Significance of Chongming Dongtan Nature Reserve

The vast Yangtze River flows into the East China Sea for thousands of miles near Shanghai. For thousands of years, the rich sediment carried by the Yangtze River has accumulated in the Yangtze River estuary, creating the bright pearl of the Yangtze River estuary-Chongming Island. Chongming Dongtan is located at the easternmost end of this pearl. Its unique ecological environment and climatic conditions have bred rich biological resources, attracting millions of migratory birds from south to north to live and feed here. Sail a little in the river; Along the embankment, Artemisia ordosica swayed; On the beach, there are endless seaweed, and flocks of geese, ducks, ducks and cranes form a unique landscape of Shanghai-a rare wilderness.

Chongming Dongtan is the largest and most developed tidal flat wetland in the Yangtze River estuary. Because it is located at the intersection of ocean, river, island and land, the Yangtze River has a huge amount of sediment of nearly 300 million tons every year, which laid the foundation for the development and formation of Chongming Dongtan. Biodiversity is extremely complex and unique. Many migratory species (mainly birds and fish) have completed the key stage of their life cycle in this area, which is an important post station on the migratory route of migratory birds and an important wintering place for waterfowl in the Asia-Pacific region. In order to strengthen the protection and management of Chongming Dongtan wetland, establish a good image of our government in fulfilling relevant international conventions, and promote the construction of Shanghai Eco-City and Chongming Eco-Island, the the State Council, Shanghai Municipal Government and Chongming County Government have done a lot of fruitful work. Since 1992, Chongming Dongtan has been successively listed as a priority protected area in China Biodiversity Conservation Action Plan and China Wetland Protection Action Plan by the State Council and relevant international organizations, a member of the East Asia-Australia wading bird protection area network, and an internationally important wetland.