More than 2,500 years ago, Hippocrates, the father of Western medicine, said, "Walking is the best medicine." It is a full-body exercise that mobilizes more than 600 muscles and 200 bones in the body, and plays an important role in promoting blood circulation in the legs, oxygenation of the brain, and prevention of aging.
Especially when faced with all sorts of stress and cluelessness, I'm sure many of you are like me and pop the thought, "I'm going for a walk to clear my head."
At this time of the year, if you meet a flat greenway with a glistening lake, lush grass and flowers, wouldn't your worries feel half as bad?
So the sunny weather is perfect for the crunchy workers to go hiking on the "Lixin Lake Greenway"! As the most beautiful park in the west of Shenzhen, known as "Shenzhen Little West Lake" is absolutely remarkable: 120,000 square meters of lakes and mountains, 8 kilometers of beautiful greenway, strolling in which the body and mind comfortable.
01 About the Greenway
Location: Fuyong Street, Bao'an District
Length: 8.1 kilometers
Opening hours: 5:30 - 22:20
Difficulty: very easy, suitable for both the elderly and children
Highlights: the road is flat and easy to walk, the scenery around the lake is stunning, the forest trestle is quiet and comfortable, and the moonflower sea is colorful. Hiking, running and cycling are available.
Time consumed: 2-3 hours
Advice: the weather is getting hotter, bring floral water and a small fan, and take care of the sun.
02 About the entrance
(i) Public transportation
You can take 338, B838, M419, M515, M548 and get off at the "Lixinhu Park" station, which is the closest way to get off at the entrance of the park, but only suitable for some people.
(ii) Metro
A more popular way is to take subway line 11 to "Qiaotou" station. exit D2, you can ride a shared bicycle (or walk), about 1 kilometer to the "Lixinhu Lake Gate", cell phone navigation can be.
Remember to return the shared bikes in advance, there is no return point at the park entrance. Of course, you can also ride around Lixin Lake without returning it.
Since it's a loop around the lake, it's possible to start either to the left or to the right of the north gate entrance. I left in the morning and chose to start the hike on the right.
The reason is simple:
1, Backlight on the left and the photo will be black. If you start in the afternoon, reverse it.
2. The halfway point of the journey starting on the right is also the most scenic part of the lagoon.
03 About the scenery
View of the dam at the start, remember to turn left at the end.
Walk along the viewing gallery of the road for a while and you can see the view of Lixin Lake at any time!
From here you can enter the forest trestle early, or you can choose to continue straight, when the greenway entrance will be on your left
After walking on the trestle for a while, you will see a small square for resting, remember to go up to join the main road of the greenway, and go to the direction of "Jane's Book Café/Peninsula Sea of Flowers".
There are restrooms along the way, definitely a stunning greenway with the most restrooms I've ever seen.
It's nice to think about being able to run here every morning!
It was interesting to see the clear glass of this inscription.
Soon you will arrive at the stunning "Sea of Moonflowers", a sea of various colors and varieties, with the breeze giving off a fresh scent. Although some of the flowers have already faded, the beauty of the sea of flowers will not be affected.
After enjoying the Monet's Garden, you will continue to walk in the direction of "Pak Shek Ha Sports Park".
The viewing platform, another place to linger.
A nice walk.
Pak Shek Ha Sports Park and Children's Park are together, which is suitable for parents to bring their children to have a picnic and play.
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Ring Lixin Lake Greenway part of the road before the shade, summer a bit sunny, remember to bring a good hat, good protection.
I love the green trees with new shoots, the flowers in full bloom, and the fullness of life~
It feels that the water in Lixin Lake is not yet abundant, and some of the yellow mud is exposed, especially in this area, which is more like a meadow.
There is a small section of the Lixin Lake Greenway where you need to cross the road, right here in the "Royal Waterfront" neighborhood, so just remember to follow this map. Of course, there is a good thing about walking here: there are many milk tea stores and convenience stores, and you can buy ice cream on hot days!
Take a loop around the perimeter of this neighborhood and rejoin the greenway.
I'll actually be circumnavigating Lixin Lake once a year from 2020-2022, despite the many inconveniences during the mask. To my surprise, just 2023 didn't go, and came back to find it even more beautiful, remembering that the dam was still broken and old, and the road was not in such a good condition. Once again, I marveled at how much Shenzhen has really invested in outdoor green space.
Before I could finish sighing, I came across the most unexpected point of the hike: the dam at Shinta had not yet been repaired, and this section of the greenway was closed. Without any warning, it was hard to know where to go.
At this point, it is 6 kilometers around the lake. If you don't want to walk anymore, you can take a taxi back to Qiaotou MRT station.
I didn't want to give up my annual week around the lake, so based on the directions on my cell phone map, I figured it out myself and navigated to "Corner Plaza", which is about 1 kilometer more than I had planned. If you are interested, you can follow me. Note: Only before May 31st, the lake reference! I asked the management, the dam has been repaired, the equipment has been withdrawn, is currently cleaning up, so there is no posting notice, to ensure that before the end of May will be fully open, can be normal around the lake.
When you return to the greenway, recognize the direction of "Lai Lam Walk / Liu Lang Wen Ying / Cultural and Creative Park" and don't make a mistake.
This section of the greenway is a bit more park-like in style, with large expanses of grass for picnics and camping.
The viewpoint of Lychee Forest, Lychee was not seen, but the scenery was also beautiful.
After walking for about 1 kilometer, you will return to the starting point at "Lixinhu Lake Gate"!
End sign: fragrant variety of fruit drink stores for resting and comforting a somewhat tired body.
Attached is my hiking route (personally, I find 0-4 kilometers to be the most scenic)
