Interesting places in Gulangyu Island in Xiamen include: Sunlight Rock, Shuzhuang Garden, Xiamen Underwater World, Haitang Structure, Huang Rongyuan Hall, Haoyue Garden, Aberdeen Back Beach, Literary Shop, International Engraving Museum, Xiehe Chapel, Gulangyu Piano Pier, Bird Garden and Sunlight Rock, Bagua Tower, Organ Museum.

1. Sunlight Rock is the highest peak on Gulangyu Island, also known as "Huangyan" and "Yanzaishan". It is said that this was the place where Zheng Chenggong climbed mountains and observed the scenery. He felt that the scenery here was far better than that of Japan's Sunlight Mountain, so he renamed it "Sunlight Rock". Climbing to the top of the rock and leaning on the railing, you can have a panoramic view of the beautiful scenery of Gulangyu Island. Looking further into the distance, you can see the panoramic view of the entire Xiamen Island, which is pleasing to the eye. However, the viewing platform of Sunlight Rock is relatively small and there are more tourists during the day. If you choose to climb up in the evening, you will have a different viewing experience.

2. Shuzhuang Garden was originally a private garden built by wealthy Taiwanese businessmen on Gulangyu Island. After the reform and opening up of the People's Republic of China, it was presented to the Xiamen Municipal Government and was developed as one of the scenic spots on Gulangyu Island. Walking into Shuzhuang Garden, walking through the rockeries of the Twelve Cave Sky, strolling on the Forty-Four Bridge, and stepping into dozens of steel museums, you can still feel the luxurious and noble life of the wealthy businessmen back then.

3. Xiamen Underwater World, on Gulangyu Island, mainly displays various fish from all over the world for tourists to enjoy. The most unique feature of the museum is the transparent undersea tunnel, where you can see large concave fish all around. In addition, there are dolphin and sea lion performances at fixed times every day.

4. Haitang Structure, the most fashionable and exquisite old villa cultural tourism attraction on Gulangyu Island, can be called Xiamen’s new world.

5. Huang Rongyuan Hall is located at No. 32 Fujian Road, Gulangyu Island. It was built in 1920 and is built in a Western style. There are many columns throughout the building, which are carved from granite and have the charm of ancient Rome. The capitals are mostly in the form of ancient Greek Doric columns. The front facade of the building is set off by large columns and arches, and the periphery is supported by small columns.

6. The biggest highlight of Haoyue Garden is the statue of Zheng Chenggong. The statue is 15.7 meters high and weighs 1,617 tons. It is composed of 23 layers of 625 pieces of "Quanzhou White" granite. Fuding Rock is 29.5 meters above sea level and extends 30 meters into the sea. It has steep terrain and majestic momentum. It stands tall with the Sword Stone and Yin Dou Stone in the sea.

7. In summer and autumn, the Aberdeen Back Beach is crowded with swimmers. The Aberdeen Back Swimming Ground has a gentle beach, fine sand and shallow water. It has a wide sea area, clean water, dense woods on the shore and excellent conditions. There are not only many summer swimmers, but also many winter swimmers.

8. There are many literary and artistic shops near Fuzhou Road, Quanzhou Road and Longtou Road. Such as Zhang Sanfeng, Chen Can Western Style Shop, Pan Xiaolian, etc.

9. The words in the International Engraving Museum are very abstract.

10. Union Chapel In the mid-19th century, many Westerners left Europe and the United States and traveled across the ocean to work and live on Gulangyu Island. Most of these foreigners who came to Gulang Island were devout Christians. In order to hold Sunday worship, they decided to build a church on Gulangyu Island.

11. Boats coming from the Gulangyu Piano Pier usually dock here.

12. With a joint ticket for Aviary Garden and Sunlight Rock Scenic Area, you can enjoy various bird performances.

13. Bagua Tower is located at No. 43 Guxin Road. It was originally a private villa and was built in 1907. The owner of the building, Lin Heshou, was the third bedroom of the Lin family in Banqiao, a wealthy Taiwanese gentry. Banqiao Lin's ancestral home is Longxi, Fujian. After the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1894, Japan occupied Taiwan. Because they did not want to be slaves to the country's subjugation, the Lin family moved inland and settled on Gulangyu Island.

14. The Gulangyu Organ Museum is located in the Bagua Building, a landmark building on Gulangyu Island. It and the Xiamen Museum display their respective collections on the first and second floors of the main building respectively. Currently, there are more than 30 reed organs, accordions, mouth organs and three large pipe organs. Treasures such as electronic keyboards, digital keyboards and cinema pipe organs will also be added. It is expected that it will take at least five years to fully complete this large-scale museum.

15. Japanese Consulate After the defeat of the Sino-Japanese War of 1895, Japanese bandits occupied Taiwan. In 1896, Japan forced the Qing government to allow it to establish a special concession in Xiamen. In 1896, the Japanese government sent Ueno Zenichi to serve as consul in Xiamen. At that time, he was required to meet two conditions when establishing a consulate: 1. Be close to the British government; 2. Close to Xiamen.

16. Longshan Cave Longshan Tunnel is located in the north of Gulangyu Island, with its east entrance connected to Sanqiutian and its west entrance connected to Neichuowo. This was originally an air-raid shelter with a width and height of 5 meters square. It was used as a refuge for residents of Gulangyu Island during war years or typhoons. From 1977 to 1991, the tunnel construction was carried out intermittently, and finally it became a 436-meter-long tunnel. The inside of the tunnel is cool and humid. , the inner wall is made of rough rock, and residents often come here to cool off every summer.

17. Yanweishan Park is located on a mountain on Gulangyu Island. Compared with the bustling Longtou Road at the entrance of Gulangyu Island, it is much cleaner here and is suitable for walking and walking. It feels good.

18. Yuyuan Yuyuanyin is a Yuyuan on Fuxing Road in the southeast of Gulangyu Island in Xiamen, Fujian Province, which is Dr. Lin Qiaozhi Memorial Garden. Yuyuan covers an area of ??5,700 square meters. It was built by the Xiamen Municipal Government in May 1984 in memory of Dr. Lin Qiaozhi, an outstanding daughter of Gulangyu Island and a people's medical scientist.