Since the State Council published the “No.46 file”，China and its various provinces have established policies concerning venue planning，operation and management，as well as finance and taxation. From the perspective of policy tools，this paper establishes an analysis framework for venue-related policies and reviews the status quo of venue-related policies adopted both at the national and provincial levels between October 2014 and October 2019. Suggestions are put forward for future development of such policies. The study finds that at the national level，the State Council and its affiliates have mainly adopted 20 venue-related policies，including 5 on planning and construction，10 on operation and management，and 5 on finance and taxation；China mainly adopts supply-based and environment-oriented policy tools to develop sports venues，and rarely uses demand-based policy tools. At the provincial level，supply-based policy tools are mainly used；environment-oriented policy tools are sporadically used；few demand-type policy tools are adopted. In the future，at the national level，developing venue-related policies should focus on setting out detailed supporting rules for policy implementation；detailed policies for venue planning，operation and management，finance and taxation should be put in place. At the provincial level，the focus should be on formulating feasible policies that are tailored to local conditions. And at both the national and provincial levels，the policy tools mix should be enriched and balanced.