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Across from the Hongqiao traffic hub is a forest that covers about 13 hectares, just off Zhaojia Road in Zhaojiacun Village.The forest has been growing in Huacao Town for two generations. But 20 years ago it was a deserted rice paddy field."The villagers learned that I ran a plant nursery. They found me and asked if I was interested in the land," said Yin Wenyuan, a nursery owner. "So I rented the land and grew some seedlings for landscaping. They turned into bigger trees and I loved the idea of having a thriving forest. I built water channels and lakes, and put more effort into it."As the forest spread, Yin began his mission to both benefit his hometown while creating a thriving ecological area.However, at the time, he failed to meet some of the proper land use policies, and the development of his forest had come to a halt.It wasn't until 10 years later that Yin's dream was reignited when Yin Junlan, his daughter, returned after completing her master's program in the UK.Yin Junlan and her father Yin Wenyuan"I'm really close to my father, so when he decided to develop the land again, I was very supportive. I knew how much effort he had put into it. We wanted to turn the forest into a family-friendly campsite," said Yin Junlan.Before she undertook the project, she had been a bank clerk and a cafe owner.During a visit to Taiwan, Yin learned how important nature and forest education meant to local children, and founded the Firefly Parents and Kids Nature Club. Whenever the seasons changed, she would bring groups of children to admire the flowers, watch birds, catalog insect, watch the stars and do other nature-related activities.The beautiful scenery of a lake inside Youyou Forest
The forest, which the father and the daughter named "Youyou," (the crying of a deer), exudes a sense of nature.
In its westernmost tip there is a 1-meter-wide path where cedar trees are planted neatly on both sides. A river runs through in the west, where mosses lay thickly on the banks. As seasons change, the cedar trees change their colors as well from green in summer to gold in autumn.
The forest is now home to over 300 plants."We're thinking about planning commercial facilities like hotels and restaurants around the forest to support the growth of Youyou Forest," said Ma Ming, the village head of Zhaojiacun Village.从赵家路进入赵家村，会经过一片森林。如果不是特意而来，常常会错过。很难想象毗邻虹桥交通枢纽，还有这样一处“绿色秘境”。20多年前，沪西北的华漕小镇200亩的荒野上，本地人尹文元租下这片土地，本意是为景观工程培育绿植，却又因为对树木和土地的感情，默默守护起这一片林海。然而，尹文元一直没有找到合适的时机，也没有符合土地政策的合适业态对外开放，园子就此荒了下来。
一荒就是10多年，直到英国硕士毕业回来的尹君兰接手苗圃，将父辈“播撒青翠”的梦一直延续下去。她一边进一步完善生态环境，一边把它向自然营地改造，希望它变成动植物温馨的家园，同时也成为孩子们拥抱自然的乐园。
2年前，尹君兰决定从父亲手上接过“接力棒”，延续着对这片森林深深的热爱，打造成一个近300种植物，多种昆虫、鸟类和两栖动物的生态花园。“我是父亲最亲近的人，当这座园子要重新开放，我非常支持，我知道他为这座园子花了多少精力……我们想把园子打造成亲子森林营地”。接手园子之前，尹君兰做过银行职员，也开过咖啡馆，可最后兜兜转转还是“子承父业”。可能正是在父亲这一代人的影响下，拥抱自然的梦想像一粒种子，生根发芽。
在一次赴台考察中，尹君兰了解到自然教育和森林教育对当地孩子成长的重大意义，便萌生了投身自然教育与森林教育的念头，于是和好友一起创立了“萤火虫亲子自然学堂”，根据每月时令物候，带着小朋友参加各种自然活动，赏花、观鸟、识虫、眺星……
在竹林里看萤火虫，去兔窝喂兔子，茶园里采茶……两代人，躬耕乡野，接力守望这片青山绿水20年，他们希望孩子们能在这里释放自然的天性，在大自然里自由奔跑、肆意生长，来这的年轻人，与自然一起生长与呼吸。呦呦森林的最西边，有一条宽约1米的小径，两旁排列着整齐的杉树，西面有一条长长的小河，脚下苔藓密布，头顶上的杉树树叶随着四季变换色彩，从夏天的绿色隧道到秋季的金色隧道。这是尹君兰无意中开辟出的小径，隐秘幽深而富有野趣，取名“衫林秘境”。200亩，换算成土地约13万平方米，营地内300多种植物，有一半都是后期种植栽培的。在对外开放的桥头堡“大虹桥”地区，更显珍贵。昔日的树苗如今已长成了参天大树，“绿水青山就是金山银山”的理念也已深入人心。无论是尹氏父女、赵家村党总支书记马明，或是更多怀揣着生态梦想的人都坚信，“人不负青山，青山定不负人”。呦呦森林亲子营地
营业时间：具体开放时间需咨询景区
联系电话：19370680319
地址：上海市闵行区华漕镇赵家村北场
Youyou Forest Family Camp
Business hours: Please consult the scenic spot for specific opening hours
Contact number: 19370680319
Address: Beichang, Zhaojia Village, Huacao Town, Minhang, Shanghai
Reported by Mao Haiping
Edited by Yue Shunshun
