The Harbin International Conference Exhibition and Sports Center () is a

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for

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. It hosts various conventions. It has also hosted the

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competition and hosted events for

1996 Asian Winter Games The 3rd Asian Winter Games () were held from February 4 to 11, 1996 in Harbin, Heilongjiang, China. North Korea's Samjiyon was the original host for the games scheduled in 1995, but withdrew in August 1992. After the withdrawal, South Korea and th ...

and

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. The facility has a floor space of 63,000 square meters (about 700,000 square feet). It is home to a

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with a seating capacity of 48,000 spectators and a 10,603-seated gymnasium.

Stadium

The Harbin International Convention and Exhibition Centre Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium and is the main venue of the convention center. It is currently used mostly for

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matches. The stadium has a seating capacity of 48,000 spectators.

Gymnasium

Harbin International Conference Exhibition and Sports Center Gymnasium is an indoor sporting arena located at the convention centre. The capacity of the arena is 10,603 spectators. It hosts indoor sporting events such as

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and

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, and also hosted the indoor events of the

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Gymnasium

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