Official visitor’s guide to Kulangsu (Gulangyu)
Welcome to Kulangsu Island (Gulangyu Island), a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site. Kulangsu is a small tropical island where where cars and bicycles are not allowed, where majestic Banyan trees and coconut palms shade the gardens of 19th-century European mansions in the Amoy Deco architectural style. Come experience our local seafood restaurants and fresh tropical fruits, romantic beaches, world-class museums, and unique classical music tradition. Come plan your next trip to the fairytale island where East meets West.
欢迎来到鼓浪屿，这座步行小岛在2017年正式成为了UNESCO世界文化遗址！我们希望邀请您参观一下我们岛上特有的文化和建筑遗址、传统的古典音乐、步行小道、热带水果摊点、浪漫的树形花园酒店、当地的餐馆、酒吧和夜生活等。在这个网站上，您可以找到所有需要的信息，来计划一趟在这座东西方交汇的神话般的小岛之旅。
Sue’s Festival Gift Shop (Su Xiao Tang 苏小糖)
- July 6, 2017
- visitorsguide
This candy shop is bright and welcoming, framed by a striking outdoor wall of frames with plants growing out of them. As an art installation, this wall is worth seeing...
- Posted in: Kulangsu Town
Li Ji Li Ji (礼即礼集)
- July 6, 2017
- visitorsguide
The literal translation of the name is “gift, immediately, gift, gather,” and this popular chain, with branches all over China, does not disappoint the gift-seeker, especially if the intended recipient...
- Posted in: Kulangsu Town
Kulangsu Supermarket (Xian Shang Chao Shi 夏商超市)
- July 6, 2017
- visitorsguide
Kulangsu’s main supermarket is not huge, but it’s a great store and an essential point of reference on the island. The market is clean, well-run, and well-stocked, with fast and...
Listening to Kulangsu (Ting Gulangyu 听鼓浪屿)
- July 6, 2017
- visitorsguide
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...
Pianist Yin Chengzong’s house (Yin Cheng Zong Zhai 殷承宗宅)
- July 6, 2017
- visitorsguide
Kulangsu’s most famous pianist, Yin Chengzong, still owns and periodically visits this hilltop house. It is one of the island’s most beautiful private homes, now inhabited by the pianist’s brother, Yin...
Joy & Mario Shoe store (J&M Xie Dan 鞋店)
- July 6, 2017
- visitorsguide
Many tourists find themselves needing a new pair of comfortable shoes for walking through Kulangsu’s cobblestoned streets and hills. Joy & Mario’s shoes combine the comfort of classic soccer-shoe shapes...
- Posted in: Kulangsu Town
Kulangsu Pharmacy (Gulangyu Yao Dian 鼓浪屿药店）
- July 6, 2017
- visitorsguide
Kulangsu’s most central and reliable pharmacy is conveniently situated right near one of Kulangsu Town’s busiest squares, near the island’s main supermarket. It is rarely crowded, and service is friendly...
- Posted in: Kulangsu (Gulangyu) Information, Kulangsu Town
Blessed Paradise Restaurant, Bar and B&B (Xing Fu Tian Kong Hua Yuan Lü Guan 幸福天空花园旅馆)
- July 6, 2017
- visitorsguide
One of the most charming Western-Chinese fusion spots on Kulangsu, this garden restaurant, bar, and simple bed-and-breakfast draws inspiration from the friendly owner Roger’s time spent in New Zealand. First...
Former A.R.C.M. Girls’ Middle School (Yu De Nv Xiao Jiu Zhi 毓德女校旧址)
- July 5, 2017
- visitorsguide
In 1845, the American Reformed Mission founded the first primary school (a literacy class) in Xiamen’s Liaozihou, and then opened “Amoy Women’s College” in 1847. After a fire in 1880,...
- Posted in: Kulangsu (Gulangyu) Sights, Kulangsu Town
UNESCO set to approve Kulangsu (Gulangyu), China as World Cultural Heritage Site
- July 5, 2017
- visitorsguide
UNESCO recommendation that Kulangsu (Gulangyu) become a World Cultural Heritage Site: In the 2017 Evaluations of Nominations of Cultural and Mixed Properties, ICOMOS report for the World Heritage Committee (41st ordinary...