Mentioning Qianwei Ecological Village in Chongming, many people still remember its past when they were a child. Now it has changed and amazed everyone. Combing the urban style with a pastoral feel, it is surrounded by flowers and fruits. You can wander in the sea of roses, catch chickens and play with geese, pick seasonal vegetables and fruits, gallop on horses, ride off-road vehicles, DIY succulent plants, and try flower arrangement and gardening.

In the new era, the reform of Qianwei Village has never stopped. They have been continuing to move forward and seek breakthroughs, so the changes are just the beginning. Today, we will recommend you a tourist route to re-discover Qianwei Ecological Village in Chongming.

Day 1

Morning

Let’s depart from downtown Shanghai to Chongming to enjoy the scenery along the road.

Lunch at Haishang Huadao Resort

Starting from your home in downtown Shanghai in the morning, the journey is not boring at all, because the beautiful scenery along the way to Chongming is amazing. When driving on the Shanghai Yangtze River Bridge under the blue sky and above the river, you will find yourself in a Hayao Miyazaki movie. After driving on the roads in Chongming, on the sides of which are the golden paddy fields, the simple residential houses, and the quiet rivers, you can take a lot of pictures of them, all of which will be liked by your friends on the Wechat Moments.

Get off and take a break before lunch at Haishang Huadao Resort serving dishes with Chongming flavor. The ingredients are very fresh, and the dishes have a unique taste and rich flavor. Most of the food is self-produced or self-raised by the resort, including chickens, ducks, geese, sheep, and other poultry, as well as various fruits and vegetables. In a noble and elegant private dining room, you can first have a cup of rose tea served by the waiter. The fragrance of roses wafts in your taste buds, and your appetite will be greatly increased in a moment. Then, you can taste the delicious food slowly, and feel the ecological Chongming on the tip of your tongue.

Afternoon

First Stop: World Wood Fossil Museum, China Strange Stone Museum, Lei Feng Memorial Hall

Second Stop: Mengjun Horse Riding Range

Dinner at Mengjun Yurt

In the afternoon, you can visit three exhibition halls first. The first stop is the Wood Fossil Museum. In the Tropical Rainforest area, a large set of architectural works is built with glamorous lights and tall dense simulation plants to present a tropical rainforest. The desert area is currently under renovation, after which a group of audio-visual feast will be presented to the tourists.

It is believed that many tourists stepping into the Strange Stone Museum will appreciate the grotesque stones and natural wood roots, and praise the wonders of the world. Meanwhile, they may also lament the fleeting time and recall the scenes of studying agriculture here when they were in school. Now, they will have a different feeling when they visit here again.

Many people say that patriotism is the most fashionable thing. Lei Feng Memorial Hall introduces the stories and deeds of Lei Feng. There are five parts in the museum, including the leader's inscription, ordinary and great life, eternal spirit, feeling Lei Feng, and following Lei Feng’s footsteps. You can walk in the hall to follow his patriotic red journey, and pursue his shining footprints.

After visiting the indoor exhibition halls, you can go to a “Mongolian tribe” to relax. A great gathering with ethnic customs is held in Qianwei Village. Come on, let's walk into the Mengjun Horse Riding Range, the boss of which is from Inner Mongolia. In Mongolia, a nation on horseback, horse riding is an essential sport. Some horses in the range are racing ones. It is a casual and elegant bearing to ride a horse in the vast range, stand up on the horse, or swing the whip with one hand and hold the rein with the other. There are also archery and off-road four-wheel drive vehicles, which are very exciting and full of fun.

In the evening, when the setting sun shows her face at the edge of the broad sky, you can sit quietly to watch the sunset and the horses wagging their tails on the grass. After the sunset, go to a yurt for dinner. The hand pilaf cooked with original mutton from the Inner Mongolia grassland is neither sticky nor greasy. It's a very special experience to eat with your hands and pick with a Mongolian knife. Then, drink a large bowl of horse milk wine or milk tea, and have some finished dairy products, you will feel very satisfied with the good wine and the good meat. After that, you must attend the bonfire party, where the dance around the warm bonfire is unforgettable.

Night

Stay at Haishang Huadao Resort, Longyi Fuman Garden, or Qianwei Farmhouses and B&Bs

At night, you can stay at Haishang Huadao Resort. A long corridor-like water platform is surrounded by the guest rooms. You can watch the goldfish playing in the pool along the winding plank road. On the first floor are five high-end suites with ancient charm and elegance, which are named Zepan Dongli, Shuxiang Mendi, Shuimo Jiangnan, Hongxiu Tianxiang, and Zhengtong Renhe, respectively. The second floor is for ordinary guest rooms in four areas, namely, Chunnuan Huakai, Yichi Heye, Yiye Zhiqiu, and Anxiang Shuying. The resort offers standard rooms, king-size bedrooms, and family rooms, with the decoration styles of the four seasons.

Or you can stay at Longyi Fuman Garden, a resort built beside the water. The guests here can spend their nights close to the water. The environment is clean and tidy, with the architectural style of a quadrangle courtyard. In the resort, the landscape and the architecture complement each other.

Another choice is the distinctive farmhouses and B&Bs in Qianwei Village. There are more than 100 farmhouses, which are farmers' own homes renovated into small family hotels or homestays for tourists. Here you can experience the folk customs, and eat the fresh dishes with ingredients planted by farmers themselves. With more traditional farmhouses upgraded, more high-quality B&Bs will be launched in the following years.

Day 2

Morning

Visit Haishang Huadao Rose Garden for Fruit Picking

Lunch at Longyi Fuman Garden, or Qianwei Farmhouses

On the next morning, you can visit the 1,200-mu Haishang Huadao Rose Garden. The varieties and colors of roses planted in each shed are different, including edible roses and ornamental roses. There are a total of more than 30 kinds of roses, among which tricolor roses and champagne roses are the rarest. In the rose garden, you can not only appreciate roses and take beautiful photos with roses, but also pick roses. The staff in the garden will teach you how to pick roses. The picked roses can be used in the DIY Handicraft Workshop to experience the whole process from picking to packaging. It will be an unforgettable experience, especially for lovers.

Leave the rose garden, and go to the DIY Handicraft Workshop for some DIY projects, such as flower arrangement, cutting and splicing, pastry, painting, parent-child education, etc. It is a good place for children and adults to exert their imagination and creativity.

Next, go to the picking area in the resort for the maturing fruits, such as the red heart pitaya in the pitaya greenhouses. In the cute pet breeding area, you can pick a lovely lamb to feed it with grass or take photos with it.

After a morning's trip, you must be hungry. At noon, you can have lunch at the restaurant over the water in Longyi Fuman Garden. Many local farm delicacies, including mutton, white lentils, shredded gold melon, and sticky rice cakes, are challenging your taste buds with their fresh fragrance.

Or you can have lunch at a cost-effective farmhouse. Hundreds of farmhouses offer local dishes. Their cooking method is simple, and the food is so fresh with .such authentic ingredients as black-haired pig, clear water crab, and white goat.

Afternoon

Return Home

Looking back on this two-day and one-night trip, there is a romantic memory of sea flowers, a free and easy Mongolian experience, and a traditional impression of Chongming.

Let’s look forward to the next trip to Chongming!

Qianwei Ecological Village

Address: Qianwei Village, Shuxin Town, Chongming

Tel.: 021-59649261