For a group of football-loving Tibetan children, a dream came true when they were invited to watch a Chinese Super League match at Beijing's Workers' Stadium.

After more than two years of renovation and reconstruction, Beijing Workers' Stadium finally shook to chants and excitement as the 2023 Chinese Super League (CSL) season kicked off at this iconic ground on Saturday night.

After two years of construction, the stadium is expected to embrace the audiences again this year.

A famous Beijing landmark is getting a new life as a high-tech soccer stadium.

The multi-purpose Beijing Workers' Stadium, built in 1959 to mark the 10th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, has turned into an international standard professional football stadium.

Construction work on Workers’ Stadium – aka Gongti or New Gongti – is showing signs of nearing completion, as the concrete façade and interior of the new stadium was unveiled on Oct 8, according to local media.

The overall facade of the renovation project of Beijing Workers' Stadium was unveiled on October 8th. On the east stand of the stadium, the words "BEIJING FC" are spelled out with two theme colors of Beijing Guoan Football Club.

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Beijing Workers' Stadium is one of the most famous landmarks in the city. Currently, it's under renovation and the plan is to add more digital technology and make it China's first stadium that embraces the metaverse. Ning Hong has this report.