Dongshan Lake Park

Dongshanhu Park, Guangzhou

synonym

Dongshanhu park generally refers to Guangzhou dongshanhu park

Guangzhou Dongshan Lake Park (commonly known as Donghu Park) is one of the four artificial lake parks in Guangzhou. It is located to the east of the North approach bridge of Haiyin bridge, connecting Zhudao hotel in the East, Pearl River in the South and Guigang business district in the north. The park was built in 1958 and opened to tourists on May 1, 1959. The land area is about 12.2 hectares and the lake area is 20.914 hectares. There are restaurants, teahouses, dance halls, elderly activity centers and individual recreational facilities in the park, gradually becoming a comprehensive park integrating sightseeing, sports, entertainment and rest. "East Lake Spring Dawn" was listed as one of the Eight Sights of Yangcheng in 1963.

About the park

Guangzhou Dongshan Lake Park was built in 1958 and officially opened to tourists on May 1, 1959. The park covers an area of 33.114 hectares, including 12.2 hectares of land and 20.914 hectares of water. It is a comprehensive cultural park at district level. The landscape in the garden is interdependent, and the lake is clear. There are five peninsulas and one isolated island in the lake. The islands are connected by Jiuqu bridge, Wukong bridge and arch bridge, and are connected with distinctive pavilions, corridors, pavilions, pavilions and flower racks.

The main scenery of the garden is Bauhinia and LiuDi, with 110 species of trees and shrubs and more than 10000 trees. Therefore, every spring, the scenery is very charming. In 1963, it was rated as one of the "eight sceneries of Yangcheng" -- east lake spring dawn.

The origin of garden name

The name of Dongshan mountain in Guangzhou (Dongshan Lake Park in its mountainous area) originated from a hill in xiaodongyuan in the north of Guangzhou City in ancient times. This hill is called Dongshan mountain, which is opposite to Xishan in the southwest of Liuhua Lake and Beishan in the north of the city (i.e. Yuexiu mountain). Dongshan Lake in Guangzhou is called "Donghu" for short, which corresponds to the West Lake of Yaozhou in ancient times.

Park history

Dongshan Lake Park in Guangzhou was a smelly puddle and vegetable field before 1958. In April 1958, under the advocacy of mayor Zhu Guang, people from all walks of life in Dongshan District carried out voluntary labor to build the park, which was opened to tourists in 1959 and named Dongshan Lake Park.

Distribution of scenic spots

Dongshan Lake Park in Guangzhou is mainly composed of lakes and embankments. Ficus microcarpa is planted in the north embankment and Bodhi, weeping willow and redbud are planted in the middle embankment. There are four peninsulas and two small islands in the lake. They are connected by Jiuqu bridge, Luohong bridge, arch bridge, Wukong bridge and Sanqu bridge respectively. When spring is warm, flowers bloom, peach blossoms and willows are green. The lake has beautiful scenery, rippling green waves and luxuriant flowers and trees. Therefore, it was once rated as the new eight sceneries of Yangcheng - East Lake Chunxiao.

Jiuqu bridge is the landmark building of Dongshan Lake Park, with palace style. The twists and turns of the bridge deck, built with light red railings, set off with the green water, make the lake more colorful. Walking on the bridge, you can enjoy the pictures from different angles at each corner. Boating on the lake, the breeze slowly, ripples such as hub, it is refreshing.

The five arch bridges built by qingmashi make visitors feel the open and secluded countryside; the one arch bridge and Luohong bridge are more charming than Suzhou gardens; and the tieshui bridge on the blue wave adds a little romance to the park. In the garden, the water of the small bridge and the lake is full of green and green dykes, covering the red and dew green, and the weeping willows are close to each other. Walking on the bridge or boating in the lake, you can see the beautiful buildings on both sides of the Pearl River from afar, and have a close look at the water color and sky of the lake.

Facilities in the park

Dongshanhu Park in Guangzhou has dance hall, billiards room, video game room, elderly activity center and other entertainment places, as well as fishing area, rowing area and other recreation areas.

In spring and autumn, East Lake Park also held large-scale flower exhibitions for visitors to watch. There are restaurants, dance halls, restaurants and lounges in the park; there are entertainment infrastructure such as elderly activity center, skating rink, amusement park, yacht department, snack bar, etc. Dongshan Lake Park has beautiful environment and fresh air. It is a comprehensive park for sightseeing, rest, culture and entertainment.

Traffic information

Take Metro Line 6 to Donghu station

Take bus 44, 287, 542, 548, 811, 813 to Donghu Road station

Address: 123 Donghu Road

Longitude: 113.291447

Latitude: 23.113919

Tel: 020-83790631; 020-876

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