Dongsha Island and Xisha Island. The two islands became a bigger one at the end of Ming Dynasty and the beginning of Qing Dynasty, which is about 300 years ago. Now Chongming Country has 16 towns and 2 villages.
Now we are in Chongming Island. The Chongming country is divided into 7 parts: western part, eastern part, northern part, southern part, middle part, Changxing island and Hengsha island. Each part has its own characteristic: ◆ Western part: Xisha Wetland and Mingzhu Lake;
◆ Eastern part: Dongtan Wetland which is an important place for birds of passage having a rest in the flyway of “East Asia-Austrialia”;
◆ Northern part: Bei Lake is the base of organic-rice;
◆ Southern part: local government was settled there. It is the center of
Chongming area. You can enjoy the sight spots of Hanshan Temple, Shouan Temple, Sight-seeing Beach, Chongming Academy. Most of them are human landscapes.
◆ Changxing island: It’s a marine equipment island;
◆ Hengsha island: It’s undeveloped.
Chongming has many famous local products. It has five main product lines: 1, White goats; 2, Crabs; 3, Local vegetables; 4, fruits and flowers; 5,
high-quality rice
Chongming had the plan to become the base of organic farm products for 2010 Expo. Thanks to the unique environment and special techniques, there are series of quality products: Chongming Golden Melon, Chongming sweet potatoes, Chongming rice wine and Chongming haricots.
But the most precious product in Chongming is its ecological environment.
When you get off the bus, Chelsea suggests all of you take a deep breath. The air is pure and fresh here, which is in high quality. It shows that there are 1000