Gulangyu Island Route

The unique beauty of Gulangyu Island that only a few people know about

1. The U.S. Consulate

From Sanqiutian Pier, first walk to the U.S. Consulate: as a place that once served 13 countries For the public concession of Gulangyu Island, there are many consulates; the US Consulate is one of them; American-style buildings, simple and elegant.

Tips:

1. There are strollers for rent at the door, about 30-50 yuan/unit/day, with a deposit of 100-200 yuan, which is very suitable for mothers with children. (The entire Gulangyu Island is walked. Children who are too young cannot walk, and adults are too tired. They can take a nap in the stroller at noon.)

2. Opposite the U.S. Consulate is the only means of transportation on Gulangyu Island: the ticket sales of battery cars You can go from Sanqiutian to Shuzhuang Garden for 40 yuan/person; however, it is recommended that you don’t take the battery car unless you have to. The beauty of Gulangyu Island can be measured with your feet; the battery car only passes along the peripheral roundabout. That’s all.

2. No. 44 and 46 Guxin Road

Go up from the U.S. Consulate and encounter an intersection with the word "Y", No. 44 Guxin Road; keep to the left: This Y-shaped intersection is the filming location of the movie "Love at the Corner"; it is recommended that couples and friends take creative photos at this sloping intersection; the island's famous "Boat House" is here, and the special thing about the boat house is that: A villa built in the shape of a boat on a triangular foundation. The family concert on Gulangyu Island that was broadcast on the Spring Festival Gala in 2004 was held in the boat house.

3. Gulangyu Industrial Bureau

Turn left and you will encounter many fruit trees: mulberry, papaya, and longan. This type of fruit is extremely cheap in Xiamen, and seeing the fruit with your own eyes is a sense of happiness; walk for about 5 minutes, and you can see a ruins on the left hand side; this is the "Gulangyu Industrial Ministry Bureau" in those days; many major decisions in Gulangyu back then All because of this. During the stop-and-go process, I like to sit for a while on a stone under a big banyan tree next to the Ministry of Industry and Commerce Bureau, and feel the refreshing sea breeze; opposite the banyan tree, there is a "Book of Songs" cafe on the island. It can be considered a very elegant family. The boss is a female poet. I have met her and she is quite beautiful. The overall layout is somewhat Taoist and natural. An old house, just slightly decorated. But it has air conditioning, which is suitable for summer; I prefer her house in winter, with various herbs planted on the balcony and warm sunshine.

4. Bagua Tower

Continuing forward, on the right is one of the ten largest buildings in Gulangyu: Bagua Tower: a magnificent building with a red dome that can be seen from Xiamen. It is now the Gulangyu Organ Museum. To the right of the Organ Museum, there is a small road, which is a dead end. The end of the road is Gulangyu No. 2 Middle School. However, those who are interested may wish to take a walk: in this alley, original writers still live. Although the door is locked, the sound of the piano occasionally floats out.

5. Yangshan Zunfu

Yangshan Zunfu has 4 buildings, now they are Yangshan Zunfu, Fishbone Art, Yangjiayuan Resort Hotel, Yangtao Courtyard; Yangshan Zunfu The highlights are the carvings on the pillars at the door, and a very special bougainvillea sticking out of the wall: a pink and white double-petaled bougainvillea, which is almost a hundred years old. It was a masterpiece that the owner casually placed in the corner; Here is a dividing point: if you are hungry at this time, it is recommended to walk down and quickly visit the snack street and commercial district; if not, well, turn right at the Fishbone Art Museum and continue.

Yangjiayuan Resort Hotel: This is a Gulangyu B&B with a particularly luxurious courtyard; every time you pass by, you will have a deep feeling of the courtyard. You can take photos at the door. It is recommended not to enter rashly to avoid embarrassment. Next door is Carambola Courtyard; and next is Xiamen No. 2 Middle School. It is also a school with a long history of hundreds of years.

6. Yinghua Girls’ High School

Turn left and right and follow the road, which is the Cape No. 8 Family Hotel and a villa next door; this is the former Yinghua Girls’ High School; Gulangyu's modern education was at the forefront at the time. Sitting in the small flower bed outside the villa facing the teachers' dormitory of Yinghua Girls' Middle School; admiring the special wicker ceiling inside the villa. In winter, the firecrackers on the door are extremely lively and beautiful; opposite Cape No. 8 there is On the road, at the entrance of the Gulangyu Food Factory, there are several benches where you can sit and rest for a while. Sitting and taking pictures becomes a scenery in itself. The one next door is not very eye-catching, but there is something interesting inside, which is the "Fanpo Tower".

7. Trinity Church

Continue forward and you will see Trinity Church: There are many churches on Gulangyu Island. During the concession period, they attracted many Chinese believers with their medicine and education. To this day, you may go in and sit on church days and listen to an old lady next door quietly praying in English.

On the right side of Trinity Hall, there is a small alley leading into it, which is the earliest hotel in Gulangyu: "Binyue Hotel"; now it still stubbornly refuses to modernize and decorate, sticking to a large, slightly deserted but very special hotel. A courtyard close to nature.

8. Sunlight Rock Kindergarten

Trinity Hall, follow the left to the end and turn left. It is the People's Primary School and Sunlight Rock Kindergarten; the earliest kindergarten in China; that is, the successor of the earliest kindergarten Meng Xuetang mentioned above.

At this time, there is a crossroad: if you are interested in Sunlight Rock Scenic Area, you can turn right and go straight along Quanzhou Road; buy a ticket at Xilin Gate and enter, and you can also see the National Hero Zheng Chenggong Memorial Hall for free first; climb the altitude of 97 The meter-long Sunlight Rock allows you to feel the vastness of the wind and sea waves, and appreciate the panoramic view of Gulangyu Island. After coming down, you can pass by the cake-making statue, the Sunlight Rock Temple, and exit from the main entrance.

9. Black Cat Restaurant

If you don’t want to go to Sunlight Rock, continue walking straight along Yongchun Road: Yongchun Road is a relatively quiet alley on Gulangyu Island, and there are relatively few tourists. The Black Cat Dance Hall was a popular venue on Gulangyu Island in the 1920s and 1930s. This villa is very exquisitely carved.

10. Riguang Rock Temple, Tiger Alley

Far away from the small alley on the right, there is a purely Chinese-style building with red bricks and green tiles and cornices. It is the Riguang Rock Temple; this is also the Riguang Rock Temple. A little-known entrance to the rock; the draft is extremely cool and comfortable. You can sit for a while.

Yongchun Road gets narrower and narrower, and on the left you can even see the narrowest road in Gulangyu: Tiger Alley, only 1 meter wide; it is said that a tiger was killed in this alley, hence the name;

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11. Huang Family Garden

Go to the end of Huangyan Road; suddenly, you will see a particularly grand villa in front of you: "Huang Family Garden"; the owner Huang Yizhu has been growing up since he was a child. The barber's visit to the Indonesian Sugar King is simply the perfect interpretation of the "diaos counterattack";

Turn right on Huangyan Road: there is the main entrance of Sunlight Rock. This is the only possibility so far on this route. I saw a crowded and lively place; there was a white, decaying villa: Lin Qiaozhi's former residence;

12. Aberdeen Back Beach

There are two roads next to it, whichever one goes down, In about 5 minutes, you can reach the beach. Aberdeen Back Beach is the most famous beach on the island, where you can step on the sand and ride on the waves; the surrounding facilities for hand washing and foot bathing are also complete, and the focus is on public bathing facilities, which are free.

13. Shuzhuang Garden

Shuzhuang Garden: a garden that hides mountains and seas. It contains the only piano museum in the country. If you are interested, you can go to the beach behind Aberdeen. Buy a ticket to enter the main entrance and exit through the back door after the tour.

The whole alley of firecrackers is also extremely beautiful. There are also many oleanders: do not pick them, they are highly poisonous.

14. Ma John Square

Follow Zhonghua Road to Ma John Square; Born in Gulangyu Island, he is a professor of the Department of Physical Education of Tsinghua University; this is really a "connected" place in all directions Square; the road leads to the football field; foreigners played football here a hundred years ago; it leads to: Lin Yutang’s former residence, Liao House; the home of the next-door neighbor and first love Chen Jinduan; the Yuyuan Garden in memory of Lin Qiaozhi;

15. Siluo House

Leading to Zhonghua Road, there is the home of the famous modern female poet Shu Ting, where famous works such as "To the Oak" were written; the only Chinese-style residence in Gulangyu: Siluo House ; Red brick house, saddle wall, bricks and stones, swallow tail ridge.

16. Longtou Road

Leading to Longtou Road: Finally entering the lively streets of Gulangyu Island: various ingenious specialty shops and gadgets; all kinds of whimsical For snacks, you can go shopping and eat and drink;

Xinhua Bookstore: Some friends always want to go to the local bookstore when they go to a city. Fortunately, the Xinhua Bookstore is still preserved on Longtou Road. What is more special is , Gulangyu Island is Qindao, so there are many and professional books on music; the second most are tourism books related to Fujian;

After passing Miss Zhao’s shop, Zhang Sanfeng Milk Tea, you may also meet Ye Shi Mo Ci; Passing by Sanyou Holiday;

Walked to the beach.

17. Return

At this point in the journey, we have walked around Gulangyu Island in a small circle.

Strolling along the seaside, a whole row of poinciana trees were swaying; then we returned to Sanqiutian Pier