A walking tour around an island on the Southern coast of Mainland China. One with a fascinating history which has resulted in a mixing pot of cultures.
---------- About Gulangyu Island ----------
During the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), the island was called 'Yuanshazhou Island'. It got its present name from the huge reef surrounding it. When the tide comes in, the waves pound the reef and it sounds like the beating of a drum. The island came to be named 'Gulang'. Gu in Chinese means 'drum', and Lang, 'waves'.
During the later Ming Dynasty, the troops of national hero Zheng Chenggong were stationed here. After the Opium War in 1842, 13 countries including Great Britain, France and Japan established consulates, churches, and hospitals, turning Gulangyu Island into a common concession. In 1942, Japan occupied the island until the end of the War of Resistance against Japan.
This area has about 20,000 permanent residents, all of whom enjoy a comfortable, relaxing life. Only electric-powered vehicles are permitted on Gulangyu Island, so the environment is free from the noise and pollution of combustion engines. You can have many things to do on Gulangyu Island. Breathing the clean air, appreciating the ever-present green trees and lovely flowers, anyone here can feel like they are in heaven. With classical and romantic European-style architecture, Gulangyu Island truly deserves to be called the 'Architecture Museum'. It is also known as the 'Cradle of Musicians' and 'Island of Music' because of its reputation for music appreciation. To comply with the music atmosphere of the island, a Piano Museum was built there in 2000.
Source: https://www.travelchinaguide.com/attraction/fujian/xiamen/gulang.htm
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