Inviting butterflies, birds, and various urban wildlife to stay, Shanghai's first commercial indoor habitat garden
On September 20, 2023, the first commercial habitat garden in Shanghai was completed in Nanfeng City, Hongqiao.
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In recent years, Changning District has built 13 habitat gardens with diverse styles, and many natural creatures have found a paradise for harmonious coexistence and free play with humans in high-density urban areas.
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The organizers hope to uphold the concept of sustainable development and green environmental protection through this sustainable ecological season, create healthier and more dynamic communities, and help people establish profound connections with the city and nature.
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Habitat garden is the integration of "habitat" and "garden" to create a "garden with habitat functions", which can provide a living environment for organisms, as well as functions such as viewing, resting, and outdoor activities.
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This habitat garden, located in the northeast corner of Fengshang Garden, consists of a habitat protection area, a leisure science popularization area, and an interactive observation area.
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Within the habitat conservation area, various local floral and fruiting plants such as loquat, camphor, osmanthus, and wolfberry are planted, which not only have ornamental value but also provide natural food for small wild animals; Introduced an ecological pond equipped with a self circulating oxygenation system, greatly ensuring the cleanliness of the water source; The observation wall set up in the interactive observation area serves as a physical separation, creating a living space for animals and plants that reduces human interference, inviting butterflies, birds, and various urban wildlife to stay.
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This habitat garden, located in the northeast corner of Fengshang Garden, consists of a habitat protection area, a leisure science popularization area, and an interactive observation area.
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Consumers interested in the habitat garden can observe the space of the habitat garden in an undisturbed manner through observation walls, understand the ecological situation inside the garden, and experience the charm of "natural wildness". The leisure science popularization area stimulates consumers' five senses, allowing them to read plant science popularization signs while touring, and gain natural science popularization knowledge and experience through an immersive science popularization atmosphere.
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People can read plant science popularization cards while traveling.
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Starting from 2022, Hongqiao Nanfeng City has collaborated with the Urban Renewal and Low Carbon Project Management Center of Changning District and the School of Design at Shanghai Jiao Tong University to carry out environmental protection renovation and renovation design on the Fengshang Garden East Area of Hongqiao Nanfeng City, creating the first completed habitat garden project in Shanghai's open commercial space.
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On the day of the opening ceremony, Nanfeng City in Hongqiao held an ecological lecture and forum with the theme of urban biodiversity.
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It is reported that the construction of habitat gardens is very different from ordinary gardens, and needs to follow the natural succession of biological communities, creating around five principles: using local plants, eliminating invasive plants, enriching plant community structure, reducing the use of pesticides and fertilizers, and providing auxiliary food, water sources, and shelters.
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At the same time, it is necessary to select suitable locations according to habitat requirements, taking into account the current environment and cultural characteristics, and considering details such as spatial layout, plant configuration, and water source settings.
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During the sustainable ecological season, the Nature Conservation Association's Nature Conservation Image Exhibition was also exhibited on the first and third floors of the North District of Nanfeng City in Hongqiao. In the exhibition, not only are there visual records of various rare animals and plants such as Sichuan golden monkeys, black necked cranes, and poplar trees, but also in-depth displays of ecological features such as deserts, grasslands, and valleys, allowing the audience to experience biodiversity.
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