Beijing · Sports & events
SPORT & SEASON
Football at the Workers' Stadium, basketball through winter, and parks full of amateur athletes.
Beijing Guoan
Chinese Super League football at the rebuilt Workers' Stadium in Chaoyang, with a season running roughly late February or March to November.
Beijing Ducks
Chinese Basketball Association games at Wukesong in the west of the city, with a season running roughly October to April, playoffs included.
China Open tennis
The hard-court tour stops at the National Tennis Centre in the Olympic Park in autumn, and the Beijing Marathon runs through the city in the same season.
Parks at seven
Temple of Heaven park is the place to watch, and join, tai chi, jianzi kicking, badminton and ballroom dancing for the price of a cheap park ticket.