Maodegong Thatched Cottage

Maodegong Thatched Cottage

Maodegong Thatched Cottage is a high-end private club located in Hualong Town, Panyu District, Guangzhou, covering an area of nearly 200 acres. It is divided into six main functional zones: Deju, Tangtang, Gengduzhai, Kanglu, Jiyixuan, and Gongengyuan (services include a super five-star small hotel, Chinese-style retro meeting rooms, art-inspired private dining, etc.), promoting a “modern hermitage” membership concept where seclusion, farming, reading, philosophizing, gathering, painting, and self-cultivation become the mainstream of the hermit lifestyle. Although the buildings are all thatched cottages, it is hailed as the most luxurious private garden club in the Guangzhou suburbs.

Strolling through the lush gardens of Maodegong Thatched Cottage, visitors are constantly greeted with traditional elements of farming and scholarly culture, which are intricately presented throughout this “China’s first farming and reading culture experience park.” These details highlight the playful and experiential nature of the cottage, sparking spontaneous fun and a strong sense of rustic charm.

As China’s first farming and reading culture experience park, Maodegong Thatched Cottage draws creative inspiration from traditional Chinese values such as virtue, diligence, farming, scholarly pursuit, kindness, perseverance, achievement, spiritual cultivation, and generosity. Using gardens, farm activities, and temple fairs as its mediums, the park is meticulously designed and thoughtfully constructed, featuring distinctive attractions such as Lide Courtyard, Bagua Vegetable Field, Gengdu Corridor, Shangshan Paradise, Duomo Path, Path to Success, Drumming Square, Nourishment Garden, and Love Island. Coupled with the daily festivities of the Cottage Temple Fair, it strives to be the most refined and experiential farming and reading-themed leisure tourism destination in the Pearl River Delta.

The “Duomo Path,” paved with stone millstones, is a must-see attraction at Maodegong Thatched Cottage. Comprising 81 millstones, this symbolic forest path echoes the 81 trials of the Journey to the West before achieving enlightenment. Some millstones are connected by bamboo tubes, creating a cascading water feature—Duomo Cascade—that flows with a gentle gurgle. Visitors can’t help but marvel at the ingenious design while also being enchanted by the lively charm of spring water emerging from deep in the mountains.

Address: Maodegong Thatched Cottage, Youli, Mingjing Village, Hualong Town, Panyu District, Guangzhou

Type: Cultural tourism area

Recommended visiting time: 3–4 hours

Phone: 020-34750377

Opening hours: 9:00–19:30

Ticket information: Free admission. The venue is free to visit, but pottery activities are charged. Pottery experience: 60 RMB; pottery experience + firing: 100 RMB; pottery painting: 60 RMB.

Mingjing Village: Located by the petrochemical road in Hualong Town, Panyu District, Mingjing Village covers an area of about 5 square kilometers with a total population of over 3,280. Situated in the central part of Hualong Town, the Mingjing Village Committee is 15 kilometers from Panyu District and 3 kilometers from Hualong Town. The village lies behind Jinshan Avenue, close to Huangpu Bridge and the entrance of the Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway, giving it strong geographical advantages. Set in a hilly area, after years of economic development, the village committee has attracted multiple large-scale domestic and foreign enterprises in the industrial sector, boosting local employment and the economy. In agriculture, fish farming and flower cultivation dominate, fostering many large-scale farming operations. … Mingjing Village detailed information++