National Stadium (Kaohsiung)

National Stadium
National Stadium
Chinese	國家體育場
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Guójiā tǐyùchǎng
Tongyong Pinyin	Guójiā tǐyùhchǎng
IPA	[kwǒtɕjá tʰìŷʈʂʰàŋ]
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	Kok-ka Thé-io̍k-tiûⁿ
Alternative Chinese name
Chinese	龍騰體育場
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Lóngténg tǐyùchǎng
Tongyong Pinyin	Lóngténg tǐyùhchǎng
IPA	[lʊ̌ŋtʰə̌ŋ tʰìŷʈʂʰàŋ]
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	Lêng-thêng Thé-io̍k-tiûⁿ

National Stadium
國家體育場
Former names	2009 The World Games Main Stadium (2009)
Location	Zuoying, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Republic of China
Capacity	55,000
Surface	Grass
Construction
Opened	May 2009
Architect	Toyo Ito
Tenants
	World Games 2009
Website
	www.nssac.gov.tw

The National Stadium (official name) (Chinese: 國家體育場; pinyin: Guójiā Tǐyùchǎng; also named 龍騰體育場), formerly known as the World Games Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Zuoying District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It is currently the largest stadium in Taiwan in terms of capacity.

Completed in 2009, it is used mostly for football matches and it hosted the main events for the 2009 World Games. The stadium has a capacity of 55,000 people. Since the conclusion of the games, the stadium has been used for some Taiwanese football team matches.^{[needs update]}

The stadium, designed by Japanese architect Toyo Ito, makes use of solar energy to provide its power needs. [1] The stadium's semi spiral-shaped, like a dragon, is the first stadium in the world to provide power using solar power technology. The solar panels covering the vast external face of the stadium are able to generate most of the power required for its own operation, as well as additional power that can be saved.