Shanghai's Chongming transformed into 'eco-island'

After more than two decades of pursuing an ecology-first strategy, Shanghai's Chongming district has achieved a balance between environmental protection and economic growth.

Chongming has made progresses in building into a "world-class eco-island", according to information released by the Shanghai Bureau of Ecology and Environment at an event held on the sidelines of the 2026 Shanghai Chongming Eco-Island International Forum on Saturday.

Since 2001, when the "eco-island" vision was initiated, more than 600 high-energy-consumption and high-pollution enterprises in Chongming have been shut down or restructured.