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Hengsha Island is an alluvial island at the mouth of the Yangtze River in China. It is adjacent to the East China Sea in the East, Changxing Island in the west, Chongming Island in the north and Pudong New Area in the southwest. The whole island is Hengsha Township, originally belonging to Chuansha county. In 1958, it was assigned to Baoshan county (now Baoshan District). In 2005, it was assigned to Chongming County together with Changxing Island. The island is formed by alluvial sediment from the Yangtze River. It is named because it lies across the Yangtze River Estuary. The sandbanks began to form in the Xianfeng Period of the Qing Dynasty (1851-1861), and began to be reclaimed in the 12th year of Guangxu (1886). It is triangular and covers an area of 49 square kilometers.

The terrain is flat and the rivers are crisscross. Agriculture is well developed, including freshwater aquaculture and marine fishing. With beautiful rural scenery, the island is planned to be a national tourist resort, and a small airport and river crossing tunnel will be built to connect with the urban area.

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Hengsha Island is located at the easternmost end of the Yangtze River Estuary, south of Chongming Island, east of Changxing Island and north of Pudong New Area. Its area is the smallest of Chongming, Changxing and Hengsha islands, covering an area of 52 square kilometers.

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The transportation from downtown Shanghai to Hengsha Island is very convenient. There are 8 passenger ships from Wusong Wharf in downtown Shanghai to Hengsha Island every day, and the round-trip ticket is 20 yuan. Shenchong line 7 can also go directly to Xinmin Town, Hengsha Island. In June 2007, Chongming Volkswagen, a subsidiary of Volkswagen Taxi, set up a fleet in Hengsha Island. The first batch of 17 taxis were stationed on the island for operation. Now there are three bus lines on the island.

The way to get on the island: bus No. 51, 116, B, 160, 508, 719, 728, 952, Baoshan No. 10, Baoshan No. 29. Get off at songbin Road Station of Metro Line 3 to Wusong wharf by ferry (Hengsha wharf is 38.9km away from Wusong wharf), or take Shenchong No. 7 bus at Wusong passenger station to Xinmin Town of Hengsha Island, take ferry to the island, or take self driving tour Ferry to the island. There is no bridge or tunnel planning at present.

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Hengsha Island is an idyllic place that city dwellers have not seen for a long time, but they love: green farmland, orchards, green bamboo houses surrounded by red tiles and white walls, flocks of ducks floating leisurely in the pond, buffaloes dragging carts "wheel wheel wheel" walking along the road, and cooking smoke wafting from the fish market in Shuicun in the distance. When you come to Hengsha Island, it's like walking into a Chinese painting with delicate and elegant strokes. It is an excellent place for tourism, vacation and leisure.

Hengsha Hawaii Water Park

Hengsha Hawaii water park is located on the east coast of Hengsha Island. There are many recreational projects, such as motorboat, skateboard surfing, water parachute, couple rowing and so on. In the water park, you can not only enjoy the style of fishing island, but also taste seafood, have a picnic and barbecue, which is quite rural. Sanatorium, holiday village, yurt, sea tower, sun Pavilion and other service facilities are complete.

Angel Beach Resort Shanghai

Shanghai Angel Beach Resort is located in the easternmost part of Hengsha Island, Chongming District, Shanghai. It has 29 villas of European, American and Japanese styles, 25 standard guest rooms of hotel style, and 30 characteristic guest rooms of "people on water". It can accommodate 300 guests on holiday at the same time. Next to the resort, there is a natural fine sand beach with an area of 400000 square meters, which is the largest tiebansha beach from Jiangsu coast to Hangzhou Bay. It's a great place for guests to enjoy the nature. There are all kinds of racing boats, yachts, electric boats and manpower boats in the large artificial lake with an area of nearly 100000 square meters in the resort, which can be used by people at any time. The resort has the first golf driving range in East China, an international standard kart lane with a straight road of more than 130 meters and a grass cross-country kart, a tennis court, a beach volleyball court, a swimming pool, a KTV private room, a sauna, a chess and card room, a multi-function conference hall and other entertainment facilities.

Special dishes

There are famous products of the Yangtze River, such as swordfish, anchovies, Chinese mitten crab, white goat, red nose duck, glutinous snail, free range chicken, white lentils, taro, wild water bamboo and other green vegetables.

Introduction to the island

Hengsha Island, located at the easternmost end of the Yangtze River Estuary in Shanghai, is the smallest of the three islands. Its functional orientation is "leisure island". It mainly develops international conference and Exhibition Center, international entertainment center, low-density high-end residential villas, yacht club and other projects. In 1992, Hengsha Island was listed as one of the first 13 national tourist resorts by the State Council.

Hengsha Island, originally belonging to Chuansha County, was assigned to Baoshan county (now Baoshan District) in 1958. It was formed by alluvial sediment from the Yangtze River. Liu Xiaoju lived on the island, so it was named. The sandbanks began to form in the Xianfeng Period of the Qing Dynasty (1851-1861), and began to be reclaimed in the 12th year of Guangxu (1886). Hengsha Island is a triangle with an area of 49 square kilometers. Hengsha Island is flat with many rivers and canals. Agriculture is well developed, including freshwater aquaculture and marine fishing. Hengsha township has 24 administrative villages, 1 neighborhood committee and 246 villager groups. Among them, there is one fishing village. The total population is 33000. The township government is located in Xinmin Town. In 1992, Hengsha Island was listed as a national tourist resort by the State Council. In March 2002, the Shanghai Municipal People's government officially approved the construction of Hengsha Island as a forest ecological island of Shanghai's international metropolis. The planned forest coverage rate of the whole island is 70%. It is estimated that Hengsha forest ecological island will attract 1.6 million tourists per year at the initial stage.

After the Shanghai Municipal People's government reported to the State Council for approval, the administrative divisions of Changxing and Hengsha Township, which originally belonged to Baoshan District of Shanghai, were incorporated into Chongming County (now Chongming District) on May 18, 2005.

In order to develop the three islands of Chongming, Changxing and Hengsha in the Yangtze River Estuary, the Yangtze River Estuary crossing project composed of bridges and tunnels is planned to be constructed. It is envisaged that the East-West line and the west line cross sea project will be completed in 2010 as the coastal north-south transportation corridor, and the east line cross sea project will be completed. It is planned to develop Chongming Three Islands and connect with Pudong New Area to build a greater Shanghai Economic Zone. It is planned to be completed in 2020 with an investment of 20 billion yuan.

Hengsha Island, the smallest of the three Chongming islands in Shanghai, is located at the easternmost end of the Yangtze River Estuary, surrounded by the river and the sea. It is the first place to see the sunrise in Chongming area. Hengsha Island covers an area of 52 square kilometers. It is small and nimble, with lush forests and dense water network. It enjoys the reputation of "clean sky, clean water, clean air and clean sound" as a large rural Park in Shanghai. It has successively won the titles of "the most beautiful village in Shanghai", "beautiful environment town in China" and "civilized town in China". The proportion of centenarians in the total population of the island is four times of the United Nations standard, which is the island of longevity in China.

Beautiful Hengsha, beautiful in green. On the island, the trees are long, the birds are singing, the water is long, and the fish are flying at the bottom. The small streets of the town are covered with green trees; the small buildings of the farmers are covered with green trees. Over the seawall, the reeds are thick and the birds are flying; the waves are rolling and the river gulls are singing high.

Beautiful Hengsha, beautiful in fragrance. On the island, every family has gardens and orchards, and there are lots of fruit trees, which are fragrant all the time. Hengsha is rich in special products, such as orange garden chicken, hairy crabs, white lentils, wild water bamboo and sweet asparagus Natural green, clean and organic.

Beautiful Hengsha, beautiful in Qili. When you look at the sunrise in the East China Sea, the vast sea is golden red; when you look at the sunset in the Yangtze River, the vast river is golden.

The beauty of Hengsha lies in cleanliness. There are no chimneys on the island, the river is clear, the houses are clean, and the farmhouses are spotless. The green coverage rate of the whole island is 70%, and the negative oxygen ion content in the atmosphere is 200 times that of the metropolis, which is the best pure land in Shanghai. The original ecological leisure tourism "agritainment" here attracts thousands of tourists every year for sightseeing and self-cultivation.

Geography and climate

Located in the Yangtze River Estuary in the southeast of Chongming District, it is adjacent to Changxing Island in the northwest, Chongming Island in the north and Pudong New Area in the southwest. Its shape is a big conch wrapped by the river and sea. In the northwest is the spire of the conch, and in the southeast is the trumpet shaped mouth of the conch.

Hengsha islands are all estuarine sandbanks formed by the sediment discharged from the Yangtze River near the mouth, and then emerge from the water to become alluvial islands. Hengsha Island is one of the three major islands in the Yangtze River Estuary. It is located at the estuary of the Yangtze River and surrounded by the river and the sea. Hengsha echoes Changxing and Chongming islands. Across the river from Pudong New Area, it is 1km away from Changxing Island, 8km away from Pudong New Area, and Hengsha wharf is 38.9km away from Wusong wharf.

Climate: Hengsha Island is a subtropical monsoon climate, with obvious marine climate characteristics. It has four distinct seasons, mild and humid, fresh air, warm in winter and cool in summer. The annual average temperature is 15.4 degrees Celsius, the extreme high temperature is 33-36 degrees Celsius, and the extreme low temperature is 2-5 degrees below zero, which is about 2 degrees higher than that in Shanghai in winter and 2 degrees lower than that in summer. The annual average sunshine is about 2200 hours, The annual total rainfall is about 1100 mm, the frost free period is about 240 days, the highest tide level is 5.9 m, the lowest tide level is -0.27 m, and the wind direction is mainly northeast wind and southeast wind. July, August and September are the major disastrous climate seasons in the township every year. Tropical storms and typhoons are important factors affecting the region. Typhoons are dominated by northeast wind and southeast wind, often accompanied by heavy rain or rainstorm.

Historical changes

Due to the siltation of the Yangtze River, Hengsha Island emerged from the sea in the light year of the Qing Dynasty. It was a sandbank in the middle of the river, covering an area of about 10000 mu, and located in the east of Chuansha hall in Songjiang River. Due to the invasion of sea water, "fern (with its) soil repulsion brine, grass and reed health", is a full of reed, Sparganium saline alkali land. It belongs to Songjiang Fuchuan

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