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Description: Gulang Islet covers an area of 1.87 square kilometers. Sunlight Rock, the highest peak on the islet, is the symbol of Xiamen. Because the holes in the southwestern reefs hit by the waves will make sounds like beating the drum, hence the name. On the islet, tourists can find the winding coastal lines, natural and gentle seaside bathing grounds with the fine sands, and oddly shaped reefs. The whole islet offers a clean, tidy and tranquil environment. Besides, many building on the islet showing both the Chinese and foreign architectural styles have been well preserved. Hence Gulang Islet is known as the gallery of International architecture.
The residence on the islet love music very much. With a small population of 10,000 or so, Xiamen has over 600 pianos, ranking first in China in the density of pianos. Hence it is called the land of music and island of pianos. Walking on the street, visitors can hear the melody of pianos everywhere. The winding and zigzag paths are another major characteristic of Gulang Islet. All the paths on the islet are linked with each other, with the delightful serenity of seclusion. To protect tourism resources on the islet, motor driven vehicles are forbidden to run on the streets, except for a small number of sightseeing storage battery cars for carrying tourists. Therefore the islet is quiet without the noise of traffic, making tourist have fun to stroll on the streets. When all the neon lamps are lit in the evening, the whole islet is elegantly decorated, presenting beautiful scenes different from the daytime.
Major Sightseeing Spots on the Islet:
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Sunlight Rock
Also known as Huang Rock, Sunlight Rock is the most famous scenic spot in Xiamen. Sunlight Rock consists of two hugh rocks, one horizontal and the other vertical. The two rocks leaning on with each other, with an elevation of 92.68 meters, form the highest spot of Gulang Island. The lofty and rugged rocks in the mountains form many caverns and gullies, while pavilions, kiosks and terraces are tucked away in the lushly growing woods. When Zheng Chenggong, China's national hero, recovered Taiwan, his troops were stationed here, leaving behind a lot of stories.
Gallery of International Architecture
Gulang Islet gathers together over 1,000 architecture, showing different styles and a good combination of Chinese and Western elements. They include traditional Chinese temples with upturned eaves and corners, one-story houses in the style of South Fujian Province, the eight-trigram building which now is Xiamen Museum, showing both the Chinese and foreign architectural features, and small and exquisite Japanese houses as well as the former consulates of Western countries with continental style of 19th century.
Shuzhuang Garden
It is a private villa first constructed in 1913 by Lin Erjia, a wealthy businessman from Taiwan. Shuzhuang Garden is known for its well-conceived layout and borrowed scenes. The designer cleverly adopted the hiding, borrowing and ingenious methods to design the garden, making man-made structures and natural scenery well blended in great harmony.
Piano Museum
It is the only museum in China displaying various kinds of antique pianos from different places in the world. All the pianos in the museum were donated by Hu Youyi, a collector of pianos who is a native of Gulang Islet and now resides in Australia, including precious pianos and over 60 ancient piano lamps collected by Mr. Hu during his life.
Bright Moon Park
It is the theme park to commemorate Zheng Chenggong, a national hero. First built in 1985, the park was named because of a poem which aiming to cherish the memory of the hero and Taiwan. The most attractive thing in the park is the huge granite statue of Zheng Chenggong on a huge rock.
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