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A memorial museum dedicated to telling the story of the East River Column (also known as the Dongjiang Column), a Communist-affiliated guerrilla army that fought the Japanese during the Second World War and later took part in the Chinese Civil War. The museum is on a hill overlooking the historic village of Dawangling, which is where the East River Column's main base was located from 1940 to 1943. The village of course can also be visited and several of the buildings that made up the army base are open to the public.
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莲花山郊野公园 Liánhuāshān Jiāoyě Gōngyuán
Literally "lotus mountain", paved with extensive hiking paths. There's a temple not too far up.
水濂山森林公园
松山湖 Sōngshān Hú
东莞植物园
Beautiful, large, and well maintained botanical gardens. See lots of flowers and attractive landscaping, including Chinese-style gardens and ponds with fish. Labels are mostly in Chinese but regardless you can enjoy the scenery – this is one of the prettiest parts of Dongguan. It doubles as a popular park with a playground for children.
东莞篮球中心, Dōngguǎn Lánqiú Zhōngxīn
Home of the Guangdong Southern Tigers.