Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center, the main site of the 2022 Asian Games, features a stunning butterfly-shaped venue which incorporates a natatorium and a gymnasium to host swimming, diving and basketball. Pictured behind the giant silver-white structure is the center's main stadium - aka the 'Big Lotus' - which will host the opening and closing ceremonies, and track and field events. (PHOTO PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY)

HANGZHOU - With almost half a year to go before the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games, venues are ready for a Green, Smart, Economical and Ethical Asian Games.

According to the Hangzhou Asian Games Organising Committee, a total of 56 competition facilities will be used at Hangzhou 2022, including 12 newly-built venues, and 44 renovated and temporary facilities

Yangshan Sports Climbing Center, located in Keqiao district, Shaoxing, is the last venue scheduled to be finished by the end of March 2022, among the construction of all venues. As it passed the inspection of sports events function on Thursday, all 56 venues for the Hangzhou Asian Games and the Asian Para Games have been completed.

According to the Hangzhou Asian Games Organising Committee, a total of 56 competition facilities will be used at Hangzhou 2022, including 12 newly-built venues, and 44 renovated and temporary facilities.

In addition, 31 training venues and five Asian Games villages are also ready for service.

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The 19th Asian Games will be held in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province from Sept 10 to 25, and the fourth Para Asian Games will be staged from Oct 9 to 15, 2022.

It will be the third Asian Games to be hosted in China, after Beijing 1990 and Guangzhou 2010.