For those who have been waiting for Shanghai for a long time, many of the more popular places are tired of them and there is nothing new. There are still many niche but fun places to go in Chongming District, Shanghai. Specifically, Which ones are there? Let’s take a look! Paddy Field Bookstore

The name sounds very romantic. The bookstore made its debut at the 2019 Shanghai Book Fair. With its novel design and unique positioning, it has attracted enthusiastic attention from professionals and social audiences. It was a big hit on its first appearance. Well received. After nearly three years of exploration, struggle and practice, the bookstore will officially debut in Chongming during the 10th China Flower Expo in 2021. The overall style of the building retains the original appearance of the farm era, and the blend of Japanese log style and white walls gives it a full sense of literary and artistic high-end. The logo of the bookstore is based on the scattered rice grains and the placement of books, showing the vitality of natural rhythm.

In addition to being a bookstore, it is also a comprehensive cultural space. The bookstore is neatly displayed with Guangming Group’s self-produced food, cultural and creative products, home gardening, Wang Yutai tea, etc., and every item is displayed in an orderly manner. They all contain Shanghai’s humanistic customs and the beauty of its natural products. There is also a coffee shop. The pure white triangular roof reminds us of the bright milk cartons we are familiar with. The designer was inspired by this. Place yourself in it, order a cup of rice-flavored latte, and enjoy the afternoon comfortably.

Address: No. 833, Dongfeng Highway, Chongming District

Telephone: 021-31830999 Hengsha Ceramics Museum

This ceramics museum is run by a young couple born in 1985 The old site is a dilapidated agricultural machinery warehouse. After some decoration and decoration by the couple, it was turned into a ceramics museum that pays equal attention to literature and art as well as practicality. The first floor is a workshop, and the second floor has a conference room and exhibition hall. Standing on the spacious terrace on the second floor, you can have an unobstructed view of the surrounding farmland and landscape corridors; the warm winter sun shines on the deck chairs on the terrace, giving people a sense of wonder. Lazy; the white sheets on the clothesline are gently rolled up by the river breeze from time to time, reflecting the blue sky and white clouds, listening to the singing of birds and insects, it is peaceful and comfortable.

The couple founded their own brand "Qi Dao". The Tao is a tool that follows nature. Hengsha's beautiful natural environment and abundant products have become a source of a lot of inspiration for the couple. There are many high-quality B&Bs and cultural and creative spaces on Hengsha Island, attracting many corporate units for “team building”. The cultural and creative products of the Ceramic Art Museum are popular souvenirs. The pottery hall has also become a base for youth skills training, and this "fairy couple" has brought out batches of disciples. Doing business does not hinder public welfare. The couple also allows children in the village to come to the ceramics museum to learn painting, clay sculpture, and traditional culture. This kind of cultural influence has benefited the children, and everyone in the village respects them very much.

Address: Fu'an Rural Art Museum, Minyong Village, Hengsha Township, Chongming District

This art museum was a kindergarten in the village in the 1980s, and later was used as a rice mill. This was once the starting point for children in the village to embark on educational enlightenment, and it was also a place where material food was produced. Now it has become a rural art gallery and a public space for villagers to interact. This rural art gallery is a microcosm of rural revitalization and a beautiful yearning.

There are four functional distribution areas in the museum: studio, exhibition room, reading room, and tea room. Citizens and tourists can read, relax and entertain here. People can appreciate rural art works at their doorsteps and experience the beauty of the integration of production, life and artistic creation.

Address: Junying Xianqiao Center, No. 1188, Fu'an Village, Jianshe Town, Chongming District

This is a newly built rural tourism complex, mainly owned by Shanghai Junying Industrial Development Co., Ltd. Operations, including Junying Nong, Junying Gong, Junying Shang and other special sections, introducing Guifang Dim Sum Shop, Tea Lounge, JoyIn

cafe&bar, village food restaurant, etc. Internet celebrity stores have been introduced into industrial exhibition areas such as Chongming Peony Garden and Qinxin Ginkgo Garden, as well as Joy

In 24-hour convenience store, e-commerce live broadcast room, Internet celebrity cat pavilion, Junying Salon, and Jiangxinjiu Residential accommodation and related supporting service facilities are a rural revitalization complex integrating the beauty of Xinxian Bridge.

When you go to Xianqiao Village, you can not only play in the Xianqiao Center, but also take a look around the village. The village has complete entertainment facilities and a pleasant living environment. It provides a children's playground, a city station, a one-meter vegetable garden, etc. Walking on the country trails, you can see the large farmland, wild flowers everywhere, fish in the river, and birds in the trees. Children, stay in nature and appreciate the vastness of rural life.

Address: Donghe Jiugu Rice Cultural Park, Xianqiao Village, Shuxin Town, Chongming District

The entire cultural park takes rice culture as the core, including a rice knowledge exhibition area and a rice culture and history exhibition area There are five major exhibition areas including the rice culture and art exhibition area, the activity experience area, and the rice factory tour and school area. By creating a cultural interactive experience space that combines tradition and modernity, we can let everyone know rice, understand rice, and treat rice well from a new perspective. The Rice Cultural Park is based on a self-built modern rice factory, integrating rice processing display and rice culture display, supplemented by agricultural production experience.

The natural scenery here is beautiful. In addition to the rice cultural park, it will also have 138 guest rooms (boutique B&Bs, country hotels, etc.), a catering and conference center, a rice factory, a magnolia cultural park, a rose garden, and a nine-story hotel. Orchards, forest health trails, etc. This is a new type of characteristic theme farm that integrates agricultural production, popular science, theme team building, rural tourism and other functions.

Address: No. 529, Xinzheng Village, Shuxin Town, Chongming District

Telephone: 021-58661188 Gardening Village

Gardening Village improves the living environment and repairs rivers Ecology, reshape the style of farmhouses, and use boxwood gardens to create a classical pastoral poetic and artistic conception, allowing visitors to arouse strong emotional resonance, experience a familiar pastoral dream, and never forget to leave. At the same time, the construction of the 1 square kilometer core area has been completed, turning the Garden Village into a tourist spot with cultural heritage, satisfying tourists' desire to visit the ancient times and feel the nostalgia.

Walking around the entire gardening village is now a huge park. From the entrance of Dagang Highway, a slow-traveling experience trail "Earth Art Circle" connects the Huangyang Inn, Wisteria Water Residence, Huangyang Classroom and other sights. The Zhaogong Embankment and Brick and Tile Art Park are antique. After ecological management, the Donggou and Yuejin Rivers are crystal clear, supplemented by wooden planks and water-friendly platforms, forming a full-scale horticultural park with "a garden in the village and a house in the garden".

Address: Gardening Village, Gangyan Town, Chongming District