Where is Dongping Town, Chongming District, Shanghai located?

The center of Dongping Town is located in the middle of the northern edge of Chongming, adjacent to the famous Chongming Dongping National Forest Park, Genbao Football Base, and Beihu Ecological Sightseeing Resort. Dongping is named after Dongping Forest Farm, which is now Dongping National Forest Park and a national 4A-level tourist attraction. The jurisdiction of the town includes four state-owned farms in Chongming, which were formerly owned by the city, namely Dongfeng, Yangtze, Qianjin and Qianshao farm areas, with a total area of ??119.7 square kilometers. The actual registered population is more than 18,000, all of which are residents. The floating population in Shanghai is more than 7,000, and the total population of the town is more than 25,000. The town has jurisdiction over six neighborhood committees: Changjiang New Village, Guilin New Village, Qianjin New Village, Qianshao New Village, Dongfeng New Village, and Fengwei New Village. There are 5 public institutions and 2 enterprises under the town's jurisdiction. The county has a total of 12 public institutions stationed in the town. The municipal state-owned enterprises stationed in the town include Guangming Food Group Shanghai Yangtze River Corporation, Guangming Rice Industry Yangtze River Modern Agriculture Co., Ltd., Shanghai Milk (Group) Co., Ltd. Milk Production Management Department, Flying Le Co., Ltd. Shanghai Deke Electronic Instrument Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Health Vocational and Technical College, as well as more than 100 industrial enterprises and new economic organizations in the town.

After the establishment of the new town, Dongping Town changed from the original farm community management model to the government integrated management model, which brought a series of new development issues to the new town party committee and government. How to find a scientific and sustainable development path for the new town and explore a development model that is in line with the actual development of Dongping Town and has Dongping development characteristics. After research and thinking, the town party committee and government listened to the opinions of all parties and comprehensively considered various factors. On this basis, closely focusing on the overall strategic deployment of ecological island construction in Chongming County, combined with the characteristics of the farm community, according to the ecological environment requirements of the town's modern agricultural industry positioning, and in compliance with the public opinion demands of residents to create a clean, beautiful and safe environment, The general idea of ??establishing an ecological town was determined. On this basis, the party committee and the government put forward the work concept of “service, management, and development”. The establishment of an ecological town was confirmed at the first session of the first session and the National People's Congress. At the second session of the first session and the National People's Congress, the party committee and government formulated the "First Three-Year Plan for the Ecological Construction of Dongping Town". (2009-2011) Action Outline", launched new measures for urban development based on "One Goal, Five Major Creations", and actively created a new Dongping with beautiful regional environment, reasonable economic layout, supporting ecological facilities, civilization, harmony and stability, and comprehensive Improve the happiness index of people in the region.

Since the establishment of the town, through the joint efforts of the people of the town, it has won the titles of National Health Town, National Community Education Demonstration Street and Town, Shanghai Civilized Town, Shanghai Healthy Advanced Community, and Shanghai Safe Demonstration Community. , Shanghai Safe Street, Shanghai Harmonious Construction Demonstration Street, Shanghai Food Safety Demonstration Street, Shanghai Learning Township and other honorary titles.

On August 22, 2017, Dongping Town was recognized as the second batch of national characteristic towns by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development.

On July 29, 2020, the National Patriotic Health Campaign Committee reaffirmed Dongping Town as a national health township (county).