Full coverage: G20 Hangzhou Summit

The media center of this year’s G20 Summit has opened its doors, welcoming at least 5,000 journalists from different parts of the globe. With the start of the two-day Sherpa Meeting and with a number of press conferences on Thursday, Hangzhou city is running on G20 time.

Staff members and volunteers work at the media center of the G20 summit in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, Aug. 31, 2016. The G20 summit will be held in Hangzhou on Sept. 4 and 5. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

The media center for the G20 summit will be a base for about 5,000 journalists; 2,000 of them are from overseas. It is on the first floor of the Hangzhou International Expo Center, the main venue for the summit.

It covers an area of about 10,000 square meters, larger than a football field, making it one of the biggest media centers in the world.

It has 1,500work spaces, with 750 terminals which are all networked to printers and the Internet. There is also a high speed WiFi service available.

There are seven press conference rooms, of varying sizes. The largest is for the most important questions and answers.

This is a global meeting, so the media center stays open 24 hours a day from Sept. 3 to 6, including an information counter, and numerous free buffet and refreshment stations.

There is also an area set aside for meditation, and a prayer room for those with special religious beliefs.

The media center also provides free shuttle bus services between recommended media hotels and the center.

Xinhua staff members work at the media center of the G20 summit in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, Aug. 31, 2016. The G20 summit will be held in Hangzhou on Sept. 4 and 5. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)