29 March 2005 |
| Opened | 11 January 2008 |
| Renovated | 2009 |
| Closed | October 2008 – November 2009 |
| Architect | Gu Yonghui |
| Tenants | |
| Beijing Ducks (CBA) (2010–present) HC Kunlun Red Star (KHL) (2016–present) Beijing Lions (CAFL) (2016) | |
| Website | |
| Venue Website | |
The stadium has a capacity of 19,000 and covers an area of 63,000 square metres. It includes a modern, flexible ice hockey rink designed and produced by Finnish rink manufacturer Vepe Oy in November 2016.
In 2022, the arena hosted some of the ice hockey matches as part of the 2022 Winter Olympics.