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Explore the region
About Songshan Lake
Songhu Yanyu provides a practical first section, while lotus-viewing spaces, water-lily pools and Taoyuan Park add more detailed stops around the shore. Select a limited section of the greenway and enjoy the changing relationship between water, planting and nearby buildings. The lake’s long shoreline is the attraction; it does not require completing the entire circuit.
Songshan Lake began as a natural lake and was later converted into a reservoir named Songmushan Reservoir (松木山水库). It lies in Dongguan's Songshan Lake High-tech Industrial Development Zone (松山湖高新技术产业开发区). A 42-kilometre road runs around the lake. An observation pavilion stands on the hilltop at Taoyuan Park (桃源公园).
What to look for
- The Songhu Yanyu lakeside paths alternate open-water views with planted shore sections.
- Lotus-viewing areas and water-lily pools give smaller-scale botanical stops around the reservoir.
Location & getting there
Getting to Songshan Lake
For an initial visit, use the Songhu Yanyu entrance on Daxue Road and follow the lakeside signs. The official local route guide identifies this entrance; choose it instead of the lake’s centre or a private corporate campus.
Combine your visit
Suggested order for the visit:
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Songhu Yanyu entrance
Choose a manageable lakeside section.
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Public reservoir-side path
Follow the water and planted shore.
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Lotus or water-lily area on your selected section
Finish with the seasonal planting rather than extending around the whole lake.
This is an editorial sequence of named spaces or places. It does not imply a verified walking connection or promise opening, ticket availability or a journey time.
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松山湖 · 东莞市
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View guide →Sources & visit information
The sources below support the place-specific description and arrival information. Suggested combinations are editorial planning ideas; confirm current opening, entry arrangements and transport services for your date.
- Wikivoyage: Dongguan ↗
- Dongguan Water Bureau: Songmushan Reservoir ↗
- Songshan Lake authority: walking-route access ↗
- Chinese Wikipedia: 松山湖 (revision 77556258, 2023-06-05) ↗
Visitor information adapted and edited from Wikivoyage contributors, Dongguan · CC BY-SA 4.0. Source revision 5342348.
Background paragraphs translated and condensed from Wikipedia contributors, "松山湖", Chinese Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0. Source revision 77556258.