Looking down from the observation deck,

A colorful painting of paddy fields embedded in the earth,

Brilliant and breathtaking,

Here is Hengsha, Chongming.

Seedlings serve as painting brushes, while paddy fields serve as picture scrolls.

It is the sixth year for Hengsha Township to draw colorful paddy field paintings.

Now, a large painting has taken shape on the land covering over 120 mu.

It is time to have a view.

This year's paddy field painting is divided into the south block and the north block.

The northern part adopts the technique of children's painting.

The screen features "Three Trees" of oranges, loquats, and cherries, all Hengsha premium products,

To showcase the achievements of ecological development in the area.

Beside the trees,

A little finless porpoise, the IP of the Hengsha paddy field painting, is happily fishing for crabs in the river.

For six consecutive years,

Different styles of little finless porpoises tell vivid stories of the beauty of Hengsha.

In the southern part,

To mark the upcoming event in Hengsha this October,

Which is the 2023 FIBA 3X3 Chongming Shanghai,

The painting patterns are the silhouette lines composed of court and players to showcase the athletes’ bodybuilding postures that strive hard on the court.

At the opening of the event,

“The paddy field painting will have its best viewing period,

Which can better enhance the competition atmosphere,”

Said the person in charge.

It is learned that a paddy field painting relies on the contrast of different colors when growing rice to form color differences.

This year, Hengsha Township selected the colors green, white, purple, red, and yellow.

The special rice paddies with these five colors are completed by manual rice seedlings transplanting, according to the design drawings,

After the machine transplanting of rice seedlings completes the background of the painting.

It has taken over a month and takes a lot of effort to have the final formation.

The paddy field paintings in Hengsha Township have been created since 2018.

The scale has been expanding year by year.

In recent years, paddy field painting has become a mus-go item for tourists.

It has attracted tens of thousands of tourists to visit so far.