The Phoenix Hill Sports Park, one of the venues for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup in Chengdu, Southwest China’s Sichuan province, made its debut Sunday with the hosting of the 2021 Chinese FA Cup final. Photo: VCG

People present flags of Shandong Taishan F.C. (left) and Shanghai Port F.C. (right) at the beginning of the final on Sunday. Shandong Taishan beat Shanghai Port 1-0 to claim the championship. Photo: Courtesy of Chinese FA Cup

The Phoenix Hill Sports Park, which was completed in March 2021, is a massive sports center in Chengdu featuring a 60,000 seats FIFA-standard stadium and an 18,000-seat NBA-standard arena. Photo: VCG

Designed by HKS Architects, the yellow seats of the football stadium represent the ginkgo tree, the city tree of Chengdu, while the blue ones mimic the blue sky. Photo: VCG

The field consists of 95% natural grass and 5% artificial grass fibers. Competitions of the 31st FISU World University Games will be held there in June. Photo: VCG

Construction of the football stadium is underway in January 2021. Completion of the Phoenix Hill Sports Park took two and a half years. Photo: Lyu Guoying/Hongxing News, VCG

The football field has an open cable dome structure with a roof composed of a single-layer cable system. Photo: Zhang Zhi/Hongxing News, VCG

Lights illuminate the Phoenix Hill Sports Park at night in January 2021 in Chengdu. Photo: Lyu Guoying/Hongxing News, VCG

A bridge structure connects the two sporting venues of the park. Photo: Tao Ke/ Hongxing News, VCG

A public plaza is set between sporting venues and the retail and hotel complex at the park. Photo: Tao Ke/Hongxing News, VCG

Covering an area of 128,000 square meters, the park is a new landmark in Chengdu. The texture of its exterior mimics Shu embroidery, a traditional embroidery that originated in Sichuan province. Photo: Tao Ke/Hongxing News, VCG