Top 6 Budget-friendly Things to do in Dongguan, Guangdong

May 22, 2021 Vergie Nakamoto

Dongguan is a prefecture-level city in central Guangdong Province of South China. An important industrial city in the Pearl River Delta, Dongguan borders the provincial capital of Guangzhou to the north, Huizhou to the northeast, Shenzhen to the south, and the Pearl River to the west. It is part of the Pearl River Delta megacity with more than 44.78 million inhabitants at the 2010 census spread over nine municipalities (including Macao) across an area of 17,573 square kilometres (6,785 sq mi). Dongguan's city administration is considered especially progressive in seeking foreign direct investment. Dongguan ranks behind only Shenzhen, Shanghai and Suzhou in exports among Chinese cities, with $65.54 billion in shipments. It is also home to one of the world's largest, though largely empty, shopping malls, the New South China Mall. Although the city is geographically and thus culturally Cantonese in the Weitou form and as well as culturally Hakka in the prefectures of Fenggang and Qingxi, the majority of the modern-day population speaks Mandarin due to the large influx of economic migrants from other parts of China.
Restaurants in Dongguan

1. Qifeng Park

Qifeng Road, Dongguan Avenue, Nancheng District, Dongguan 523129 China +86 769 246 3895
Excellent
50%
Good
42%
Satisfactory
9%
Poor
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Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 129 reviews

Qifeng Park

Reviewed By wackyruss2015 - Dongguan, China

Qifeng Park is located right down the street where we live at the Green Return Garden in DongCheng. This park is INCREDIBLE and I feel like I'm Indiana Jones every time my family and I enter this jungle of a park! At night bats swoop down from the trees to catch mosquitos. After it rains you can find ENORMOUS snails slithering about. You an feed bright orange and yellow koi fish at the huge pond. There is a HUGE temple straight out of some Kung Fu Movie. We even found a SECOND temple complex hidden on one of the side roads that has a HUGE reclining Buddha like in Bangkok!!!! The Red Lantern at the top of the hill is incredible. This park has it all. It's like exploring ancient temples in a jungle.

2. Dongguan Park

No.32 Keyuan Road, Guancheng District, Dongguan 523000 China +86 769 2222 3600
Excellent
32%
Good
53%
Satisfactory
10%
Poor
3%
Terrible
2%
Overall Ratings

4.0 based on 73 reviews

Dongguan Park

3. Dongguan Central Square

Urban area, Guancheng District, Dongguan 523000 China
Excellent
34%
Good
43%
Satisfactory
16%
Poor
7%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.0 based on 44 reviews

Dongguan Central Square

4. Songshan Lake Park

Huanhu Road, Dalingshan Town, Dongguan 523809 China +86 769 2307 6002 http://www.localchinaguide.com/attractions/songshan-lake-park/
Excellent
40%
Good
45%
Satisfactory
12%
Poor
3%
Terrible
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4.0 based on 149 reviews

Songshan Lake Park

Reviewed By swetchatempalle - Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

I went for a business trip for two weeks with a weekend in between to get around and see the place. The fact that I could not visit Hong Kong for leisure trip during the weekend disappointed me. But, the visit to this lake gave all the memories I could make from my trip. Despite the fact that it was kind of hot and sunny (max temperature of 27 and minimum probably 18) as the the time I visited was during 3rd and 4th weeks of November, I still could enjoy. So, the best thing is you can rent different kinds of bikes, even motor bikes near the lake entrance. But, if you are aware enough of the surroundings, there are guys offering free parking for the car which is monitored by themselves if you rent bikes from them. There is about 20km and so that you can ride on the bike around the lake. The lake is very beautiful and the surroundings are filled with plants and different big trees. So, you will keep passing through the cool shade provided by those big trees. On the roads inside, the four wheeler is banned, so going on bike pretty safe. There are toilets available fairly across the whole perimeter. The best part on the way is the fresh food. You can get fresh fruits and root vegetables like pineapple, carrot, sweet potato and banana. The street was good. I could happily enjoy the Paratha stuffed with omelette. It was tasty for Indian taste buds. You can variety of noodles as well like rice noodles, potato and glass noodles. If you want to have fresh bananas, make sure you try there coz all those fruits and vegetables are cultivated next to lake using the water. You won't believe my words about the food until you taste that by yourself, it is that great. The rent for a normal bike is about 2 pounds. I am not sure about the small motor bikes. Very relaxing and pretty location. There is water skiing as well, I don't know about the price as I don't know how to swim. The Huawei factory in the lake premises is so big and attractive. The buildings look like they are of European style. There are some under construction buildings and so it coudl be dusty at some places. You might want to take the nose mask. Take a hat with you to avoid suntan on the face.

5. Opium War Museum

Humen Town, Guancheng District, Dongguan 523932 China +86 769 8519 7173 http://www.ypzz.cn
Excellent
31%
Good
57%
Satisfactory
11%
Poor
0%
Terrible
1%
Overall Ratings

4.0 based on 90 reviews

Opium War Museum

Reviewed By peterli2018

A must see attraction providing a full account of the history on how China got bullied by the foreign forces by implanyting the toxic opium kinto China while pretending a legitmate trade. A mirro reflection of how corrupted the AngloSaxon was then and perhaps even now

6. National Forest Park of Mount Guanyin

Shixin Main Road, Zhangmutou Town, Zhangmutou County, Dongguan 523631 China +86 769 8778 5936 http://www.guanyinshan.com/
Excellent
28%
Good
46%
Satisfactory
19%
Poor
5%
Terrible
2%
Overall Ratings

4.0 based on 57 reviews

National Forest Park of Mount Guanyin

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