Liangwang Mountain was planned as a 36-hole golf destination beside Hengchong Reservoir in Majinpu. Eighteen holes were described as substantially complete when the development was shut down.4
An ambitious golf development beside Hengchong Reservoir.
Construction took place between June 2009 and June 2011 within the Liangwang Mountain ecological sports and leisure tourism project. The 20 June 2012 account records that the course was built without authorisation and that work continued after the national clean-up notice.1
The development occupied 1,522.75 mu, including 453.5 mu of cultivated land. Land authorities imposed a fine of RMB 10.1322 million. By the time the account was published, Yunnan had already shut the development down.1
The wider plans
More than a golf course.
A Yunnan Fangwang report reproduced on 3 April 2015 places the project beside Hengchong Reservoir (横冲水库) in Majinpu, near Liangwang Mountain’s main peak. It describes an 18-hole course as substantially completed when it was shut down, within a scheme planned for 36 holes.4
The proposed development combined golf and villas with an international conference centre, a five-star hotel, corporate clubhouses, tennis and mountain walking. A permanent Kunming venue for the China Economists 50 Forum was among its ambitions.4
The same report identifies the developer as 云南星河旅游资源开发有限责任公司. Citing company-registration information, it reports historical stakes of 50% for Beijing Xinyuan Real Estate and 10% for Lenovo Holdings. These historical shareholdings accompanied a scheme whose conference, hotel and sports facilities remained proposals in the account.4
The business figures also shared a personal interest in golf. In a 2013 first-person interview, Liu Chuanzhi credited Lin Rongqiang of Xinyuan Holdings with bringing him back to the sport and introducing a coach.8
Hengchong Reservoir · Views published in 2020
Water, grass and exposed earth.
The reservoir landscape continued to attract visitors after the golf development ended. A July 2020 travel article described the lawns beside Hengchong Reservoir as an unopened golf site used for picnics and family outings. A 2021 recreation roundup again featured the area as an unopened golf/football ground, with photographs credited to a RedNote contributor.67
The photographs published with the 2020 article show shaped grass beside the water, wooded hills and corridors framed by exposed reddish earth.
Along the reservoir.Water and wooded hills frame a narrow stretch of shaped grass.Image carried by 昆明东美旅游好管家 · published 29 July 2020 · Source article ↗Between the earth faces.A grassy corridor runs below exposed reddish slopes.Image carried by 昆明东美旅游好管家 · published 29 July 2020 · Source article ↗
The chronology
One development, successive records.
Construction period reported
2009–11
June 2009 to June 2011 is the construction period given in the contemporary report.1
20 June
2012
The report records that the development had already been shut down.1
30 March
2015
Liangwang Mountain appears as entry 55 in the national list of courses already shut down.2
6 February
2017
The provincial results again record the Majinpu development, with shutdown completed.3
The official record
The name in the registers.
The national register identifies the site as 云南昆明梁王山生态运动休闲旅游区高尔夫球场 in Majinpu, Chenggong. The environment ministry’s English version names it “Golf Course of Mount Liangwang Eco-sports and Recreational Resort, Kunming, Yunnan.” The provincial record confirms the same development in 2017.23
Documentary identity
Archive name
Liangwang Mountain Golf Course Short English name used by Play Yunnan Golf
Recorded address
呈贡马金铺办事处 Majinpu, Chenggong · Kunming
2015 classification
Included in the list of courses already shut down
2017 result
已取缔到位 · Shutdown completed
These are publication dates documenting the outcome; they do not represent separate closures.
About this archive
Evidence and identification.
Sources & further reading
Sources behind the story.
国家有关部门近期查处7个违规建设高尔夫球场China News Service report carried by Sina Golf · 20 June 2012 · Citing CCTV; construction dates, land figures, fine and reported shutdown.↑ Back to story
梁王山高尔夫：柳传志曾向仇和汇报 仍难逃一劫Yunnan Fangwang report reproduced by 云观察CloudVista · 3 April 2015 · Reservoir location, reported 18-hole completion, 36-hole plans, wider scheme and historical shareholdings.↑ Back to development plans
