As the Dragon Boat Festival is coming, many people are looking for places to spend their holidays.

A two-day tour is the most suitable choice for parents and children to relax.

Today, we would like to recommend a tourist route in eastern Chongming, so that you can have a happy holiday without leaving Shanghai.

Highlights of the Two-day Happy Family Tour
Dongtan Wetland Park boasts beautiful scenery and clear water. If you walk along the plank road above the wetland with rich vegetation, it is very comfortable to breathe the fresh air and take some nice photos.

Yingdong Ecological Village has a unique ecological environment with a blue sky and green water and grass. It abounds in water resources and aquatic products, offering a variety of activities in various forms.

The wetland park and the ecological village are not far apart. So, the two-day tour will not put you on a tight schedule. You can spend a night at a local B&B. Just enjoy the ecological beauty, and experience the leisure fun.

Tourist Route
Dongtan Wetland Park - Chongming B&B - Yingdong Ecological Village

Amusement Activities
Sightseeing in Dongtan Wetland Park, Barbecue, Angling, Animal Feeding, East Lake Sightseeing in Yingdong Ecological Village, Xiyue Book Bar, Children's Amusement Park, Folk Custom Experience Center

Day 1

Morning
Visit Dongtan Wetland Park
Lunch at Guanhai Building (in the Park)

Afternoon
Visit Dongtan Wetland Park
Dinner at Chongming B&B

Night
Stay at Chongming B&B

Cycling in Dongtan Wetland Park
Leaving the hustling and bustling city and stepping on this soft land, you will be amazed by the water plants and reeds covering the wetland, and the moisture curling up like a cloud above the ground. What you can see here is the blue sky, white clouds, red sun, tender grass, and boundless reed marsh. In addition, this is also the most beautiful place for sunrise viewing on Chongming Island. You can ride a bicycle to stroll around slowly for the intoxicating scenery and take some photos and post them on WeChat Moments.

Rental: 20 yuan/2h for a bike (single seat), 30 yuan/2h for a tandem (double seat)

Yishuiyuan and Fangcaodi
After a short time of cycling, you will reach the leisure activity area named Fangcaodi and Yishuiyuan, where you can have a barbecue, go angling, and play on the lawn in front of a big house. It is an ideal place for parent-child activities. If you come with your kids, you might as well take part in some DIY activities, such as specimen making and soap making, to satisfy your children's curiosity and desire to make things by themselves.

Dining at Guanhai Building
After riding the bike and doing the handwork, it's time for dinner. Not far away is Guanhai Building, which is the Chinese restaurant in the park. The food here is not only delicious but also green because many of them are made of local ingredients, which are fresh and palatable.

The platform on the third floor of the Guanhai Building is a small garden, where tourists can take an overlook. To the east, it is the Dongtan National Nature Reserve. To the southwest, you can have a panorama view of the park. There are a group of black swans in the water in front of the Guanhai Building. Tourists can enjoy taking pictures on the platform. If you are lucky enough, you can even see the newly hatched swans.

Boating
After dinner and a short rest, many tourists prefer to go sightseeing by boat instead of biking or walking. After listening to the sound of water and enjoying the beautiful scenery of Dongtan, you are now at the gate of the park again.
Price: 40 yuan for a single trip

Chongming B&Bs
The night is dim. If you are attracted by Chongming’s natural environment, why not stay in Chongming for a night with your friends or family? It is a good choice to stay in a traditional house in Chongming and enjoy the most wonderful night. The B&Bs in Chenjia Town and Xianghua Town are recommended. There is a lot of fun to explore in a B&B house, such as pottery making, tea tasting, and handicraft DIY. Everything is memorable.

Houyuan
Address: No. 726, Yuxi Village, Chenjia Town, Chongming District, Shanghai
Tel.: 18930482212 (Mr. Zhang)

Zhigu 1984
Address: No.826, Erbu, Chunguang Village, Xianghua Town, Chongming
Tel.: 13162307362

The food served at Chongming B&Bs is awesome! You can have dinner and enjoy the local cuisine made of Chongming's seasonal ingredients. In its unique cooking way, every dish tells a story in Chongming's countryside. (Call and reserve in advance.)

Day 2

Morning
Visit Yingdong Ecological Village
Lunch at East Lake Fish Restaurant (in the Village)

Afternoon
Visit Yingdong Ecological Village
Return home

Yingdong Ecological Village
After a good sleep and breakfast at the B&B, come to our second stop Yingdong Ecological Village. If you think it is just a fishing village, you are bound to be amazed by it. When you enter the village, you will first see the Village History Museum and the stone tablet graved with four Chinese characters meaning the spirit of Chongming Island. Stop for a while and learn about the pioneering history of the Yingdong people and their hard work through the old pictures.

East Lake Scenic Area
Walking into the East Lake Scenic Area, you can boat on the East Lake or just walk around. From time to time, birds can be seen on the lake looking for food, and the anglers are sitting on the bank leisurely. Close your eyes and feel the ambiance of ecological nature, leaving your troubles behind.

Xiyue Book Bar and Parent-child Park
If you want to find a place to rest, you might as well go to Xiyue Book Bar. You can read a book in the sunshine. If you take your kids with you, the outdoor parent-child park is suitable for leisure and entertainment projects.

East Lake Fish Restaurant
Let’s have lunch at East Lake Fish Restaurant. The fresh food from the East Lake, the local ingredients picked from the vegetable garden, the eggs laid by the farmers’ hens, the special Chongming desserts, and the healthy crispy fried glutinous rice are all delicious. Open the window and enjoy the lakeside scenery after lunch.

Folk Custom Experience Center
At the end of the trip, you can return home with a handmade souvenir. After lunch, you can visit the Bubu Hand Workshop in the folk custom experience center, where Chongming's agricultural reclamation culture, intangible cultural heritage, and folk customs are displayed. Tourists can try some handcrafts of intangible cultural heritage, such as homespun cloths, bamboo woven baskets, and movable type printing. to harvest their Chongming memory.

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