China

Xiamen Music School, Kulangsu campus (Xiamen Shi Yin Yue Xue Xiao 厦门市音乐学校)

“The Melody of Kulangsu Travels Far”: A Brief Introduction to Xiamen Music School Founded by Xiamen Municipal Government on Kulangsu Island in 1990, Xiamen Music School provides characteristic nine-year compulsive...

Yang Tao Hotel, An Hai Garden (Yang Tao Yuan Zi An Hai Hua Yuan Dian 杨桃院子安海花园店)

In 2009, a couple, Wu Jin and Wang Jing Yun, walked into this garden and were so impressed by the evocative feeling of the fruit trees and surroundings that they...

Yang Tao Hotel, Zhong Hua Red Ink (Yang Tao Yuan Zi Zhong Hua Hong Mo Dian 杨桃院子中华红墨店)

In 1926, an American couple came to Kulangsu and built this stately, elegant mansion in a Baroque style. Kulangsu’s most famous poet, Shu Ting, was once a neighbor. In 2011,...

Listening to Kulangsu (Ting Gulangyu 听鼓浪屿)

My first introduction to Kulangsu was “Gulangyu Zhi Bo,” played by Jing. I had heard it at least fifty times before I ever saw Kulangsu, and before I even knew...

Qing Ya Jade & Amber store (Qing Ya 清雅)

This crystal, jewelry, and art shop has been in business on the island for more than 20 years and is trusted by locals who are looking for genuine, high-quality artifacts....