Gulangyu Isle

Gulangyu, separated from the main island by the 500-meter-wide Egret River, with an area of 177 square kilometers, enjoys a laudatory title "Garden on the Sea." The original name of the islet was Yuan Zhou Zi. In the Ming Dynasty it was renamed Gulang, meaning ''drum waves", because the holes in the southwestern reefs hit by the waves will make sounds like the drum.

Gulangyu Isle is a famous music and tourist island in Ximen, Fujian Province. With an area of 1.87 sq km, the islet provides visitors with a splendid music circumstance, intriguing tourist attractions.

The isle remained to be uninhabited until the late Song Dynasty. A Li family living in Songyu Islet moved to the isle and gradually grew into a big clan. After the Opium War, the isle became a public concession shared by the UK, the US, France, Germany, Japan, etc. With the introduction of Christianism, the western music widely spread in the island and integrated perfectly into the locals’life, which brought about the characteristic music culture of the isle. The isle has a piano museum and an organ museum. There are more than 100 old and well-known music families and the locals often give family-run concerts at home, which is a folk activity of Gulangyu characteristics. The family-run concerts are just like a sort of flower blooming here and there in the isle. They show the local people’s passion for music.

Besides the mellow music culture, the isle boasts beautiful tourist attractions. The Sunlight Rock scenic spot is the most beautiful one. It is composed of two parts: Sunlight Rock and Qin Park. Sunlight Rock is famous for its attractive natural scenery. Climbing up to the rock top, you can appreciate an aerial view of the surrounding islands and Xiamen City. Qin Park is connected to the rock by the ropeway. It is an amusement park. It consists of Bainiao Garden, Hero House, etc.

Haoyue Garden

The Dragon Head Hill

Shuzhuang Garden