Half-hour direct access! Please keep this weekend Dongguan parent-child guide handy!

Direct train from Guangzhou to Dongguan, easily reached in 30 minutes ✅
This parent-child travel route is perfect for a 2⃣-day weekend trip‼
The best part is no early wake-up needed! Frequent train services let you leave whenever you want!
A relaxed schedule with an incredibly enjoyable 🍃 itinerary of eating, drinking, and sightseeing~

👣My route:
DAY1⃣: Guangzhou-Dongguan Station-check in at hotel-afternoon tea-New Guangming Night Market
DAY2⃣: Breakfast-Dongguan Memory-Keyuan Museum-Lingnan Cultural Creative Center-Yingen Gate Tower & West City Tower Park-Dinner-Guangzhou

【Activities】
✅Dongguan Memory: Features arcade streets with Lingnan architectural style and adorable "Archies," combining nostalgia with cute elements. The area isn't large but is thoughtfully arranged with photo spots everywhere—perfect for pictures! There are also many local old shops where you can shop and eat simultaneously~

✅Keyuan Museum: One of the four famous gardens in Lingnan and an outstanding example of classical Lingnan garden design
The pavilions and buildings are exquisite and elegant, blending architecture, landscape, and poetic beauty
Most areas are free, with the ancient building site area charging 8 yuan/person

✅Lingnan Cultural Creative Center:
Perfect to visit after Keyuan, featuring various local time-honored brands where you can enjoy another delicious meal~
Offers sweet soups, snacks, beef offal, beverages, and more

✅Yingen Gate Tower: The western gate of ancient Dongguan County, with a strong historical feel
✅West City Tower Park: Located right next to ☝, where you can capture beautiful photos of the tower and its reflection in the water!
The park also has many free children's facilities where kids can have a great time!

✅New Guangming Night Market: This place is full of local atmosphere!
The 2nd floor has so many delicious foods that will make you drool 🤤!
Wing Guest, Bubu Bei, seafood barbecue, beef offal, grilled ribs, etc.—delicious and affordable. Dongguan residents are so lucky!

【Accommodation】
We checked in at the Kandi International 🏨 Hotel in downtown Dongguan, just 7 subway stops from the train station!
The 🏨 is surrounded by several large shopping malls, making the area very lively~
From the room, you can enjoy high-altitude views overlooking Dongguan's CBD day and night~
In the evening, you can enjoy a relaxing bath in the large bathtub 💤
You can also have afternoon tea at Kandi Coffee on the first floor—both the coffee and desserts are good 👍 The café's vintage British decor creates a leisurely atmosphere~
The buffet breakfast the next day offered many choices, including Chinese and Western pastries, local roast goose and rice noodles with special characteristics, and many local snacks. The breakfast was so filling it kept us satisfied until noon—how happy is that? 😌