Shanghai's only residential island without access to roads: good air and low housing prices, dedicated to leisure vacations!
When it comes to Shanghai, I believe that many people are not strangers. As a leading city in China's economic development and a world-class international city, the excitement of Shanghai should be very deeply impressed in the hearts of many people.
However, if you mention the residential islands of Shanghai, you don't know how many people know about it. In addition to the main land area, Shanghai actually has some scattered islands, three of which are residential islands. They are Chongming Island, Changshan Island and Hengsha Island. Only one of the three islands is not currently connected to the main body of Shanghai's urban road, and it is Hengsha Island, which is also our protagonist today.
Hengsha Island is a small island at the easternmost point of the Yangtze River estuary, its area is only 150 square kilometers, belongs to the Chongming District of Shanghai, and is considered to be the smallest of the three islands of Chongming. To this day, if you want to travel to the island, you can only take the ferry by purchasing a ferry ticket.
From the perspective of geographical formation, Hengsha Island is formed by the sediment of the Yangtze River after years of impact and siltation. The entire island is roughly in the shape of a water droplet from above, with an average altitude of less than 3 meters. The island's water system is very developed in freshwater aquaculture, so you can actually understand it as a small fishing village next to the metropolis of Shanghai.
In fact, Shanghai's functional positioning of the island has long been clear. It is one of the many islands in Shanghai dedicated to leisure and vacation. As early as 1992, Hengsha Island has been recognized by the state as a national tourist resort.
The pristine ecological environment is very attractive to many people who live in the city all year round. Because of this, the city of Shanghai wants to make it the closest ecologically renowned island to the city. The entire island will be over 70% forested and more than 1.6 million people spend their holidays each year.
The percentage of centenarians living on the island has exceeded four times the international standard, so it is a veritable Longevity Island in China. When you land on Hengsha Island, you will find that the infrastructure construction of this island is not as dilapidated as you think. But inhaling the air in your nose, the smell of floating in the air, the birdsong that can be heard at any time, the sound of running water, all vibrate your brain to make him relax.
If you want to drive to Hengsha Island, you can use the ferry method.
Based on the promotion and promotion of tourism, Hengsha Island is now an indispensable part of Shanghai's eco-tourism process. Many friends who have traveled to Shanghai may have landed on this small island, and those who return from here have a very high evaluation of Hengsha Island. So if you haven't been to Hengsha Island yet, take a moment on your next trip to Shanghai to take a ferry ride to the nearest place to the big city where negative oxygen ions are concentrated.
With the unified planning and development of Shanghai for the three islands of Chongming, it is believed that the basic transportation conditions to Hengsha Island will be further improved in the future. Although there is no road or bridge that allows people to drive here smoothly, Shanghai's planning and corresponding environmental protection have not been relaxed, and perhaps in the near future we can reach Hengsha Island faster through bridges or tunnels.