Haiying Community in Pengpu Town is one of the first pilot areas for the ‘Sponge City’ renovation scheme in Jing'an District, Shanghai. It is forward-thinking in terms of its sponge city design concept, ecological strategies and participative community renovation. The goals of the project include rainwater harvest and reuse, ecological and environmental improvement, and providing better habitats for wildlife. After the renovation, for Haiying Community, its volume capture ratio of a one-in-5-year rainfall (over a 24-hour period) reaches 100%, the runoff ratio (annual) reaches 85%, with a suspended-solids removal (annual) of 70%.