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TONGSHA RESERVOIR
DALINGSHAN FOREST SONGSHAN LAKE
POOL PETS & SHOPS
LOCAL LAWS & VETS
HUIZHOU & SHENZHEN

A compilation of useful places and places and information for those pet owners in and around Dongguan.

Qifeng & Huying.

Dongcheng’s local spot.

  • Free entrance.
  • Spacious clean and modern parkland with water features, that lantern we’ve all seen and plenty of entrances.
  • Routes: Qifeng (旗峰公园) has about a 9km (5.5 miles) loop + Huying Park itself has a 5.7km (3.5 miles) loop.
  • Traffic-free pathways and bridge between the two main parks.
  • Several sculptures and landscaped areas. Elevation around the main hills (108m/357ft at the lantern peak).
  • Several toilets; bins; few snack places etc.
  • There are places to squat and cock your leg around Dongguan but is essential to carry a pooper-scooper or suitable pooh bag. Dash away.

Convenient.

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Tongsha Reservoir

Stretching space.

  • Free entrance.
  • Huge 14km route (just shy of 9 miles) looped path alongside the road with frequent traffic-free pathways.
  • Mostly not landscaped. Little elevation on the loop, but several hills around the area.
  • Several toilets; bins; picnic areas; few snack places etc.
  • Close to the green Foling Lake Park and Reservoir (Liaobu town).
  • Local parks around Dongguan are not all friendly. Most have stringent rules and security guards. It is best to check in advance before visiting the park in question.
  • Be responsible and set a good example. There are plenty of e-commerce solutions for bagging crap.

Relaxing.

Songshan Lake

The high-tech hub’s green space.

  • Free entrance.
  • Local website.
  • Up to 23km routes around the lake and 1080ha. have been mentioned. It isn’t a small area.
  • Several old fishing villages hug the lake’s western shore.
  • Mostly traffic-free loop route & one spur from the Vanke Songshan Lake are a down to the loop.
  • Sculptures and landscaped areas (including the Huawei European town area). Few areas of elevation.
  • Many toilets; bins; cycle hire; picnic areas; several snack places etc.
  • Avoid during public holidays [人山人海]. Some Sundays are also rather busy.
  • Close to Songshan Central Park.

Picturesque.

Pool Pets.

Pool Pets in Dongcheng is a fine example of canine love. It is a place for socialising of mutts and even has a swimming pool for our (mostly) four-legged friends. With a doggy salon and a bar, Panda rates this spot highly.

Fit for the Queen.
Cracking setting.

Plenty of dog walking spots and advice.

Located at 33 Town (Country Garden) not far from Dynacity and the central Dongcheng area.

Pet shops are plentiful around the city. It is always recommended you vet the joint before putting your family pet into the care of others. There have been nightmare stories heard here and there. When in doubt, try Pool Pets as they’re ace!

Dr Pet may seem like a reliable chain but check inside and know your vet. Do they care? Or, do they favour your wallet’s contents?

Huizhou & Shenzhen offer coastline walks, beaches for play and a taste of the outdoors suitable for trekkers and dog-walkers alike. Pool Pets even arrange trips camping with your four-legged friend!

Essentials.

Dalingshan Forest.

大岭山森林公园

Plenty to explore around Dalingshan Forest. Beware of the snakes.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/YpMU9CP3Eq0?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en&autohide=2&wmode=transparent大鹏所城 – 深圳 (DaPeng Fortress, Shenzhen)

Laws.

Make sure you understand.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Article 12 The dog registration service agency shall, within ten working days from the date of collecting all the dog registration materials, compile a city-wide unique serial number for the dog, implant the dog’s e-identity mark for free, and issue a smart dog tag.

It is forbidden to forge, alter, or trade dog e-identity marks and smart dog tags. It is also prohibited to trade or use forged or altered dog e-identity marks and smart dog tags.

Article 13 In any of the following circumstances, the dog owner shall update the record information within 30 days from the date of change:

(1) When the dog is sold or given to others, or the owner of the dog is changed;

(2) The dog owner gives up keeping the dog and sends the dog to the place where the dog is admitted for treatment;

(3) The residence address and contact information of the dog owner are changed.

Register.

Keep your dog safe.

  • 备案材料/Recording information required：
  • 1.身份证 ID
  • 2.房产证或房屋租赁合同 Property certificate or lease contract
  • 3.狂犬疫苗本 Rabies vaccine (if you object, you’re liable)
  • 4.爱犬相片正面照，侧面照把标尺放上去拍 Dog photo front & side photo (use a ruler as scale)
  • 5.预约成功，带着身份证原价和租赁合同或房产证原价和爱犬，到店登记 Successful appointment, with the original price of identity card and rental contract or property certificate and dog to the store to register.

REGISTER YOUR DOG

Article 16 The dog breeder shall vaccinate the dog with rabies vaccine in accordance with the law and obtain a certificate. Dog owners can send their dogs to the agriculture and rural departments or the entrusted animal diagnosis and treatment institutions for free rabies vaccine injection.

Newborn puppies shall be immunized against rabies at the age of three months, a second immunization at the age of 12 months, and once a year after that.

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Source: DongguanToday.com
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[archived: converted to a blog post, from a site page: April 2023]

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Wherever you are, make sure it is a good one.

6th February 2021. Day 1 distance cycled: 94km. Tongsha Reservoir and Ecological Park (同沙生态公园) was the route chosen. Lodged beside the 107 National Highway, beginning at the Dongcheng District, the reservoir and ecological park stretches towards Foling Reservoir, linked by a stretch of road at the unknown named temple (under construction at grid reference 22.971147108234454, 113.82079775499022). The area is great for cycling, picnics, and walking. It has a mix of managed and wild forestry. There’s the odd farm selling fruits such as passion fruits, bananas and other such desideratum fruits. There’s often a good melody of bird calls and some wildlife can be found throughout, although patience is needed. The best way to enjoy the park, in my humble opinion, is on two wheels. There are some side cycle routes and the loop road throughout the area is safe enough to cycle on (with care). There’s a shop somewhere on the west flank and one towards the southern entrance (with cycle hire) which allows for snacks and refreshments. I often cycle to this parkland area just to buy my honey. I’ve yet to try flying kites or picking my own fruits. This park is the place for such joys.

On my return cycle, I swung by Songshan Lake and rolled through a new park (Central Park – ZhongXin GongYuan is next to 梦幻百花洲), discovering an abandoned theme park ruins and a good place to park my bottom whilst swigging a cup of hot cappuccino. Looking back at the day spent in a wetland and ecological park only built in 2006, I thought how quickly nature had taken hold of the area. For a teenage park, it has much more potential to blossom. The huge 40 square-kilometre region has small mountains, water bodies, flowery meadows and plenty of leafage. After that ride, I ate Hunan food with my friend Melody and then had dinner in Nancheng. It was a very pleasant day indeed.

7th February 2021. Day 2 distance cycled: 85km. Alongside my Spanish colleague Jaime, we set off for the most south-western point of Dongguan. We’re not allowed to leave Dongguan during the Chinese New Year festival. It’s part of the pandemic control. It makes sense. Why risk it? So, we headed to a place that overlooks Shenzhen’s most north-western tip. The new ecological park at JiaoYi Bay is so new that on arrival we found that most of the wild areas were under construction. The Marina Bay New District is being. Some land reclamation, some sea landscaping and plenty of soil was being moved. Still it was easy to work out what the end product would be. A Dongguan government propaganda piece has a alerted me to the area, and it wasn’t a bad wander. However the ride through Chang’an town and much of Dalingshan on the way there was an anticlimax. The ride back following the Dongbao river wasn’t bad even if sometimes the cycle path just vanished or had a construction site over it.

8th February 2021. Day 3 distance cycled: 70km. I went out for a coffee. I had no intention to do more than 20km. Songshan Lake has many inlets and side roads. Some areas are under intense building work, whilst others have immense environmental projects here and there. And then there’s Europe. Huawei’s European town is tacky and classy. It’s cheap and it’s extravagant. It’s simple and it’s complex. I’m unsure how I feel about this stack of contradictions. Although it does have a pretty cool railway system, I worry the scale is so large and so imposing that in a country struggling between Western and Eastern cultural identity that this piece of luxury is one step too far. Ox Horn Campus has 12 town styles inside it. And it seems to be growing, year on year, like a sinister James Bond nemesis set.

9th February 2021. Day 4 distance cycled: 0km. Today was our Murray’s F.C. x DGFC 30-man football tournament on Dongcheng rooftop. Between us all we had 5 teams, two fields (both 5 and 6 a-side) and a good evening of football, followed by beers and food at One For The Road and then Hollywood Baby Too. After many games throughout three hours, I was shattered and sore. The holiday needed me to have more energy…

Until next time.