| 12th National Games of PR China | |
| Host | Liaoning |
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| Events | |
| Opening ceremony | |
| Closing ceremony | |
| Stadium | Shenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium |
The 12th National Games of the People's Republic of China will be held in the northeastern province of Liaoning in 2013. Liaoning will be the 6th provincial level host of the games, following Beijing, Shanghai, Guangdong, Jiangsu and Shandong.
For the second time in the games history, the selection of the host province/municipality in 2013 was made on the basis of bidding process (similar to the process undertaken to select the Olympic Games host city). The sports secretaries and officials from every province, municipality and autonomous region cast their votes in a secret ballot. The winning entry must receive a majority of the votes cast.
In the 12th National Games bidding process, Liaoning, Tianjin, Zhejiang and Hubei were the candidates. Each committee made a 20-minute presentation to the officials. In the first round of voting, Hubei with the lowest number of votes at 2 was eliminated while Liaoning received the highest at 38. In the second and final round, Liaoning won in a landslide victory with 43 votes with Tianjin and Zhejiang at 24 and 11 votes, respectively.
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