CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 China's ForeignAid 1.2 China's Foreign-aided Construction 1.3 China's Foreign-aided Stadiums CHAPTER 2 THE 1950s TO 1970s m INITIAL ASSISTANCE FROM LABOUR TO DESIGN 2.1 Diplomatic Help and Direct Supervision 2.2 Chinese Stadiums from the 1950s to 1970s 2.2.1 Stadium Development under the Socialist Influence in the 1950s 2.2.2 Structural Development of Chinese Stadiums from the 1950s to 1970s 2.2.3 Summary 2.3 China's Foreign-aided Stadiums from the 1950s to 1970s 2.3.1 How the History Started 2.3.2 Pilot Designs after Domestic Stadium Practice 2.3.4 Case Studies 2.4 Summary: What Truly Mattered in the Designs CHAPTER 3 THE 1980s TO 1990s m DEVELOPMENT PERIOD OF INDEPENDENT DESIGN 3.1 Transitional Period of the Reforming 3.2 Chinese Stadiums before and after the Beijing Asian Games 3.2.1 Promotion by National Sports Events and Asian Games 3.2.2 Towards Modernist and Regionalist Designs 3.2.3 Development of Architectural Techniques 3.2.4 Summary 3.3 China's Foreign-aided Stadiums: Conventionalized Designs with Basic Regional Concerns 3.3.1 The Gradual Forming of Conventional Designs 3.3.2 Case Studies 3.4 Summary: What Stayed and What Changed on Chinese Architects' Tables? CHAPTER 4 THE 2000s TO 2010s-CRITICAL REGIONALISM WITH SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT 4.1 Towards Market Reform and Bilateral Mechanism 4.2 The Blooming of Chinese Stadiums 4.2.1 Blooming by International Sports Events 4.2.2 Designs with Worldwide Perspectives 4.2.3 Significant Development of Architectural Techniques 4.2.4 Summary 4.3 China's Foreign-aided Stadiums: Adjustment and Adaptation through Cooperation and Competition 4.3.1 Transition, Breakthrough and Adaptation under New Circumstances 4.3.2 Case Studies 4.4 Summary: Bi-influences on Chinese Architects ' Tables CHAPTER 5 CONCLUSIONS 5.1 From Regionalism to Critical Regionalism: the Development of Design Approaches 5.2 Similarities and Dissimilarities with Chinese Domestic Stadiums 5.3 Forecast of the Future Designs 5.4 Concluding Remarks Bibliography APPENDIXES