Swimming activities in China
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Kowloon Park Swimming Complex
This complex comes complete with four pools and waterfalls. Visit on a weekday; on weekends there are so many bathers it’s difficult to find the water.
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Victoria Park Swimming Pool
At 17 hectares, Victoria Park is the biggest patch of public greenery on Hong Kong Island and is a popular place to escape to. The best time to stroll around is in the morning during the week, when it becomes a forest of people practising the slow-motion choreography of t’ai chi. At the weekend they are joined by Indonesian amahs (domestic workers), who prefer it to Central. Between April and November you can take a dip in the swimming pool here.
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Shanghai Swimming Pool
Public swimming pools in China may not be a first choice for serious swimmers, although they are considerably cheaper than hotel pools. A shop next door sells swimming gear. Tickets are Y25 before 5.30pm, Y30 after. Kids below 1.2m get in for half price. It’s just near Shanghai Stadium.
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Cheoc Van Swimming Pool
The Cheoc Van swimming pool, which costs the same for entry and keeps the same hours as the Hác Sá pool (adult/child/student MOP$15/5/7; 8am-noon & 1-9pm Sun-Fri, 8am-noon & 1-11pm Sat), is at the southern end of the beach.
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Friendship Hotel
You can find pools at some four-star and all five-star hotels, but nonguests will have to pay a fee. The venerable Friendship Hotel has a great Olympic-sized pool, now sadly enclosed, costing Y100 for a day plus a Y100 deposit.
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Morrison Hill Public Swimming Pool
Hong Kong has 36 swimming pools that are open to the public. Many pools are closed between November and March, but heated indoor and outdoor pools, such as the Morrison Hill Public Swimming Pool are open all year.
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Hác Sá Sports & Recreation Park
The Hác Sá Sports & Recreation Park, by the beach, has an outdoor swimming pool (adult/child/student MOP$15/5/7; 8am-noon & 1-9pm Sun-Fri, 8am-noon & 1-11pm Sat).
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Mandarine City
This outdoor pool is particularly popular with expats – possibly more for pool-side lounging (got to work on that tan) than actual swimming. It’s Y80 for adults and Y50 for kids.
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Ditan Swimming Pool
You can find pools at some four-star and all five-star hotels, but nonguests will have to pay a fee. Outside hotels, try the Ditan Swimming Pool.
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Yōng River Bridge
The river at the southwestern end of the modern Yōng River Bridge is a very popular swimming spot, particularly on summer evenings. For the less adventurous, nearby Yōngjiāng Hotel has a small outdoor pool (Y50).
Big groups of locals meet for a spot of dancing every evening in Bīnjiāng Park (滨江公园; Bīnjiāng Gōngyuán), just behind the riverbank where swimmers congregate. It's great to watch and anyone can join in.
On the eastern side of the bridge, just south of South Gate Market, is a small network of alleyways. Here you'll find some of Nánníng's older, low-rise housing, a stark contrast from the shiny shopping centres off nearby Chaoyang Lu, and an…
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