Another ‘Bird’s Nest’ in China? Feathers fly over Zhengzhou’s new stadium
Sports centre taking shape in Henan is dividing opinion online over its resemblance to Beijing’s famous venue
A new sports centre taking shape in central China is drawing comparisons with the iconic “Bird’s Nest” stadium in Beijing, according to Chinese media reports.
The structure of the Olympic Sports Centre being built in Zhengzhou, Henan province appears to closely resemble that of the National Stadium built for the Beijing Olympics, Dahe Daily newspaper reported on Wednesday.
Known as the “Bird’s Nest”, the stadium was designed by architects Herzog & de Meuron and has become a tourist attraction in the Chinese capital since the Olympics in 2008.
Chinese media and internet users are calling the new stadium “Zhengzhou’s Bird’s Nest”, but a person involved in the project pointed out there were differences between the two designs.
“Our stadium will still be a little different to the ‘Bird’s Nest’ in Beijing,” the man, whose job and name were not given, was quoted as saying in the Dahe Daily report.