As of December 2019, Chongming Island covers an area of ??1,200.68 square kilometers and has a population of approximately 821,500.

Specialties include Chongming cake, Chongming dumplings, saury, pumpkin shreds, sweet melons, etc.

1. Chongming Cake Chongming Cake is large, thick, sweet and soft, but it must be cut into small pieces and stored before it is completely cooled and hardened.

Otherwise, when it becomes cold and hard, it will be difficult to cut it with all your strength.

2. Chongming Yuanzi The skin of Chongming Yuanzi is the same as the well-known Chongming cake. It is made of glutinous rice flour and has a natural rice flavor. It is glutinous and slightly chewy. The fillings include bean paste, sesame, red dates, radish, and shepherd's purse.

, vegetable meat, pure fresh meat, etc.

3. Swordfish: Swordfish enters the river from the sea from the beginning of spring and swims upstream for reproduction.

The waters around Chongming Island are the place where swordfish visit most, which gives the fishermen on the island unique conditions to catch swordfish, so swordfish has become one of Chongming's specialties.

4. Golden sponge gourd is a specialty of Chongming Island in Shanghai. It is also called pumpkin by the locals.

Pumpkin shreds can be cut directly into ready-made shreds. After opening the melon, you can directly pull out the shreds and eat them cold.

5. Sweet melon Chongming sweet melon is made from locally grown high-quality green-skinned melons with thin skin, thick flesh, juicy taste, fine texture, tender and crispy texture.

It takes about three months from pickling to maturity.

Sweet melon can be used to stir-fry shredded pork, mix with white lentils, etc. It is a unique way of cooking for Chongming people.

Chongming Island was formed by the continuous deposition of sediment carried by the Yangtze River. The history of Chongming Island can be traced back to 1,000 years ago, and the island was formed after a long period of sedimentation.