Dongcheng District, Dongguan

Dongcheng 东城街道
Subdistrict
The government building in Dongcheng Subdistrict
Country	China
Province	Guangdong
Prefecture	Dongguan
Area
• Total	110 km2 (40 sq mi)
Population	500，000
GDP
• Total	¥ 627.5 billion (2015 Data)
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Website	东莞东城政务网 dongcheng.dg.gov.cn

Dongcheng Subdistrict (Chinese: 东城街道; pinyin: Dongchéng Jiēdào) is one of the four main subdistricts of Dongguan, Guangdong Province, China. It is under the administration of Dongguan city. It has an area of 110 square kilometres and a residential population of 500,000, of whom 300,000 are new residents. The GDP of Dongcheng Subdistrict in 2015 reached 627.50 billion, an increase of 8% from the previous year.

Dongcheng Subdistrict was originally named Fucheng District.

There are four main highways in Dongcheng Subdistrict. Two expressways, the Dongguan-Shenzhen Expressway and the Guangzhou-Shenzhen Expressway, go through the Dongcheng Subdistrict. The public transport is convenient,16 buses go through the center of the Dongcheng Subdistrict.
Among the four metro lines (R1-R4) planned for the Dongguan Rail Transit, R2 Line opened in May 2016, connecting Humen Railway station to Dongguan Railway Station (Shilong). The R2 Line passes through the Dongcheng Subdistrict at 4 stations — Liuhua Park Station (Chinese: 榴花公园站), the Xiaqiao Station (Chinese: 下桥站), the Dongcheng Station (Chinese: 东城站), and the Qifeng Park Station (Chinese: 旗峰公园站). The R2 Line also will link towns in Western Dongguan, thereby promoting the connection of the entire downtown area with Houjie, Humen and Chang’an. It will also support Dongcheng's regional transportation with other cities such as Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hong Kong by joining with the rail transit junctions of the Pearl River Delta.

Qifeng City Park (Chinese: 旗峰公园) is one of the most famous and popular parks in Dongguan. It has an area of 2.34 square kilometers, and is located in the center of Dongcheng Substrict. There are some well-known tourist attractions in Qifeng City Park, like the Huangqi Mountain, the Huangqi Guanyin Temple and the Lantern of the Mountain (one of the eight famous Dongguan scenery). People climb the Qifeng Mountain on weekends and some important festivals.

The Huangqi Mountain is a symbol of Dongguan. Its peak is 189 meters above sea level. The Huangqi Guanyin Temple, which was built in the Song dynasty and located at the foot of the hill, is a well-known temple in Dongguan. On the first day of the Chinese lunar New Year, Dongguan people go there to pray for the luck and wealth for the next year. Also, there is a tradition that people climb the Huangqi Mountain in the lunar New Year. Therefore, during the Spring Festival, the roads near the Huangqi Mountain are jammed with slow moving traffic because many people go there.

The R2 Subway Line passes through the Huangqi Mountain. People can get off at the Qifeng Park Station and it only a takes 2-minute walk from the subway station to the gates of the Qifeng Park.

The Liuhua Park (Chinese: 榴花公园) was first built in the Ming dynasty, and it reopened in 1999. It has an area of 0.32 square kilometers, and is near the intersection of the Guanlong Road and the Guanjie Road. The park is open all day and has free admission. It is a key unit of Dongguan's cultural relics protection.