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. Covering an area of , the park was established in 2012 and opened to the public in 2016. Meixi Lake Park is bordered by West Fenglin Road () on the North, Third Ring Road () on the West, Taohualing scenery spot () on the South, and West Second Ring Road () on the East. It is a multifunctional botanical garden integrating recreation, physical activities, plant species collection and display as well as tourism.

Tourist attractions

The Meixi Lake Park is divided into several scenic areas, including Taohualing scenery spot, Meixi Lake, International Culture and Arts Center, Changsha Children's Playground, Peach Islet, Jieqing Islet, Gingko Park, and Waxberry Park.

Meixi Lake

The Meixi lake () is long and its surface area is .

Jieqing Islet

The Jieqing Islet () is long and wide, covering an area of .

Peach Islet

The Peach Islet () also known as Cultural Islet (), is located in the north of Meixi Lake. The name comes from the peach trees which planted on the islet. Its area is .

International Culture and Arts Center

The International Culture and Arts Center () covers , with a building area of , consists of a Grand Theatre and a Art Gallery.

Tanying Lake

The Tanying Lake () is renovated from Hongsi'an Reservoir (). Its surface area is .

Gingko Park

The Gingko Park () also known as Sports Park (), is located in the north of Meixi Lake and has an area of . It serves multiple functions, including recreation, physical activities and tourism.

Waxberry Park

The Waxberry Park takes its name from the park's arbutus. It is bordered by Lusong Road () on the West, Xiuchuan Road () on the North, and Xiaohe Road () on the Southeast. Its area is .

Chinese Knot Footbridge

The Chinese Knot Footbridge () was completed in May 2015, which is a joint design by John van de Water and Jiang Xiaofei. The Chinese Knot Footbridge stretches , at a height of above water. In 2013 it was rated as one of the world's 10 "sexiest" footbridges by ''

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Transportation

* Take subway Line 2 to get off at

West Meixi Lake station West Meixi Lake station is a subway station in Yuelu District, Changsha, Hunan Hunan (, ; ) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the South Central China region. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze ...

, Luyun Road station,

Culture and Arts Center station Culture and Arts Center station is a subway station in Yuelu District, Changsha, Hunan Hunan (, ; ) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the South Central China region. Located in the middle reaches of the ...

East Meixi Lake station East Meixi Lake station is a subway station in Yuelu District, Changsha, Hunan, China, operated by the Changsha subway Changsha Metro The Changsha Metro (officially ; also called ) is a rapid transit system in Changsha, the capital city of Hun ...

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