Dongtang international important wetland is located in the eastest of Chongmin county , Shanghai of China. It was formed by the deposited sand taken by Yangtze river from it’s upper stretch . Dongtang wetland is also the youngest wetland of river mouth type. Dongtan wetland is the most important eco-shelter for the east area of Chongmin county and the most important ecosystem of river mouth in China and world. It has been listed on the Ramsar international important wetland category and the eco-area of 200 excellent unit in the world by WWF.

Dongtan wetland is the joint of Yangtze river , yellow sea and East sea of China. It has good tour resources that can’t be replaced by other scenery for it’s particular geography environment and the forming process. There are
rivers ,stew sand reed marsh everywhere in Dongtan wetland. Dongtan wetland is the parade of birds. many kinds of birds live here seasonally or temporary that become a charming scene in Dongtan.the birds reserve of Dongtan has been listed in the conservation network of migrant bird migrating line between East Asian and Australia. Beng the youngestland and no residents , Dongtan wetland was named after the last originalland in Shanghai .

In conclusion, Dongtan is a beautiful tour area that is latent great scientific , ecological and economic value. With the development of society and economy of Shanghai city, Dongtan is facing great pressure to be spoiled. For using the land and nature resource of Dongtan rationally and sustainably and conserving the eco-function , we get the chance to map out the eco-tour plan of Dongtan wetland for the coming 10 years supported by WWF. we focus the developing model for Dongtan eco-tour on developing eco-tour, promoting the conservation of wetland and achieve the sustainable development. The whole plan concentrate on following aspects mostly:

1.Dongtan wetland is the eco-shelter for the east of Chongmin county. similarly , Dongtan birds reserve is the critic area for Dongtan wetland because of its great eo-function for better environment quality . it has been improved the value of land mostly. At the same time , there is a profound effect on the whole ecosystem of Shanghai city. So we must choose the eco-tour way as the developing direction for Dongtan wetland tour.