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Dalingshan is an expansive park including forest and mountains in Dongguan

Located in southern Dongguan, Guangdong Province, Dalingshan is an expansive park including forest and mountains. The park provides tourism, leisure, entertainment and educational services. It covers 74 square kilometers and its highest point, Dalingshan, is in the north, with an altitude of 530 meters. From the summit, the Pearl River can be seen to the south, as well as Humen and the nearby countryside. The Dalingshan Forest Park demonstrates the importance of ecological protection, bringing together breathtaking landscape and ecological preservation. You could go to Dalingshan for a trip when you come to Guangzhou for Canton fair.

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The statistics show that the anion count in the six forest parks ranged between 1,722 per cubic centimetre to 12,601 per cubic centimetre with an average of 5,068 per cubic centimetre. This is significantly different to Dongguan’s CBD, with results often ten times better, and up to a factor of hundreds of times better.
The Da Ling Shan Forest Park has abundant water resources and 74 square kilometres of wetland, representing 1/3 of its total area. The wetland, like the forest and the sea,is called by many as “One of the 3 Big Ecological Systems”and also “The Cradle of Life” or “The Kidney of Earth”.The wetland provides an adequate habitat for many species of flora and fauna such as Cliestocalyx operculatus, Glochidion sp.,Ficus sp.,Colocasia sp.,Pandanus sp.,and other wetland wildlife.
Though the main purpose of the park is to protect forest area and provide ecological functions for the city, it also serves as a fine tourism spot for recreation and exercise. Efforts have been made to keep the park as natural and wild as possible.

443Dalingshan is rich in land and tourism resources. You may find picturesque subtropical sceneries along the hills in its Southwest, with ancient trees penetrating the sky and snaky grotto formed by clusters of stones in fantastic shapes. Dalingshan Forest Park, Mount Mashan and Genggu Tower Natural Scenic Spot were later built upon here, which have become popular holiday resorts for both residents and tourists.

Keyuan Garden is one of the famous gardens of Guangdong

Keyuan Garden is one of the four famous gardens of Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) in Guangdong Province. The Canton Fair will be held in October, Welcome to Keyuan Garden when you come to Guangzhou for the Canton Fair 2013.

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With its perfectly manicured gardens, winding paths, pavilions and kiosks, Keyuan Garden is simply divine. Built by Zhang Jingxiu in 1850, it is one of the four famous gardens of the Qing dynasty in Guangdong province and is landscaped into a triangular-shape complete with blue bricks. All features of the garden—hills, lakes, buildings, trees and plants—blend harmoniously with the surroundings and a series of paths extend in all directions. The garden is now under state protection as a national cultural treasure.
Aside from enjoying the serenity that the peaceful environment brings, it is also a great thing to go for a leisurely walk around the garden. The Dongguan Ke Garden showcases not only different types of plants and flowers. This is a good site to see various structures which still follow the traditional architecture from ancient China.

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Covering an area of 2,200 square meters, the garden has dozens of traditional buildings in it, as well as pavilions, pools, and bridges. It is divided into four parts, including three building groups and one yard. The three building groups are located in the southeast, west, and north of the garden, respectively. The yard is in the middle. You can also walk along the corridor around the yard, through which you will find all the scenes of the garden.