Gulangyu Island is located in Xiamen City, Fujian Province. In ancient times, it was called Yuanshazhou, and it was called "Wulongyu" in the Song Dynasty. Because there is a sea cave in the southwest of the island, the sound is like a drum when it is impacted by the waves, so it is called Gulangyu Island since the beginning of Ming Yahua.
Gulangyu Island has rugged reefs, a rugged coastline, mountains and mountains, and peaks and rocks; Take architecture as the table, music as the soul; It is full of freshness, literature and history.
Gulangyu Island is a national 5A scenic spot, the most distinctive of China's top ten scenic spots, a national key cultural relics protection unit, and is included in the world heritage list, the first of Fujian's "top ten" scenic spots.
The famous poet Wang Xinjian's "Gulang Xing" wrote: There are Luyu outside the world, and Haimen in Weiyan Town. The blue waves are even blue sky, and the white sails carry the white clouds. The pieces of tiles are said to be ancient temples, only banyan like heavy forests. Fuqin Si Guoshi, bamboo shadow wipes sword marks.
The main attractions of the island are the Sunshine Rock, the ruins of Longtou Cottage, the Zheng Chenggong Memorial Hall, the Organ Museum, and numerous unique buildings.
In August 1842, the British army captured Gulangyu Island and built a fort on the mountain to control Xiamen. After the Qing government signed the Treaty of Nanjing with Britain, Xiamen became one of the five treaty ports, and Britain, the United States, and Spain set up consuls on Gulangyu Island.
In 1902, the Qing government signed the Charter of the Gulangyu Public Concession in Xiamen with Japan, the United States, Germany and other countries, and Britain, the United States, Germany, Japan, Spain, Austria, Norway, Sweden, the Philippines and other countries set up consulates on the island, and built churches, schools, hospitals, and foreign banks.
In December 1941, the Pacific War broke out, and Japan occupied Gulangyu Island.
On August 15, 1945, Japan surrendered, and Gulangyu returned to the embrace of the motherland.
In July 2006, the historical buildings of Gulangyu Island have been transformed into bars, cafes, bookstores, etc. Some historical buildings with clear property rights have been launched for investment.
Since November 2014, the "Island-wide Museum" project has been implemented on Gulangyu Island, and some historical buildings and consulates have been renovated into open, wall-free, and ecological museums.
90% of the buildings on Gulangyu Island are residential buildings, all of which are mansions and villas.
The original "White House-style" building "Bagua Building" has been changed to the Organ Museum.
Formerly the U.S. Consulate, it is now a hotel.
The Guanqing Villa, which was Chiang Kai-shek's "line", stayed here for one night on July 23, 1949. In 1962, Guo Moruo wrote "Zheng Chenggong" here. It is now the collection and reference room of "Zheng Chenggong Memorial Hall".
Xilin Villa is now the "Zheng Chenggong Memorial Hall".
The Huangjia Garden, once used as a state guesthouse, received Deng Xiaoping, Nixon, Lee Kuan Yew, etc.
Sunshine Rock is also known as Akira. Zheng Chenggong came here, and saw that the scenery was better than that of Japan's Nikko Mountain, so he took apart the word "Huang" and called it "Sunshine Rock".
Sunshine Rock, composed of two boulders that are horizontal and vertical, constitutes the peak of Longtou Mountain, with an altitude of 92.7 meters.
Gulang Cave Sky, written in Ding Yi in the first year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty.
Lujiang first, written by Lin Cheng in the first year of Daoguang of the Qing Dynasty.
Nikkoji Temple is commonly known as "a piece of tile". In fact, it is a natural stone cave, with a huge stone as the top, and then the mountain is in place, and the temple built in the 14th year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty.
Longtou cottage site Zheng Chenggong was the cottage gate of Longtou Mountain.
Longtou Mountain and Xiamen Hutou Mountain face each other across the sea, and the dragon is in a tiger's position, becoming the trend of "dragon and tiger guarding the river".
Cai Tingkai, the former commander of the 19th Route Army of the Kuomintang, once wrote a poem for this purpose: the heart is only one hand to make up for the heavenly work, and the eight Fujian soldiers are the same in the present and in ancient times; Back then, the ancient base is still there, and the heroes are remembered under the Sunshine Rock. Mr. Cai Yuanpei also has a song of seven uniques: the sky and the wind are in the sea, and the command is high in the clouds. Insects, sand apes and cranes are sometimes exhausted, and righteousness is not to be found. (Note: Sandworm Ape Crane - Commander Fighter)
Cliff scenery along the way
Ancient summer cave two stone walls support a boulder that falls from the sky, like Mount Tai pressing the top, very precipitous. The four characters of "Ancient Summer Cave" were inscribed by Shi Shijie, a Taiwanese literati in the late Qing Dynasty.
Revive the cliff inscription of Sanhe Palace on Gulangyu Island
In 1813, the cliff inscription "The Story of the Sanhe Palace of Re-Xing Gulangyu" written by Wang Delu, the admiral of Fujian Navy, is the largest cliff in China that describes the concubine Mazu. The following is the full text of the cliff.
Stealing only the heart of heaven is revealed, and the group looks at the light of the sky; Emperor Yun Yaochang, the unity of the car. Therefore, the river god is smooth, the sea is sincere, and the Virgin Mary is clear and spiritual, especially the shortcut of the drum and the sign of the wind and grass. Yu Gai tasted it in my own body. Since the past years, Yi Zhen has recruited volunteers and braves, suppressed Lin Rebellion, and was promoted by grace. Because of Cai, Zhu Er's rampant personal pursuit with the boat division, in Jiaqing eight years of collection, arrived at the Sanhe Palace to repair the battleship, see the temple corridor on the ground, suddenly started to raise the idea of building. The winged god listened to it, acquiesced in the wish of rejuvenation, and repeatedly established micro honors from the boat division, and moved to the sailor to raise the army. Ji Si (Ji Si) autumn, Qu Kui extinguished, the sea atmosphere to the bottom of the set, grace Jin viscount, appreciate the eyes of the dazzling Ling, recall the sincerity of praying to the sun, its Zhao should really have the experience of unhappy. The divine light is universal, and the temple appearance is new. I would like to donate incorruptible money, dove workers, and the business giants also like to give alms, to participate in the grand event, and now it has been completed. But seeing the building Yuyuan, Chonghong is firm. The mountains in the west are thousands of heavy, and the cuidai embraces the carved beams; The east is sparkling, and the glazed throne is bright. This is the rest of the reward for the grace of the Virgin, and it is clear that the more the more, the caution and sincerity, the rest of the heart will eventually be unable to help itself. In the month of Jiaqing and Mengdong, Qin ordered the commander of the military affairs of the naval division of Fujian Province, the officers and soldiers of the Taipeng water and land, and the hereditary second-class prince Wang Delu Jinzhi. The township jinshi selected the county Wang Qizhang Shudan.
Organ Museum The largest organ museum in the world. On the evening of January 28, 2005, the first large-scale organ "Normanbier" and "First Try" were officially unveiled. There are now more than 5,000 organs in the museum.
The most beautiful corner
Zheng Chenggong Memorial Hall Zheng Chenggong, Emperor Yongli named him the king of Yanping. His father secretly surrendered to the Qing, and he fled from Jinmen and swore to resist the Qing Dynasty. Based in Kinmen and Xiamen, it fought with the Qing army for many years, and once fought under the city of Nanjing, but was defeated because of arrogance. On April 18 of the reign of Shunzhi of the Qing Dynasty, after full preparation, he led hundreds of warships and 25,000 officers and soldiers from Kinmen to recover Taiwan, which had been occupied by the Dutch for 38 years.
Zheng Chenggong died of illness in July 1662, the 19th year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty, at the age of 39.
The exhibition hall is divided into 7 parts, displaying more than 300 pieces of various cultural relics and photo models.
European architecture
Pan Po Building
Yang Homestead
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villa
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