Beijing Sports

Staying in shape in Beijing can be easy. Just walk everywhere!!! Or join health and fitness clubs to stay in shape. Run on the treadmill, lift weights, do aerobics or even play badminton and table tennis with people at the local gyms. Golf and tennis are also readily available with some very nice driving ranges and courts. Swimming is also popular in Olympic sized pools. If you are a morning person, you can always join in on the fun with morning Taichi at the local parks.

There are numerous recreational facilities in Beijing. The city is equipped with such facilities as golf courses, tennis courts, bowling alleys, swimming pools, roller-skating rings, fishing pools and horse racing tracks. Recreational centers and cultural clubs can be found in every district of the city. Provided below are a sampling of places for sports and recreation:

Chaoyang Gymnasium Liulitun Xikou, Chaoyang District Tel: (8610) 6501-1016 Olympic Sports Center Asian Games Village Tel: (8610) 6491-2233 Back to top

Beijing Recreational Center
Asian Games Village
Tel: (8610) 6499-3434

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Beijing Recreational Center
Asian Games Village
Tel: (8610) 6499 3434

Beijing Trend Station Beauty and Fitness Center
B3, TowerC, COFCO Plaza, 8, Jiannei Dajie
Tel: (8610) 6562-0795

25 Hours Fitness Center
2 Maliandao Nanjie
Opening hours: 10:00 am-10:00 pm

Amrita Fitness
3/F, Swiss Hotel, 2 Chaoyangmen Beidajie
Opening hours: 6:00 am-10:30 pm

Table Tennis
No 4 Chongwenmen Tiyuguan Road, Chongwen District

Beijing Horseman's Park
Beizang Village, Daxing County
Tel: (8610) 6027-5019

Beijing Country Horse Racing Range
Mapo, Shunyi County

Yuanmingyuan Ruyi Martial Arts School
The only private martial arts school approved by the city government. Attendants may learn various forms of Chinese boxing and qigong, a Chinese breathing exercise, to enhance the physique.

152 Yuan Ming Yuan Lu
Tel: (8610) 6257-1596

Xin'aote Yingdong Swimming Pool
Olympic Sports Center
Tel: (8610) 6492-1601

Huiyuan Mansion
Asian Games Village
Tel: (8610) 6499-4847

East Lake Club
Inside East Lake Villa near the Australian
Embassy Tel: (8610) 6467-8221 ext. 262

Sino-Japanese Youth Exchange Center
40 Liangmaqiaolu
Tel: (8610) 6466-3311 ext. 3185

Beijing International Tennis Center
50 Tiantan Donglu
Tel: (8610) 6711-3872

Olympic Tennis Center
Asian Games Village
Tel: (8610) 6491-2233

Xiannongtan Tennis Center
Inside the Xian Nong Tan Stadium
Tel: (8610) 6301-7744 ext. 2394