This place has three main areas of visit, the Hong Hua (Red Flower) lake is part of the (much bigger) West Lake of GuangDong's HuiZhou. Not to be confused with the West Lake of ZheJiang's HangZhou. The walking path around the Hong Hua lake is well maintained, and has many "breaks" in the shapes of pavilions, which are like viewing points. A tourist can take a breather break at these pavilions. Also, there are a couple of places where you can hire, either a paddle boat, or an electric boat to cruise around the lake. I found half an hour to be enough. You could also take a boat "bus", which seats about 18 passengers, if you don't want the personal boats. On the other end, there's the West Lake, which is more for bicycling with an 18 kilometres circular track around the major part of the lake. There also is another attraction for climbing. That's the GaoBang Hill. I did the hill late evening and was rewarded by a very well lit up pavilion at the peak. Also a good view of the city of HuiZhou. I must appreciate that the authorities have put in the extra efforts to keep the area very clean, especially during the National Day week-long vacation, when the inflow of tourists is HUGE. If you really want to do justice to visiting this attraction, make sure you have a comfortable pair of shoes.

Forget the water park! Rent a bike and ride around Honghua Lake's 18 km Scenic Road for the most refreshing and healthy experience while visiting Huizhou. All types of bikes from street bikes to racing bikes to fax max bikes to two-person and three-person tandem units offer every bike choice imaginable, including youth sizes. No electric bikes here, so pedal to pump up your heart and muscle health! Plan on 2-hours minimum with brief stops along the way or spend half to a full day enjoying the beauty of the hilltop lake and its surrounding areas.