How green is my island

Big plans in store for a getaway eco-retreat at the mouth of the Yangtze

It is part of Shanghai municipality and only about 70 kilometers from downtown as the crow flies, but Chongming district is so distinctly different that it could just as well be at the other end of the country.

Located at the mouth of the Yangtze River, it consists of three alluvial islands: Chongming, Changxing and Hengsha.