During the fund-collection period, the experience of the previous Olympic Games was taken as a reference. The internationally practiced market system has been adopted, and Chinese and foreign investors with economic strength and high reputations became the projects' owners, taking part in their construction.

The owner of the National Stadium is the National Stadium Co., Ltd., a combination of the Beijing State-Owned Assets Management Co., Ltd. (BSAM) and the CITIC consortium. The latter was granted a 30-year chartered management right to the venue. After this period, management privileges will go to the representative of the government – BSAM. The brand-new financing mode of the National Stadium marks an essential step of the Beijing municipality in its experiment to build and operate large-scale sports facilities through the use of social funds, and provides a practical mode for the construction and operation of a majority of the Olympic venues.

The groundbreaking of the National Stadium marks the full launch of the construction of the venues for the Beijing 2008 Games. Of the 31 venues in Beijing, 12 will be built from scratch, another 11 existing facilities will be renovated, and eight others will be temporary structures.

The venues of the Beijing Games are mainly distributed in four areas: the Olympic central area, or Olympic Green, where 10 venues, including the National Stadium, the National Aquatics Center and the National Indoor Stadium will be located; the university area, harboring five venues, with one gymnasium each, including Peking University, Beijing University of Science and Technology, and Beijing Agriculture University, plus the Capital Indoor Stadium; the western community area, which will include nine venues led by the Wukesong Culture and Sports Center; and the north scenic spot area, which will contain the rowing and canoeing facilities and other venues. The rest of the five venues will be built or renovated in other places in Beijing. According to the planned schedule, major venues and facilities should be completed by the end of 2007.

In the construction and design of Olympic projects, planners have not only considered the principle of frugality, but also the post-Games use of the facilities. In addition, their construction is under the strict supervision of the BOCOG Supervision Commission and various circles of society, in line with international practice. The open, fair, and transparent application process showcases Beijing's determination to stage a "sunny" and "clean Olympics" in 2008.

Groundbreaking is expected to take place on other Olympic projects, such as the National Indoor Stadium, the Olympic Village, the National Conference Center, the Wukesong Culture and Sports Center, and the Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park next year, creating a new Olympic project wave.