Liuzhou Swimming Pools Unsafe

Liuzhou health department inspected 8 swimming pools in Liuzhou on August 17, 2009 and found serious health and hygiene concerns. 7 of the 8 pools tested positive for harmful bacteria.

Inspections also found a common problem of the level of free chlorine being higher than recommended, which means the water could irritate the skin. "Although restrictions have been clearly made out to pool managements, it is obviously that no one complies with it."

Regulations also state that people with skin diseases or under the influence of alcohol cannot go into swimming pools. However inspectors found out anyone with ticket can enter.

1st September 2009

Lucky Bird Golf Club

Despite (or because of) having been born in St. Andrews, the home of golf, I know nothing about the sport. Or next to nothing.

I do know however that Que'er Park in the north of Liuzhou is home to the Lucky Bird Golf Club. I've never been inside the place, so I don't know what is there, but space suggests that it can't possibly be a full course. In fact, even a nine-hold course seems unlikely. I suspect it's a driving range.

If you know different please contact us at:

For directions to the park, see swimming below.

Walking On Water

Longtan Park (see below) have enabled the masses to walk on the waters of the lakes. You hire a large plastic ball, zip yourself inside and off you go. ¥10 for 10 minutes.

Great fun. I'm told.

Now also available in Liuhou Park in the city centre. (March 2007)

6th August 2006

Swimming Pools

Thanks to everyone who supplied info on their favourite swimming pools in town. I deliberately asked people of the Laowai persuasion who are either here now or were here in the past, rather than ask my Chinese friends or wife, as I wanted the Laowai perspective.

Favourite seems to be the pool  in Que Shan Park 雀山公园 què shān gōng yuán. The park is in the north of the city, at the end of the No. 19 bus route. (See map below.) However, it seems that it is easier to reach the swimming pool by taking the No. 5 bus and getting off at the terminus. From here you can enter the park by the north gate which is much nearer the pool. It costs ¥12, but a monthly season ticket is available.

Second favourite is Long Tan Park 龙潭公园 lóng tán gōng yuán (see map below). This is quite a way out of town, but the park is pleasant and the pool is good. This is at the south end of the No. 19 bus route. (So if you get the bus in the wrong direction you'll still get a swimming pool!) Admission ¥8.

Honourable mentions also goes to Ma'an Shan Park 马鞍山公园 mǎ ān shān gōng yuán  (see map below) pool. More central and to quote "Costs Y5 (plus Y1 for a locker).  There are actually 2 pools: one in the sun, for children (but adults can also wallow there), and a roofed one for the general public.  Apparently it gets very crowded in the evening."

Liuhou Park is definitely not recommended. Nor is the river!

See safety story above.

Ten Pin Bowling

There is a ten pin bowling rink on the 8th floor of Wuxing Department Store (see map). 

Cost varies from ¥6 to 12 depending on time of day.

There is another bowling alley on the third floor of the building in front of Tian Tian Jian (The large Lianhua Supermarket) on Fei E Lu, near the railway station.  It is cheaper than Wuxing, but there isn't such a good selection of balls.  

Indoor Rock Climbing

Guangxi's largest indoor rock climbing wall is in Que Shan Park. The 10 metre high wall has six climbing paths and they have all the necessary protective equipment. No information on price, so if anyone makes it there, please let me know. For directions to the park, see swimming above.

Park Map

Here is a map showing the approximate positions of the parks mentioned here.