Minyuan Stadium, Sports stadium in Wudadao district, Tianjin, China
Minyuan Stadium, at 83 Chongqing Road in Heping District, Tianjin, was built in 1920 by the British Municipal Council on filled marshland. Its 1926 rebuild added a 500-metre running track, two football pitches, and two 100-metre grandstands on the west side. Since 2014 the remodelled site has served as an open public square, retaining the original grandstand structure and facade.
The British Municipal Council of the Tianjin British Concession built the stadium in 1920 on filled marshland between today's Dali and Chongqing roads. In 1925 Eric Liddell, the 1924 Olympic 400m champion then working as a missionary in Tianjin, advised on its redesign, and the rebuilt ground reopened on 6 October 1926 with a 500m track and two 100m stands. It closed in 2012 and reopened as a public square on 1 May 2014.
The name Minyuan has two explanations: it may come from the British concession authority providing the ground for foreign residents (qiaomin), or from the old local name of the low-lying land. Since 2023 the Wudadao tourist area has held an annual crabapple blossom festival here each spring.
The square sits at 83 Chongqing Road in Heping District, between Dali Road and Chongqing Road in the former British concession. The 2012–2014 remodelling kept and reinforced the old grandstand structure and its facade, so the original ground plan is still readable. Parking around the Wudadao block is limited, so arriving on foot or by public transport is easier. Since 2023 the Wudadao tourist area has held a spring crabapple blossom festival here.
The design drew inspiration from London's Stamford Bridge Stadium, reflecting its international character rooted in early 20th-century connections. This link to British sports architecture remains visible in certain structural details today.
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