Experience the Lingnan-inspired courtyard at Guangdong's first Banyan Tree resort

The Banyan Tree has finally arrived in Guangdong, with the province's first Banyan Tree resort officially landing in Dongguan. As a world-class luxury resort brand, let's take a look at the new "Lingnan Courtyard" created by the Banyan Tree at Songshan Lake in Dongguan. Design Songshan Lake is located at the geometric center of Dongguan, boasting an 8 square kilometer lake surface, with a greenery coverage rate of over 60%, offering an excellent natural environment. The Banyan Tree is situated at the border of the urban oasis and the lake at Songshan Lake. A fusion of top designers from gad, Blink, PLA, and ZM Kato has created a contemporary Lingnan-inspired garden that dialogues with nature. Rooms The hotel has 166 spacious suites and villas, drawing on Lingnan architectural style and combining elements of ancient Dongguan village buildings, exuding the heritage and legacy of the years from the inside out, and radiating an inspiration-rich Oriental ambience. Corridors or floating bridges connect the rooms, accessible by both land and water, where guests can taste the ancient charm of Lingnan amidst the lake and mountain scenery. Dining The hotel has a total of 2 restaurants and 1 bar. The Mingyue all-day dining restaurant serves international cuisine, with Southeast Asian dishes available at night, and features an open kitchen. The restaurant is located next to the lake, where guests can enjoy fine food and beautiful views. The Baiyun Chinese restaurant offers delicacies from Jiangnan, Cantonese gourmet food, and Sichuan cuisine treasures, along with a 360-degree lake view private dining room, where guests can feast amidst intoxicating scenery. Spa The Banyan Tree's spa has always been one of its strengths, with masseuses all professionally trained at the Banyan Tree SPA Academy in Phuket. Moreover, the spa rooms are spacious, with dressing rooms and showers, and all windows overlook garden views, providing a very healing experience. Experience Finally, be sure to stroll through every corner of the hotel, with a recommended visit to the B1 floor, which is the Baiyun Courtyard. The atrium is a rectangular water courtyard enclosed by red sandstone, with a large banyan tree common to the area in the middle, a place where all passersby stop to take photos, and also a signature landscape of the hotel. Lastly, what impressed me the most was the creative use of the five elements to highlight "Songshan Lake." The three characters of "Songshan Lake" contain three elements of the five elements: 'wood, water, and earth.' Many patterns in the hotel are designs of these three characters.