Capital Indoor Stadium Capital Indoor Stadium The Capital Indoor Stadium () is an indoor arena in 56 Zhongguancun South Street, Beijing, China that was built in 1968. It hosted matches between national table tennis teams of China and the United States in 1971; these matches were part of the exchange program known as "ping pong diplomacy". It has a capacity of 17,345 and a floor space of 54,707 square meters expanded from the old 53,000. It was renovated in 2001 to become a venue for the 2001 Summer Universiade. The stadium hosted one of the first NBA games in China, hosted on October
Edible bird's nest in colour, but there also exists a red version, sometimes called "blood" nest. The Chinese believe that it promotes good health, especially for the skin. The nests have been used in Chinese cooking for over 400 years, most often as bird's nest soup. The Chinese name for edible bird's nest, [""], translates literally as "swallow's (or swift's) nest", in Indonesia called ""sarang burung walet"" and often serves as a synonym for bird's nest soup. However, 燕窝 ["yànwō"], strictly speaking, is the uncooked nest. The best-known use of edible birds nest is bird's nest soup, a delicacy in Chinese cuisine. When