Located 90 kilometers from Shanghai City center by road, Chongming island is a part of many fairy tales in ancient China. The island is believed to exist for 1300 years and is loved for its lush green terrain. The village thrives of cultivation rice and fishery and in spite of a small-world feel has many tourist attractions to offer.

Some of the popular attractions include:

• Dongping National Forest Park known for being home to a variety of birds and offering activities like rock climbing, forest zip-line and golfing.
• Dongtan Wetland Park and Xisha Wetland park
• Pearl Lake that is the largest inland lake in the region
• Chongming Academy that is popular for preserving Confucius temples
• Shou'an Temple dating back to 960 AD that preserves the Mahavira Hall, the Temple of God of Wealth, Bell Tower and the reclining Jade Buddha
• Danyuan Garden that oozes traditional Chinese elements 

Ticket Prices of individual attractions on the Island vary. Admission fee for some of the attractions are given below:

Dongping National Forest Park:

• Adult Ticket: CNY 70
• Children Ticket: CNY 35 (for children between 4.3 and 4.6 feet (1.3 and 1.4 meters) in height)
• Free for children less than 4.3 feet (1.3 meters)

Dongtan Wetland Park:

• CNY 50 for adults and children over 3.3 feet (1 meter) in height
• Free for children less than 3.3 feet

Xisha Wetland Park:

• Free admission

Pearl Lake:

• Adult Ticket: CNY 45
• Half-price ticket for children between 4.3 and 4.6 feet (1.3 and 1.4 meters) in height
• Free for children less than 4.3 feet (1.3 meters)

Chongming Academy:

• CNY 10 for adults and children over 4.3 feet(1.3 meters) in height
• Free for children less than 4.3 feet.

Shou'an Temple: Free

• Yingdong Ecologic Village:
• Free for children less than 3.9 feet (1.2 meters) in height
• For other prices, visit the official website.

Qianwei Ecologic Village:

• Free for children less than 4.3 feet (1.3 meters) in height
• For other prices, visit the official website

Ruihua Orchard:

• Free for children less than 4.3 feet (1.3 meters) in height
• For other prices, visit the official website

Jiangnan Sanmin Cultural Village:

• CNY 30 for children between 4.3 and 4.9 feet (1.3 and 1.5 meters) in height
• Free for children less than 4.3 feet (1.3 meters)

Gaojiazhuang Ecologic Village:

• Free for children less than 3.3 feet (1 meter) in height
• For other prices, visit the official website.  

• Recommended time of arrival: 9.00 am – 12.00 pm

Timings of individual attractions on the Island vary. Timings of the some of the Important attractions on the island are given below:

Dongping National Forest Park:

• Monday-Friday: 8.30 am – 4.30 pm
• Saturday, Sunday: 8.30 am – 5.00 pm

Dongtan Wetland Park:

• Open daily: 9.00 am – 5.00 pm

Xisha Wetland Park:

• Open 24/7

Pearl Lake:

• April 1 to November 30: 8:10 am – 4:30 pm
• December 1 to March 31: 8.30 am – 4.10 pm

Chongming Academy: 

• September to Next June: 8.30 am – 4.30 pm (closed on Monday)
• July and August: 8:30 am – 11:00 am, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Shou'an Temple:

• Open daily: 8.00 am – 6.00 pm

Yingdong Ecologic Village:

• Open daily: 7:30 am – 4:30 pm

Qianwei Ecologic Village: open daily 8:30 am – 4:30 pm

• Ruihua Orchard: open daily 8:30 am – 4:30 pm

Jiangnan Sanmin Cultural Village:

• Open daily: 8.00 am – 4.30 pm

Gaojiazhuang Ecologic Village:

• Open daily: 8.00 am – 5.00 pm

• By Ferry: You can take a Ferry ride form Shanghai to reach the Island
• Nearest Bus station: at 招呼站（云港路东） (8 kilometers away)
• Ask locals for Busses and Ferries that connect Shanghai to the Island. 

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