1, Sunlight Rock (suitable for overlooking)
Sunlight Rock was originally named "Sunlight Rock". It is said that Zheng Chenggong came to Sunlight Rock and saw that the scenery here was better than that of Japan's Sunlight Mountain, so he took the name "Sunlight Rock". This is the highest peak of Gulangyu Island. Standing on the Sunlight Rock, you can see the panoramic view of Gulangyu Island, and you can also see the Golden Gate when the weather is good.
Opening hours: 7:00- 18:00.
Opening hours of ropeways, bird gardens and cinemas in the scenic spot: 8: 30-18:15 in winter; 8:30- 18:45 in summer
Ticket price: 60 yuan
2. Qinyuan
Qinyuan is a tourist area full of cultural and artistic charm. There are bird gardens, audio-visual halls, art galleries and hero ode gardens to commemorate the martyrs. In addition, there are Melody Square, Melody Square, Liu Xiao and Tingtao Cliff, all of which are inextricably linked with the piano. Gulangyu Island is called "the piano island" and "the cradle of musicians" because it has produced many musicians and piano poets, and the piano on the island ranks first in the country.
Ticket price: 20 yuan
Address: Hero Mountain, Gulangyu, Xiamen
Opening hours: 7:00- 18:45.
3. World Architecture Expo
The International Architecture Expo has been completed in recent years: the original Gulangyu Park has been transformed into an underwater world; There is a tall statue and relief of Zheng Chenggong in Hao Yue Garden. There is a marble statue of Lin, a famous gynecologist in China, in the Yuyuan Garden. Huiqiao subtropical plant introduction garden, with fragrance of flowers, palms and fruits; Xiamen Museum, showing the Millennium history of Xiamen and the general situation of the construction of special economic zones; Zheng Chenggong Memorial Hall celebrating heroic achievements; And Yanping Park, Gangzihou Swimming Pool, Zhongshan Library, People's Stadium, Gulangyu Villa with garden architecture style, Guanhaiyuan Tourism Resort, Gulangyu Hotel, etc.
There are so many parks and houses in Gulangyu 1.78 square kilometers, and its density is probably rare in the world.
Opening hours: open all year round.
4. Underwater world
Xiamen Underwater World is located in Huangjiadu on the east bank of Gulangyu Island. It turned out to be Gulangyu Park, near the ferry terminal. It has more than 350 species of freshwater fish and more than 65,438+00,000 fish from all continents and oceans in the world. Xiamen Underwater World is located in Huangjiadu on the east bank of Gulangyu Island. It turned out to be Gulangyu Park, near the ferry terminal. Walking on the ferry pier, you can see at a glance that the flower bed clan has a sea-blue crystal palace building, which is "Xiamen Underwater World".
Opening hours: open all year round. 8:00- 18:00 (extended by half an hour in summer)
Ticket price: adult: 70 yuan/person; Children, soldiers and the elderly: 40 yuan/person; Retirees are free.
5. Former residence of Lin Yutang
Lin Yutang's former residence, the home of his wife Liao Cuifeng, is one of the oldest buildings in Gulangyu. Originally a two-story villa, the first floor collapsed due to disrepair. Lin Yutang's wedding auditorium and new house are still there.
The villa is in English style, with an arched corridor, two bedrooms and one living room in front and two roofs. There is a small garden in the middle, two small buildings on both sides, connected with the main house in front, and a fish pond in the back garden.
The legs of the villa overlap beautifully, while the railings on the second floor are simple. The underground moisture barrier is not low, which ensures that the hall above is dry and comfortable. There is a long stone step in front of the archway in the central hall on the first floor, surrounded by ancient banyan, longan and magnolia, which makes the small garden full of green fresh, cool and warm.
Lin Yutang studied in Gulangyu and stayed here. After marriage, he went to the world from here and became a world cultural celebrity.
Address: No.44 Zhangzhou Road
6. Jingualou
Jingualou Building was built in 1922 and bought by Huang Cimin, an overseas Chinese living in the Philippines, as a residence. This building is a villa building decorated with traditional decoration techniques in China. All the beams, columns, eaves and corners are decorated with flowers and birds and plant reliefs, which have both local flavor and rococo charm. The windows are European-style, with shutters. The layout of the inner hall is a combination of Chinese and western, with both Chinese wing and public hall, and
7. Bagua Building
The representative of Gulangyu modern architecture. Funded by Taiwanese businessman Lin Heshou and designed by Dr. John Abraham Otte, it was established in 1907. However, the project is too big and the expenditure becomes insufficient. In the end, the project was not completed, and Lin Heshou lost all his money, so he had to avoid Taiwan and the Japanese hastily repaired it.
Gulangyu Organ Museum, with Bagua Building as the main body, is the largest organ museum in the world at present. Born in Gulangyu Island, Mr. Hu Youyi, an Australian Chinese, has collected nearly 80 ancient organ treasures from all over the world, including the Norman Bill organ in Britain, which is being exhibited, and the Kasong 700, the largest organ in China, which is being restored and will be exhibited in the new museum.
After the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, the Qing court ceded Taiwan Province Province to Japan, and Erh Lin, a rich man in Taiwan Province Province, took a family trip. 19 13 years, he modeled on Banqiao villa in Taipei and built a garden with reference to the famous gardens in the south of the Yangtze River, and named it "Shuzhuang", which is homophonic with the owner's word "Shuzang".
Gulangyu Piano Museum is located in Tingtaoxuan, Guzhuang Garden. Nearly 100 ancient pianos collected by Mr. Hu Youyi are displayed in the museum, including rare and precious gold-plated pianos, the world's earliest four-corner piano, the largest upright piano, the ancient hand piano, and the pedal automatic piano and the eight-pedal ancient piano more than 100 years ago.
Gulangyu Music Story Gulangyu has become a world-famous "international community" as early as the 1920s, which made Gulangyu people take the lead in introducing pianos and became the first place in China to own pianos and get in touch with western music. Western missionaries built churches and schools on this small island, which cultivated fertile soil for the popularization and spread of western music. As a result, Gulangyu Island is full of musical atmosphere, residents' musical literacy is extremely high, and musical talents come forth in large numbers. Therefore, Gulangyu Island is known as the "piano island" and "music island" of the world.
8. Xinzhuang Garden
Built in 1920- 1930, it was purchased by overseas Chinese in the Philippines, Huang Xiuxuan and Huang * * *. It is a group of five symmetrical villas, with the middle building as the central axis and spreading to both sides. The design absorbs the advantages of Chinese and western cultures, and it can be called a classic of combining Chinese and western cultures.
9. Sea Paradise Structure
Built 1840 years ago, it is one of the earliest ferries on Gulangyu Island, from which the early residents of Gulangyu Island sailed in and out of the island. Later, the terminal developed into an important distribution center for goods entering and leaving the island. After 1985, the new wharf was opened and the old wharf was gradually abandoned.
Sanqiutian Wharf 10
Designed by American reformist doctor Dr. John Abraham Otte, it was built in 1920. Its architectural design is very creative, European style, concise and lively, and it looks like a cruise ship about to set sail.
1 1, boathouse
At the climax of building houses in Gulangyu Island in the early 20th century, around 19 13, overseas Chinese in the Philippines, Yang Zhongquan and Yang Zhongyi, bought an old house from the British mission, and after demolition, they successively built a villa group of Yangjiayuan consisting of four foreign buildings.
Yangjiayuan 12
It was built by Xu Jingquan, an overseas Chinese living in the Philippines, in memory of his mother and was completed in 1924. Its gorgeous and unique shape, especially the head of the Queen Mother of the West on the gable of the roof, is decorated with clay sculptures, so neighbors call this building "Fanpo Building".
Fanpo Mansion 13
Founded in the first year of Jiaqing in Qing Dynasty (1796). It is the earliest existing red brick residence in southern Fujian in Gulangyu, and its owner is Huang Xuzhai. Huang Xuzhai gave birth to a third son. The eldest son Huang Kunshi is an official, and the official is an official of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development. He is a four-level official in Beijing. Therefore, the plaque of "Great Man's House" was hung at home to show its brilliance.
14, Dafudi
1924, Yin Chengzong's father bought this place and designed it by his eldest son Yin Zuze. It not only has the characteristics of stone towns in southern Fujian, but also has the charm of European Renaissance. 1942, the famous pianist Yin Chengzong was born here.
15, Yin Chengzong Villa
1932, Chu Songtian, an overseas Chinese living in the Philippines, returned to Xiamen and spent money to build this apartment in Gulangyu, which combines Nanyang and Minnan styles. 1933 has become a unique building in Gulangyu.
Chujiayuan 16
Built at the end of 19, it was bought by Liao brothers. Lin Yu 19 19.
Liao Jia Villa 17
Built in Zhengde period of Ming Dynasty, it was originally named Lotus Temple and rebuilt on 1586. Because it is built at the foot of Sunlight Rock, whenever the sun rises, sunlight shines into rocks and temples, hence its name. 1936, Master Hongyi built a car behind closed doors in Liaofang East Hall and inscribed the plaque "Sunlight House".
18, Cliff Stone Carving of Sanhe Hall in Chongxing, Gulangyu Island
Built in 1863, it is the earliest church on Gulangyu Island. It was donated by American Reformed Church, London Church and Presbyterian Church. It is called "International Chapel". 1875 was renamed Concord Church, 19 1 1 reconstruction.
19, Riguangyan Temple
Typical Gothic architecture. 19 12 years, after the Spanish Catholic priest Ma Shouren became the bishop of Xiamen diocese, he moved the church to the Spanish consulate. 19 17, an existing Catholic church was built on the west side of the consulate.
20. Concord Church
1934, three churches, Xiamen Port, Xinjie and Zhushujiao, were built by fellow initiates to facilitate the increasing number of believers on the island. It is named "Trinity Church", which not only symbolizes the construction of three churches, but also symbolizes the trinity of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
2 1, Catholic Church
1906, American Christian pastor B.L.Anderson came to Gulangyu to preach and run a school. Later, he bought a mountain on Jishan Road and built a three-story stone school building at 1934 as the girls' department of the school. To commemorate its achievements, this building is also called "An Xian Lou".
From 0 10 to 10 10, the cemeteries are concentrated around Anxian Building, which is roughly triangular in distribution. The tombs were mainly in the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, and the tomb owners were mainly China Christians living in Gulangyu. The tomb type reflects the history of the localization of Christianity.
22. Trinity Hall
1893, the United States established a consulate in Xiamen. The original building was destroyed by fire in 1904, and the existing consulate building was rebuilt in 1930. The red bricks used are all imported from the United States, with a strong color of American classical Renaissance architecture.
23. On Xian House
192 1 year, Indonesian Overseas Chinese Huang initiated the establishment of Central South Bank, with its head office in Shanghai. Xiamen branch was established in 1922. Central South Bank issued paper money in the year of its establishment, and the existing site is the office of Central South Bank in Gulangyu.
24. Christian cemetery
1843, Xiamen opened, and the British sent a consul to Gulangyu for the first time. In 65438+1960s, a consulate was formally established in Gulangyu. The consulate is a three-story red brick building, square and rigorous in structure, which is the representative of Gulangyu's early colonial architectural style. Now, this building was rebuilt on the original site in the late 1990s.
25. Former site of American Consulate
The first consulate of Gulangyu. 1843 when Xiamen opened, Britain took the lead in sending consuls. First, I rented a private house in Gulangyu, and then I bought this villa from a British businessman as a consular residence.
26. Former site of Central South Bank
From 65438 to 0847, American Reformed Church opened a "girls' school" in Xiamen. After the girls' school caught fire, it moved to Tianwei, Gulangyu Island, which was called Tianwei Girls' School or Citi Girls' School. 192 1 developed into a middle school and changed its name to "Yude". The first principal of this school was an American girl named E.M.Taimage
27. Former site of British Consulate
Built in 19 18, 1926, it was bought by overseas Chinese Huang. This used to be the apartment of Danish Dabei Telegraph Company. This is a French building with excellent sea view.
29. Former site of British Consulate
It is the favorite beach of old Xiamen people and old Gulangyu people. This beach has excellent water quality and soft gravel, which is suitable for swimming. This is also the location of the legendary Gulangyu Island.