Changping (Chinese: 常平; Hanyu Pinyin: Chángpíng) (lit: long peace) is a town within the prefecture-level city of Dongguan, in Guangdong Province, southern China. The town has a total area of 108 km² and a population 500,000.
Transportation
The town is at the confluence of the Jingjiu, Guangzhou-Meizhou-Shantou and the Guangshen Railway, providing convenient links to many areas around China. The Dongguan train station and Dongguang East train station is located in the town, and a through train links directly from the Hung Hom station in Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is one of many border crossings from Hong Kong into mainland China and is also a popular way to come into mainland China for some during weekends. Taxis in in the town do not use a meter and will typically charge a flat rate of 15 yuan per trip into the town centre.
Miscellaneous
As a consequence of its location, Changping has a significant nightlife which includes a wide range of restaurants, clubs, and bars. Compared to Dongguan City itself however, which is 40 minutes away to the west, Changping is rather disorganised and somewhat chaotic.
