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Attention, the ferry service on Gulangyu Island has been changed. You need to return the ticket when you come from Xiamen to buy tickets for 8 yuan, so you can't lose the ticket after you go to the island. The ferry journey takes about 7 minutes, and you have to pay 1 yuan for the second floor sightseeing.

Description of scenic spots:

Gulangyu Island, surrounded by the blue sea, covers an area of 1.87 square kilometers. The island has rugged reefs, rugged coastline, green mountains and undulating peaks. The wonderful nature has created a beautiful and meaningful island scenery of Gulangyu Island. The main scenic spots are Sunlight Rock and Luzhuang. Gulangyu belongs to subtropical maritime monsoon climate, with abundant rainfall and mild seasons. More than 4, species of plants belonging to more than 9 families on the island are lush all the year round. The precious tree species include the only big red heart wood in China, the thickest Indian rosewood in China, and all kinds of rare fruit trees introduced from New Zealand and other countries. Some vegetation on the island has formed the top community in subtropical maritime monsoon climate. The sea area around Gulangyu Island is the main part of Xiamen Port, bordering on Chinese White Dolphin Reserve, Amphioxus Reserve and Dayu Island Egret Reserve, and facing Jinmen Islands across the sea. From the mid-19th century, with the spread of Christianity, western music began to pour into Gulangyu Island, which merged with the elegant living environment of Gulangyu Island, thus creating today's music tradition of Gulangyu Island and cultivating a large number of outstanding musicians, including Zhou Shuan, Lin Junqing, Yin Chengzong, Chen Zuohuang and Xu Feiping. Today, Gulangyu's per capita piano ownership rate is the highest in China, and there are more than 1 musical families on the island. In 22, Gulangyu was named "Music Island" by China Musicians Association. There are many famous people in Gulangyu. This is one of the most complete areas where the historical relics of the national hero Zheng Chenggong are preserved. A large number of precious cliff stone carvings on the island are still well preserved despite years of baptism. The former residences and tombs of more than 6 Gulangyu celebrities, including Lin Qiaozhi, founder of modern obstetrics and gynecology medicine in China, Lu Taizhang, pioneer of Chinese modernization in China, and Ma Yuehan, modern sports enlightener in China, are all on Gulangyu Island. Gulangyu Island, with its graceful natural scenery and profound cultural heritage, has become one of the national key scenic spots and one of the 35 ace scenic spots in China, ranking first among the top ten scenic spots in Fujian Province.

Gulangyu Scenic Spot

Sunlight Rock

Sunlight Rock, also known as Huangyan, is the highest point in Gulangyu Island, with the top at an altitude of 96 meters. The huge stones on the mountain are craggy and stacked into caves and valleys. The trees are lush and the pavilions are shaded. Climb the stairs, first to the Lotus Temple, "a tile" boulder is embedded in the air, forming a temple, and the boulder next to the temple is engraved with "Gulang Cave" and "Lujiang First"; Behind the nunnery are the "Dragon Cave in the Lujiang River" and the "Ancient Summer Cave", with Zheng Chenggong's leading cottage and Shuicaotai site in the middle, and Cai Tingkai and Cai Yuanpei praising Zheng's poems. Climbing to the top, the wonders of mountains and seas, unlimited scenery, Xiamen, Gulangyu, Dadan and Erdan islands have a panoramic view.

Xinzhuang Garden

Xinzhuang Garden is on the seashore at the southern foot of Sunlight Rock. Lin Erjia, a wealthy businessman from Taiwan Province, lived in Gulangyu Island with his family in the 21st year of Guangxu reign in Qing Dynasty (1895). In 1913, he built this garden to cherish the memory of Banqiao's hometown in Taipei, and named it "Uncle Zang". The bronze statue of the owner of the garden now stands in the garden. The whole park borrows mountains to hide the sea, which is cleverly laid out. There is stillness in the movement and stillness in the movement, which makes people linger. There are Renqiu Pavilion, No.44 Bridge, stacked rocks, rockeries, Tan Yingxuan and stubborn stone mountain houses, which are the most famous gardens in Xiamen. On the left, Gangzaihou Beach, with clean sand and water, can accommodate thousands of people to swim. There is Yanping Park nearby, which was built to commemorate Zheng Chenggong. Among them, it refers to Jingquan, commonly known as the "national surname well", which is said to be a well opened by Zheng Tunjun.

Haoyue Garden

Haoyue Garden is located at Fudingyan seaside in the east of Gulangyu Island, covering an area of 3, square meters and spread along the bank of the Lujiang River. It is a garden with beaches, rocks, green trees and pavilions. Founded in 1985, the garden was named "Haoyue Garden" after the poem "I miss you so much, and the bright moon shines through you" in "Two Kings of Yanping". There is a giant bronze statue of Zheng Chenggong and his department in the park, which is 13.7 meters long and 4.7 meters high and consumes 18 tons of copper. This giant bronze sculpture, with the exception of Zheng Chenggong and his separate ministries of Chen Ze, Chen Guang, Chen Yonghua and Yang Chaodong, is slightly larger than the real one, and the rest of the military forces and horses all extend to both sides, with a wide picture, which is quite eye-catching. More prominent in the park is the giant granite statue of Zheng Chenggong standing on Fuding Rock. This colossus was completed on August 27, 1985. It is 15.7 meters high and weighs 1617 tons. It is made of 23 layers of 625 pieces of "Quanzhou White" granite, which is very powerful.

Houhai Beach in Gangzai

On the wide beach behind Gangzai, the sand is soft, the slope is gentle and flat, the sea water velocity is low, and there are no sharks. The sea water temperature is above 2℃ for five and a half months every year, and the swimming season can last for half a year. There are two tides every day, and the swimming time is more than six hours. It is an ideal natural beach with good scenery, good sand, good water quality and good climate. There are all kinds of service facilities, including yachts and motorboats.

Organ Museum

On the evening of January 28, 25, Gulangyu Organ Museum, the only organ museum in China and the largest in the world, was opened to the public and held an organ concert. The first large-scale organ "Norman Bill" and "First Trial Cry" in the Organ Museum was officially unveiled to tourists and citizens. More than 15 citizens got the first chance to watch the wonderful sound of the century-old organ. The organists Reese Bok (male) and Rilke Murray from Australia brought new music enjoyment to the citizens of Ludao.

Sea Paradise Structure

Sea Paradise Structure is located at No.38, Fujian Road, Gulangyu Island. It was built in 1921 and listed as a key historical building by Xiamen Municipal Government in April 22. At present, the restored and opened "Sea Paradise Architecture" old villa is a model of the combination of Chinese and Western cultures. The gatehouse is a typical traditional style in China, with double eaves and arched cornices. The buildings on the front and back sides are generally in ancient Greek columns, and the window decorations are mostly in western style, but the walls and corners are carved by China. There used to be a foreigner's club in the middle building. After Huang Xiuxuan bought it, he built it into an antique palace-style building with a big roof, which was built by Putian craftsmen. It uses double eaves to rest at the top of the mountain, and the four corners are wrapped up high. The front part of the roof is ingenious, and a "pavilion" with a double eaves and a treasure gourd is designed. From the inside, it is an octagonal algae well made of strips of wood, which runs from the second floor to the top of the well. There are flowers and birds painted by China on the wall. This pavilion is purely decorative. The lintels of doors, windows, corridors and halls are decorated with cement carved flying covers, and all eaves are decorated with branches-bound flowers or water-absorbing mosquito dragons, and all the sparrows and sparrows are hung with dragons and phoenixes, which makes the villa very national. Its colonnade is square, made of red bricks, and its tone is natural and harmonious; In the main hall, four vertical flower baskets correspond to the flowerpots on the railings, especially the outer edge of the corridor is decorated with bucket arches, which is particularly stable. The architectural style of the sea paradise structure is rare in Gulangyu Island, where foreign-style buildings abound.

Shopping

Traveling to Gulangyu Island, you can not only enjoy the magical scenery of nature, but also have many local specialties for you to buy.

If tourists want to go shopping, they can go to Longtou Road in Gulangyu Island, where local specialties can be bought in small shops everywhere. Such as: handicraft shops, calligraphy and painting shops, bead embroidery, lacquer line carving, color binding, color plastic, color porcelain and so on.

Gulangyu specialty: Gulangyu pie is one of the traditional products in southern Fujian, with a production history of more than 8 years. Its charm lies in its small and exquisite appearance, golden color, crisp taste, sweet and palatable stuffing, and the cold feeling of refreshing throat. This product is not only a delicious snack for refreshments and snacks, but also a hometown specialty for gifts to relatives and friends. Represented by the handmade pies made by Aunt Lu, they are more popular with consumers during the spring and autumn tourism season, traditional festivals or family festivals.

The production of mung bean cake began in 1922, and it was first run by Xiaorui Ginger Cake Shop in Datong Road. It moved to Gulangyu during the Anti-Japanese War, and then Liu Jingjie inherited its traditional production technology and gradually improved it. Now, Gulangyu mung bean cake has become a good product for refreshments and travel or gifts to relatives and friends.

Don't forget the golden-flavored floss and jerky, the snail with phlegm and puffer fish shells. My favorite is the treasure doll in the shopping street. Three fingers can play a doll character.

Gulangyu Pie, one of the traditional products in southern Fujian, has a production history of more than 8 years. Its charm lies in its small appearance, golden color, fragrant skin, crisp stuffing, sweet taste and cool throat. This product is not only a delicious spot for refreshments, but also popular with consumers during traditional festivals or family celebrations in the spring and autumn tourism season. The production of mung bean cake began in 1922 when Xiaorui Ginger Cake House in Datong Road moved during the Anti-Japanese War. After arriving in Gulangyu, Liu Jingjie inherited its traditional production technology and gradually improved and improved it. Now Gulangyu mung bean cake has become a good product for refreshments and travel or gifts to relatives and friends.

Gulangyu gourmet travel guide

Gulangyu classic food: pie, fish balls, frozen bamboo shoots, Satay Noodles, fried oysters

1: Malasang orange juice No.181, Longtou Road, Siming District, recommended

orange juice, carambola juice, mango juice, guava juice and strawberry juice

2: Ye's mashing Siming. Very distinctive, with long queues every day.

3. Zhang Sanfeng European-style milk tea shop, No.266, Longtou Road, Gulangyu, Siming District, 15 yuan.

Note: I didn't go. I don't like milk tea very much, but there are many people.

4: No.62, Longtou Road, Siming District, Xiangkou Fish Pills Recommended

Maidou Fish Pills with coarse flour, frozen bamboo shoots, fried spiced fish balls and shark wings

5: Aunt Lu's craft There are two shops at No.11-5, Longtou Road, Gulangyu, Siming District/No.7, Quanzhou Road.

Recommended: herb tea, the signature flower milk tea. The signature flower milk tea is awesome and worth a try.

Longtou Road Store, feeling quite atmospheric

Picture title: Longtou Road Store Shooting location: 11-5 Longtou Road

Quanzhou Road Store, Quanzhou Road Store feels like a petty bourgeoisie belonging to Gulangyu Island

Picture Title: Quanzhou Road Store Shooting Location: No.7 Quanzhou Road

6: No.31 Longtou Road, Siming District, Zhongjie Marinade

Chicken feet and chicken tips

Many locals go to this store to buy

7. Linji Fish Pills are recommended next to the original alley fish balls

Satay Noodles, fried spiced and local.

9. Longtou Fish Ball Soup: The fish ball soups in restaurants on Longtou Road are authentic. 5 yuan 6 are greasy, but more elastic.

1: Licheng food stall, No.5 Haitan Road, Gulangyu, is opened by local people, so the price is reasonable. I recommend their oyster fried, which is personally more delicious than those cooked on the street.

Signature features: Xiamen snacks and seafood. Signs: fried oyster, steamed sea fish, fish ball soup

11. Babycat private cake house, No.143 Longtou Road

is very famous. The cats in the store are very famous, but they are quite expensive, and the pies are almost the same.

12. No.168, Longtou Road, Gulangyu, Siming District, Wangji Pit Cake is recommended

It feels sweet and oily, and the taste is ok.

13. Miss Zhao's shop generally recommends

It is said that there are many petty bourgeoisie coffee shops in Beijing, so I didn't go for coffee and ate two pies with different flavors. I thought their pineapple cake was OK.

14-grain fragrant meat swallow skin flat food shop, No.169 Longtou Road (next to Longtou Road Street Garden) recommends flat noodles

15 Longtou Beizai Cake No.32 Longtou Road (near the vegetable market) generally recommends

Beizai Cake

Beizai Cake with Xiamen characteristics, which is very characteristic of Xiamen.

16. Noodle paste stand No.298, Longtou Road, Gulangyu, Siming District (near Longtou Road Market) generally recommends that the noodle paste be closed after 11 o'clock. It has a long history in Gulangyu, so it is recommended to refuel. Don't have a special flavor

18. Bapo grass jelly No.58-1, Longtou Road, Gulangyu, Siming District, recommended

Honey grass jelly

19. Tea time coffee shop No.3, Quanzhou Road, Siming District

Curry crab with Thai fragrant rice ancient chase brand milk tea

2. Jin Lan cake shop No.413, CuO 'ao Road, Siming District, generally recommended

. Generally recommended (near the ferry)

Recommended dishes: mango yogurt

22: No.89, Longtou Road, Siming District, Golden Xiangsi

Dried beef with pork jerky and spicy beef with Liusha tea

There are some differences between them, one is a state-owned enterprise and the other is a family tradition.

23: No.175, Longtou Road, Gulangyu, Siming District

Angelica Beef Noodles and Angelica Beef Soup Satay Noodles

24:. Poria Cake recommended by Street Garden, Longtou Road, Siming District

Poria Cake, which is sold by an old man with a pole, is not easy to meet, generally at Longtou Road and Quanzhou Road

25: No.6, Fujian Road, Banschak

. Coffee is also divided into boys' and girls' editions

26: Spend Time Cafe, 2nd Floor, Fanpo Building, No.36 Anhai Road

Overall evaluation: The more famous shops on Gulangyu Island are basically near Longtou Road, such as BABYCAT, Aunt Lu's craft, Miss Zhao, Malasang, etc., where you can have a good visit. Some shops with more personality are in remote places, so it is recommended to have enough time to go scouring again.

special activities

Mid-Autumn Festival cake is a traditional activity held in Xiamen every year.

It is said that more than 3 years ago, Zheng Chenggong fought against the Qing Dynasty in Xiamen. In order to relieve the soldiers' worries, encourage and boost their morale, and help expel the Dutch colonists to recover Taiwan Province, Zheng's Ministry, after some deliberation, skillfully designed the Mid-Autumn Festival cake with the staff of the rear government hall stationed at No.33-44 of Jinhong Headquarters, so that all the soldiers could fight happily on the cool Mid-Autumn Festival night.

theatrical cakes are calculated by "meeting", and generally four or five people are suitable for a "meeting". "Hui" cake imitates the imperial examination system, and consists of one zhuangyuan cake (the largest), two opposite-hall (second-place) cakes, four three red (flower-exploring) cakes, eight four-entry (Jinshi) cakes, 16 two-lift (juren) cakes and 32 one-show (scholar) cakes. This is a symbol of the ancient four-level imperial examination. Ancient government-level examinations and young students were called scholars; After having obtained the township examination (provincial level), the successful candidate is called a juror; Those who meet in the capital ceremony department are called gongsheng; The palace presided over by the emperor himself is called Jinshi, which is divided into three parts: one is the top three, that is, the champion, the second place, and the flower exploration, commonly known as the third ding Jia or the third Ji; There are more places for dimethyl, and more places for top three. In ancient times, the emperor chose the top scholar, considering not only his talent but also his appearance, and also his surname and name. For example, in the 22nd year of Yongle (1424), palace examination of Jiachen Branch was the top scholar, and Sun Yuegong was the top scholar. Ming Chengzu felt that the word "critical" was unlucky, so he was reduced to the third place, and Xing Kuanyi, the third place, was changed to the top scholar. This shows that the top scholar is not necessarily a generation of "man of great talent, who looks like Pan An", but the third one is a person with real talent and practical learning, so the quality of the "three reds" in Xiamen cake is particularly good, which means this. A set of cakes is 63 yuan, which is based on