Guide to Songya Lake, a fun and relaxing place to stay in Changsha.

⚠️Changsha’s peak tourist season is here! Guide recommended by local natives, welcome to collect! ▶️Morning Check in at Pinman Hotel, a hotel near Songya Lake, and walk for 15 minutes or take a taxi for 5 minutes to reach Songya Lake National Wetland Park Scenic Area🏞. If you drive 🚙, there are parking lots along Xiangti Road, Laodaohe Road, Wanming Road and Binhu Road. ✅️ Cycling or hiking around the lake: You can rent a single bicycle or a four-wheeled bicycle, ride around the lake to enjoy the beautiful scenery and feel the breeze. One circle is about 10 kilometers and takes about 1 hour. If you like hiking, you can also choose to walk along the lake trail and slowly enjoy the scenery. It takes about 2 hours to complete a circle. ⏩️Noon ✅️Picnic or dining: You can have a picnic on the lawn near Liyue Square and enjoy a leisurely time; you can also go to restaurants around Songya Lake, such as some Chinese restaurants near Songya Lake or restaurants in the commercial center to dine and taste authentic Hunan cuisine. ⏭️Afternoon ✅️Visit Songya Lake Experience Park: Located at the intersection of Binhu Road and Dongsan Road, there are many children's amusement projects such as pirate ships, bumper cars, carousels, etc. Visitors with children can play here for an hour or two. ✅️Visit Golden Sands and Silver Beach: Near East Gate 1, this is a paradise for children, where they can play on the beach, build sand castles, feel the fine sea sand, and enjoy the vast lake view. ⏺️Evening ✅️Enjoy the sunset: In the evening at Golden Sands and Silver Beach, the atmosphere here is full of sunset. The lake surface is sparkling under the setting sun, and you can take photos as a souvenir. In addition, there is an International Friendship Forest hillside and a lawn at the entrance to the park, which are suitable for camping and kite flying. Interested tourists can also go and experience it. 🌙Back at the hotel, there are freshly made healthy desserts🥣 for you to eat, and you can also go to the hot pot restaurant downstairs in the hotel to have a hearty hot pot🍲. 🧺The hotel also has a self-service laundry room, where you can unload the fatigue of the day and have a good sleep. The next day, we had a buffet breakfast with local characteristics in the breakfast room on the fifth floor of the hotel and returned home easily!