[1] The design of the lotus-shaped stadium was that of Shanghai-based American architect Hasan Syed.

[1][3] In September 2021, the Evergrande Group said that the construction of the stadium would still proceed despite the company's liquidity crisis.

[4] In November 2021, the stadium was seized by the Chinese government with plans to sell the incomplete stadium to another company or transfer ownership to the state-owned Guangzhou City Construction Investment Group.

At that time construction of the stadium was reportedly halted for at least three months already, contradicting Evergrande's earlier statement.

[5] In mid-2022, due to the Chinese property sector crisis sparked by the Evergrande Group, it was assumed that the project was cancelled.