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Behind the Jiangsu Super League Craze: The 'Light-Speed' Lighting Evolution of Jiangsu Sports Venues, Leaving Viewers Exclaiming 'So Hardcore'!

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If you ask what ismostpopularright now,theJiangsu Provincial Urban Football League(hereinafter referred to as "Jiangsu Super League") certainly has a place. One hot topic isthe upgrade of home stadiums for Jiangsu teams– the home grounds of city teams in Nanjing, Changzhou, Suzhou, and Nantong are all undergoing "relocation upgrades".


Nanjingmoved from Wutaishan Stadium toNanjing Olympic Sports Center


Changzhoumoved from the original Institute of Technology Stadium toChangzhou Olympic Sports Center


SuzhouFrom Taihu Football Sports CenterKunshan Olympic Sports Center, even knowledgeable fans have calculated that the turf maintenance cost per match at Kunshan Olympic Sports Center is enough to buy 300 of the latest smartphones.


Nantonghas moved toNantong Football Training Center Haimen Base (Haimen Sports Center Stadium).


Behind the venue upgrades is actuallylocal cultural and tourism departmentsaiming toimprove the spectator experience. With the explosive popularity of the Jiangsu Super League,the subsequent foreseeable drive for urban renewal, such as renovating old stadiums which can drive upgrades in surrounding infrastructure, like smart parking lots and night lighting systems, solving the problem of fragmented urban functional zones.


So today let's talk about the optical evolution of Jiangsu sports venues~~


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Hardware Upgrade: The "Light"-Speed Evolution of Sports Venues


Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park


Adopts Huawei intelligent control system to enable switching among three modes: training, competition, and performance; vertical illuminance increased to 1800 lx (Announcement by Jiangsu Provincial Sports Bureau, January 2025)

After renovation, it became the first provincial-level venue certified under the "Technical Specification for Intelligent Lighting Systems in Sports Venues" (T/CECS 10123-2021)


Kunshan Professional Football Stadium – Kunshan Olympic Sports Center


Jiangsu ProvinceThe only FIFA Class A standard venue, with a "folding fan" shaped light source matrix composed of 72 sets of LED luminaires.


Key parameters:Horizontal illuminance 2000 lx (15% higher than the Chinese Super League standard), Color rendering index Ra>90


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Technical breakthrough: Three innovative dimensions of lighting design


Broadcast adaptability


Suzhou Olympic Sports Center adopts a dedicated 4K-HDR lighting solution, with Color temperature stabilized at 5600K±5%. (Measured data by CCTV broadcast team)

The dynamic spotlight tracking system achieves latency at the 10ms level, synchronously capturing high-speed motion trajectories.


Intelligent Operations


Changzhou Olympic Sports Center has built an energy consumption monitoring platform, saving 380,000 kWh of electricity annually. (Jiangsu Electric Power 2024 White Paper)

Nantong Rugao Olympic Sports Center applies AI Dimming algorithms to automatically adjust lighting zones based on attendance rates.


Integration of Spectator Experience


Yancheng Stadium develops a "Football + Concert" luminous efficacy solution, completing color temperature conversion from 3000K to 6500K within 5 minutes.

Yangzhou Sports Park pioneers the "Intangible Cultural Heritage Halftime" lighting show, integrating lacquerware craftsmanship displays.


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Industry Insights: New Lighting Standards in the Era of Mass Football


From professional competitions to public sharing


Xuzhou Olympic Sports Centeraddscommunity mode (300lx), open for citizen night training outside competition hours.

After renovation, Lianyungang Sports Center hosts e-sports events, verifying multi-scenario adaptability.


Empirical evidence of economic conversion


Nanjing Olympic Sports Center lighting upgradedrives a 27% increase in nighttime turnover for surrounding shops. (Xinjiekou Business District Q1 2025 Report)

Kunshan Football Stadiumhas becomea new cultural and tourism landmark, with post-match sightseeing revenue accounting for 43% of ticket revenue.


Process of technological localization


Hengtai Lighting provides domestic LED solutions for 6 Jiangsu Super League venues,costsare reduced by 52%compared to imported equipment.

The prestressed ring beam technologydeveloped by China Construction Eighth Engineering Divisionsolves the problem of large-span cut-off.(National Science and Technology Progress Award achievement)


Which team do you support in the "Jiangsu Super League"!


Scottish Premiership TableAs of June 21

Match First

Friendship Fourteenth


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Recommended Practical Tools

Want to test the lighting environment while watching a football match?

You can try the mobile version of the spectral imaging luminance meter developed by Professor Yao Qi's team at Fudan University.

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Core advantages:


· Portable: Your phone is the device, no need to carry professional instruments;


· Precision: Accuracy reaches 80%-95% after calibration, meeting daily design needs;


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