In 1959, Shanghai Municipality also decided to build farms on Chongming Island. At the time of 1960, 16 farms are built on the beach in Fengxian County and on Chongming and Changxing Islands. To administrate these farms, Shanghai Agricultural Reclamation Administration(上海市农垦管理局) was set up in 1963 and was renamed to Shanghai Farm Administration(上海市农场管理局) in 1970.