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Dongguan
Prefecture-level city in Guangdong, China

Dongguan

Dongguan is a prefecture-level city in central Guangdong Province, China.

Plan a trip to Dongguan→From Shenzhen

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 built-up area with more than 65.57 million inhabitants as of the 2020 census spread over nine municipalities across an area of 19,870 square kilometers (7,670 sq mi).

Get in

Getting to Dongguan

The Pearl River Delta has one of the largest concentrations of international airports in the world, including Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Hong Kong. Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport is just over an hour from the Dongguan city center. There is a shuttle bus to the Dongguan airport check-in station at the South China Mall in Wanjiang. If hiring a car, the fare should be about ¥300.

  1. 01
    Dongguan Railway Station
  2. 02
    Changping Railway Station

    Formerly known as Dongguan Railway Station.

  3. 03
    Dongguan East Railway Station
  4. 04
    Humen Railway Station

    On the high-speed rail line between Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Hong Kong.

See

Worth seeing

Dongguan has an exhibition center in Dongguan city, which hosts many exhibitions and conferences. There is also a sports center for locals. If you only have a day and want to stay in one area, you might start at Jin'aozhou Pagoda (金鳌洲塔), go east and see Keyuan Garden (可园), and then walk along Dongcheng Avenue (东城大道) for shopping and food.

Do

Things to do

Most four star hotels will have various "foot" massages and sauna services for upwards of ¥150. Saunas and foot massage parlors might be brothels.

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    The Spa at Hyatt Regency Dongguan

    Hyatt Regency Dongguan Hotel, Song Shan Lake Central District, Science and Technology Industrial Park, Qinyuan Road, info.regencydongguan@hyattintl.com.

  2. 02
    Dongguan Yulan Theater
  3. 03
    Dongguan Basketball Center
  4. 04
    Longfeng Villa Film and Television Tourist Area
  5. 05
    Yinxian Resort
Eat

Where to eat

Dongguan is known for its Chinese sausages (腊肠 làcháng in Mandarin, laahpchéung in Cantonese), lychees (荔枝 lìzhī in Mandarin, laihjī in Cantonese) and roasted goose (烧鹅 shāo'é in Mandarin, sīungó in Cantonese). Most 5-star hotels offer buffets, these are around ¥30-60 for breakfast, ¥100-200 for lunch, and ¥100-300 for dinner.

  1. 01
    Guanxianglou
  2. 02
    Ren Shan Su Shi
  3. 03
    Mixed Salad

    44 Chaoyang Third Street, Changping 常平镇朝阳三街44号.

How locals move

Getting around Dongguan the local way

  • Get inIt is also accessible by a special ferry from Dongguan's Humen town that connects directly to the international flights area of the airport.
  • Get inTo catch the ferry from the airport, go directly to the ticket counter without passing through Hong Kong immigration or customs; see Hong Kong International Airport#By ferry for details.
  • Get inOne of the less used ways to get to Dongguan from Hong Kong is by ferry.

From Wikivoyage: Dongguan, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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