One Night Stand in Dongguan

We boarded the bus to Dongguan next morning. Stopped by at Lotus Park, Panyu. Here stands a giant bronzed statue of Goddess of Mercy, overlooking some beautifully landscaped Feng Shui gardens & a green lake. Once reached the city, we stopped at Keyuan Garden, one of the 4 famous gardens in Guangdong province.

Yinxian Temple with Goddess of Mercy statue

Walkway towards Yinxian Temple

Keyuan mean "a garden not too bad for visiting" in Chinese. Perhaps its creator was somewhat being modest about his garden. Opium Melting Square & the Opium Museum are the next stop, showcasing the long history of opium war in China. Went shopping at Huanghe Fashion Mall after lunch. Pretty large for China standard, it houses thousands of stores selling multiples fashion stuffs at affordable rates. I bought few trousers at Rm 20.00 each. We checked into Sheraton Dongguan hotel at the city. No need for me to mention about the service standard here, being a international 5 star hotel. Dad shamelessly claimed he can spend his whole day inside the room bathroom.

Entrance to Keyuan Garden

Dad reciting his newly penned Chinese poem on the stage to the audience of TWO....

Formerly an opium melting square

Nothing better than having a massage session to rest our tired bodies after a long day. All of us registered at only RM 50.00 per pax for session of 2 hours. Dad, bro & myself were put into this room, equipped with LCD TV, adjustable chairs with compliementary drinks & of course manned by 3 sweet masseuses. Only have this to say, simply heavenly.....:)

Sheraton's bathroom

Dongguan at nite

It's too bad we're able to stay one nite only in Dongguan as the group need to board for Shenzhen the next morning. To Be Continued....