Shanghai Dongping National Forest Park is located at No. 2188, Beiyang Highway, Chongming District, Shanghai.

Shanghai Dongping National Forest Park is a national 4A scenic spot located at No. 2188, Beiyang Highway, Chongming District, Shanghai. It is the largest plain artificial forest in East China, with a forest coverage rate of over 90%. Here is a detailed introduction to this scenic spot: - Geographical environment: The park is located in the central and northern part of Chongming Island. It is 1700 meters long from east to west and 1400-2800 meters wide from north to south. The total area is 3.55 square kilometers. It is adjacent to Dongfeng Farm on the east, west, and north, and borders on the construction township across the river to the south. The park is flat and low-lying, and the soil is slightly alkaline, which is not conducive to the growth of some tree species. The soil in the park area is sparse and slightly alkaline. According to the soil sampling analysis in August 2009, the soil pH value is between 6.38-7.88, and the salt content is between 0.01%-0.13%, which is desalinated soil. - Climate characteristics: The park has clean air and a pleasant climate. The content of negative oxygen ions is as high as 20,000 per cubic centimeter. The daily temperature in summer is usually 2-3 degrees lower than the outside world. The average temperature from March to November is 18.6 degrees, and the annual tourism is suitable for more than 300 days. - Natural resources: - Plant resources: The forest park is rich in plant resources, with nearly a thousand species of trees, shrubs, vines, and aquatic plants. Among them, there are more than 100 kinds of medicinal plants. Trees include camphor, ginkgo, happy tree, stinky tree, soapberry, golden rain tree, paulownia, cypress, magnolia, privet, cherry blossom, acacia, acacia, etc.; shrubs and ground cover include osmanthus, laurel, oleander, palm, camellia, jasmine, holly, mosquito mother, hydrangea, sea tung, bauhinia, huzhizi, dwarf banana, hibiscus, bayberry, etc. - Animal resources: The park has a wealth of biological resources such as various birds, fish, amphibians, and plankton. There are dozens of reptiles, amphibians, and mammals such as frogs, snakes, otters, and rabbits. There are nearly 160 species of migratory birds and resident birds living in the jungle. Especially the egret, gray heron, Chinese egret and other egret populations are large, and there are often fierce eagles and falcons. - Main landscape: - Crape myrtle garden: 2000 grafted American red fireballs and line rocket crape myrtle from Liuyang, Hunan are planted in the garden, of which 4 are 1000 years old, more than 20 are 800 years old, and the rest are mostly over 100 years old. - Educated Youth Square: Built to trace that unforgettable history. The red sculpture composed of a man and a woman represents the 220,000 educated youths who worked in Chongming in the 1960s and 1970s; there are eight educated youth walls. - Huaxi Scenic Area: The design is mainly natural, striving to reflect the beauty of the natural ecology, using multi-layer mixed forests to form a small climate in the forest, showing the alternating scenes of "spring charm", "summer green", "autumn fragrance", and "winter auspicious" four seasons. - Osmanthus Garden: Divided into Golden Osmanthus Garden, Silver Osmanthus Garden, Dan Osmanthus Garden, Four Seasons Osmanthus Garden and Muxi Family Flower Garden; there are sparse forest grasslands, peach and willow green, bamboo pavilions and other attractions around each garden; there is Muxi Lake in the middle. - Travel information: - Opening hours: 08:30-16:00 (Monday-Sunday from January 1st to October 31st); 08:30-16:10 (Monday-Friday from November 1st to December 31st); 08:30-16:30 (Saturday-Sunday from November 1st to December 31st). - Ticket price: 70 yuan/person for adult tickets. - Half price discount: Minors under 18 years old (inclusive), full-time undergraduates and below (with valid documents). - Free tickets: Children under 1.3 meters or under 6 years old (inclusive), active military personnel, retired cadres, elderly people over 70 years old, and disabled people with valid documents. - Traffic strategy: Take the Nandong Express bus to the Forest Park (bus stop) and get off, you can walk to it.