The National Stadium (Bird's Nest), located in the southern part of the Beijing Olympic Park, served as the main stadium for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Covering a total area of 21 hectares, the stadium offers approximately 91,000 seating capacity. It hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of both the Olympics and Paralympics, as well as track and field competitions and the final matches of football. Post-Olympics, it has become a large-scale professional venue for Beijing residents to engage in sports activities and enjoy sports entertainment, and it stands as an iconic sports structure and Olympic heritage.

体育场由雅克·赫尔佐格、德梅隆、艾未未以及李兴刚等设计，由北京城建集团负责施工。体育场的形态如同孕育生命的“巢”和摇篮，寄托着人类对未来的希望。设计者们对这个场馆没有做任何多余的处理，把结构暴露在外，因而自然形成了建筑的外观。

Construction commenced on December 24, 2003, and was completed in March 2008, with a total cost of 2.67 billion yuan. As a national landmark building and the main stadium for the 2008 Olympics, the National Stadium boasts distinctive structural features. The stadium is a Grade A sports facility and a large-scale sports venue. The main structure is designed for a 100-year service life, with a fire resistance rating of *, an earthquake-proofing intensity of 8 degrees, and a waterproofing grade of 1 for the underground engineering.