Since the year of the 120th anniversary celebration of HZAU, the new gymnasium will be completed and put into use recently. As a place for students to exercise, the service schedule and functions have become widespread concern for students. To this end, the reporters of XueTong news agency interviewed the director of Infrastructure Department and Vise Dean of the Sports Department for more information.
Q: What is the construction duration of the new gymnasium? When will it open?
A: The project was approved by the Ministry of Education in October 2014, and started construction in December 2016. After the initial completion at the end of 2018, system debugging was carried out. After the Spring Festival, the Sports Department conducted bidding and procurement for related equipment and venues arrangement. It is expected to be officially open to teachers and students in May 2019.
Q: How is the new gymnasium designed?
A: The style of the new gymnasium is simple, elegant, and practical, equipped with comprehensive facilities indoors and outdoors. In order to be consistent the architectural styles around, dark gray was chosen as the main color of the gymnasium. The outdoor landscape consists of the terrace square area, the green area, the sinking courtyard area, and the unique stand. It is equipped with decorative lighting, shrubs and leisure facilities.
Q: What is the difference between the new gymnasium and the old one?
A: The new gymnasium is mainly used in physical education, extracurricular sports
and physical training, which is a supplement to the old one. Compared with the old one, the new gymnasium is targeted at physical training. With improved facilities, the new gymnasium sets up a constant temperature swimming pool and provides venues for a variety of hot sports. As a boon for students, the new gym will meet their demand for sports fitness and a colorful after-school life.
Q: What kinds of venues are there in the new gymnasium? How are the floors arranged?
A: It consists of two parts, one underground and four above ground. Its functions and distribution of venues are as follows: The first floor is equipped with an 8-lane standard swimming pool of constant temperature, which is 50 meters long and 25 meters wide, available all year round to people. There are 32 table tennis training grounds and a 480 square meter gym. There are 3 tennis training venues 1 dance room, 1 yoga room and 1 martial arts room on the second floor. The third floor is equipped with 32 pieces of badminton training venues and lounges; On the fourth floor, there are 2 martial arts rooms, 1 taekwondo room, 1 archery room and administrative office room.
It is noteworthy that the new gymnasium has made innovative improvements in the overall design, differing from the traditional four-layer structure. The overall structure is from the north side to the first floor for the swimming pool and the second floor for the badminton court. The swimming pool and badminton field are built in the north side of the gymnasium, while table tennis gym and tennis court in the south side. Other classrooms scatter in different floors of the gym. This kind of design not only is conducive to the full use of space, but also makes each area appear more independent and visually spacious.
Q: How about the charges? Who will be responsible for its operation?
A: After its opening, the charging standard is the same as that of the old. We will have tiered charging policy for students, staff member and outsiders, ensuring the best price for students. School Infrastructure Department will be responsible for its management, and School Sports Department and the Logistics Group will jointly ensure the operation of the new gymnasium.
Kong believed that, with superior location and complete facilities and equipment, the new stadium will bring much convenience to teachers and students for relaxation and exercise.
Source: http://m.hzau.edu.cn/article/9710
Translated by Wang Yiwen
Supervised by Pan Buhan
