🏛️ Must-Visit 2025 · Dongguan
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Last verified 30 Jun 2025
Canal-age gardens, Opium-War forts and lakeside cycling trails—these 15 spots show Dongguan is more than just factory smoke-stacks.
1 Release Schedule
Release
Must-Visit drops every March (city-wide).
Refresh
Seasonal tweaks in September & December.
2 Methodology
Scoring
40 % user ratings • 30 % check-in volume • 20 % recency • 10 % editorial picks
Threshold
≥ 1 000 check-ins (Must-Visit)
3 Overview Banner
Canal-age gardens, Opium-War forts and lakeside cycling trails—these 15 spots show Dongguan is more than just factory smoke-stacks.
4 Key Metrics
Total venues
15
Easy to see in a long weekend
Heritage share
40 % (6)
Qing gardens, Humen forts, ancient village
Nature / leisure
33 % (5)
Songshan Lake greenways & mountain parks
Family-fun entries
4
Pandas? No—but science, water rides, safari zone
Top districts
Humen 5 • Dongcheng 4 • Songshan 3
Cluster by taxi/DiDi
Peak-crowd zones
Humen Fort • Qifeng Park summit
Arrive < 09 : 00 or after 16 : 00
5 Access Pathways
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Open 大众点评 app
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Tap 玩乐 (second icon)
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Tap 必玩榜 (top-left)
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Select 2025 东莞必玩榜
6 Representative Picks (10 of 15)
Keyuan Garden / 可园
Classic Lingnan Garden • Guancheng
One of Guangdong's "Four Famous Gardens"; zig-zag corridors and brush-painting pavilions.
Humen Weiyuan Fort & Opium-War Museum
Red-History Fort • Humen
Cannons facing Pearl-River delta; VR naval battle hall.
Songshan Lake Scenic Area
Eco-Lake Greenway • Songshan
23 km bike loop, lotus boardwalks, tech-park skyline.
Qifeng Park
Forest Peak Hike • Dongcheng
296-step lantern stairway to giant Guanyin; sunset city panorama.
Huayang Lake National Wetland Park
Wetland Kayaks • Zhongtang
Reed mazes, lotus blooms and ¥60 double kayak hire.
(Full list—plus Mission Hills Footgolf, Chang'an Park, Dongkeng Hot-Spring, Xiangshi River Wetland and two downtown museums—see in-app.)
7 Trends & Insights
Eco-shift — Songshan Lake & Huayang Wetland prove locals trade malls for greenways after work.
Red-history reboot — Humen Opium-War sites trend on social media patriotic challenges.
Bike-share boom — 35 % of reviews mention "greenway cycling" thanks to dock-free blue bikes (¥1 / 30 min).
8 Pro Tips
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Grotto wall? No—Keyuan is compact; buy ¥20 combo with calligraphy show 09 : 30.
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Humen Fort — free shuttle from Humen High-speed station every 40 min; bring passport for security gate.
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Songshan Lake bikes — scan Meituan blue bikes; clockwise loop keeps shade in afternoon.
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Wetland drones banned — bird-nesting zone fines ¥2 000.
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Night-view hack — Qifeng lantern steps light 18 : 30–22 : 00; avoid 1 Oct & C-NY crowds.