Interesting facts about Gulangyu Island: So how to get stamped elegantly on Gulangyu Island?

Speaking of the stamped book, friends who have never been to Gulangyu Island may not know what it is, but those who have played this stamped book will say that it is endless fun, but very tiring.

The stamped book may be inspired by the passport, and it is a way of collecting stamps to record one's footprints. In the beginning, coffee shops made personalized seals to enhance interaction among tourists. Later, more and more businesses launched their own seals. As a result, a book collected the small shops scattered on various streets on Gulangyu Island. The Seal Collection Booklet was born. The stamp book contains the distribution map of the main stores, specific addresses, brief introductions and store photos. The blank area is used for stamping. Most of the shop's seals have kittens as their themes, as well as Gulangyu elements such as the sea, lighthouses, seabirds, and pianos. How to use this stamp book? To put it simply, you follow the picture, find the store, and stamp it.

Here are the specific strategies:

1. How to buy stamped books

Currently, they are available in various small shops on Xiamen Island and Gulangyu Island. Sell, it is not difficult to buy. After years of development, there are many versions of the stamped book, but the editor prefers the version produced by 'Xinxin Impression' and 'Queen Studio'. The photo shooting and some introduction text are all unconventional, concise and vivid. Gulangyu Island is re-presented in front of tourists, attracting people to take a notebook and walk through the streets and alleys of Gulangyu Island to find the past and present Gulangyu Island and slowly carry it into the depths of memory. When buying, ask which one is the latest version and how many merchants there are in the book. Some are more than 50, some are more than 80, and the most comprehensive ones are said to be about 100! The other one is the price. Small stores often sell 15 Yuan/cost, basically no bargaining. In fact, there are many vendors on the pier selling the same goods, with various versions, and they all sell for 15 yuan. If you think it is expensive, you can negotiate with them to get a price of 10 yuan per copy. If you come here with a purpose, you can buy it on Taobao before coming to Xiamen. There are package versions of Clapping Langyu, Zengcuo'an, etc.

2. How to find a store

The front page of the stamped book has a catalog and a stamped navigation map of Gulangyu Island. Just take a quick look at the store name and map to get an impression. Then look at the distribution map above to see where these stores are mainly concentrated. It is most sensible to start from Longtou Road, because most of the stores are concentrated on this road. One thing to remind you is that a road name on the island does not necessarily refer to one road. In other words, many small alleys and side roads near a main street have the same name. For example, in addition to the main road on Longtou Road, many small roads nearby are called Longtou Road. The best order to find stores is: Longtou Road - Quanzhou Road - Fuzhou Road - Fujian Road - Huangguang Road - Lujiao Road - Zhangzhou Road - Neicuo'ao Road.

3. How to stamp

After finding the store, be sure not to rush into the store. Sometimes there are many people in the store. First, observe outside the store. Generally, coffee shops and snack bars They put the seal at the door of the store, mostly in the lower left corner or lower right corner, or there is a small blackboard or small wooden sign on the window sill to remind you to pay attention! That kind of grocery store sells handicrafts, souvenirs, and slow delivery. Most of them are on the tables inside the store, some are on the bar as soon as you enter, some are on the innermost tables, chairs, etc. Because stamping is free, these stores mainly want to attract tourists to come and visit the store. So if you can’t find the store seal, politely ask the clerk. Many people who can’t find the store seal usually mean that the seal is broken. of. After entering, you should still look around while visiting. If you like something and can afford it, buy it. If you don't find something suitable, get stamped by the store and come out quickly to continue your trip.

In fact, most stores welcome tourists to get stamps, because they also need to gather popularity in this way, but you must know that there are thousands of tourists every day, especially on weekends and public holidays, they are very annoying. It's understandable that I'm a little numb. There are also some stores that require Weibo or WeChat before being covered, and some stores require consumption before being covered. It all depends on your own wishes.

If you encounter some stores that have stamps, but you don’t have this store in your notebook, you can put the stamp on the blank page at the end as a souvenir!

The stamped notebook is for fun, no matter what you think Whether it’s too commercial or too troublesome, as long as you can experience the simplicity of Gulangyu’s streets and alleys while traveling back and forth, and as long as you can enjoy it, it’s worth it!