When you’re on the most romantic island in China, some spots can be overwhelmed with romance. This small, pretty beach…
Continue Reading: Wedding beach (Guan Hai Yuan Hai Tan 观海园海滩）
One of the pioneering gynecologists in China and in the world, Kulangsu native Lin Qiao Zhi delivered more than fifty thousand babies…
The Kulangsu organ museum’s beautiful red dome is visible from across the bay in Xiamen. The museum, housed in the…
Continue Reading: Kulangsu Organ Museum (Eight Diagrams Mansion / Bagua Mansion) (Ba Gua Lou 八卦楼)
Around 1913, the Philippine Chinese Yang Zhongquan and Yang Zhongyi purchased and razed an London Missionary Society house and in…
Halfway up a hill in Nei Cuo Ao, this secluded fairytale bed-and-breakfast in an old stone house is one of…
Continue Reading: Gallery Inn, Shi Wai Tao Yuan (Hua Lang Lü Guan 画廊旅馆,内厝澳)
This full-service restaurant has a classy wood-heavy interior and a couple of tables in a sunny garden, making it a…
When Kulangsu locals miss the flavors of their hometown, many of them miss most of all the shark-ball soup from…
Continue Reading: Long Tou Shark Balls (Long Tou Yu Wan Dian 龙头鱼丸店)
This sidewalk stand is an ideal place for a mid-afternoon pit stop to sample one of the island’s classic local…
Continue Reading: Kang Family Oyster Omelette (Kang Jia Long Tou Hai Li Jian 康家龙头海蛎煎)
Kulangsu’s main supermarket is not huge, but it’s a great store and an essential point of reference on the island.…
Continue Reading: Kulangsu Supermarket (Xian Shang Chao Shi 夏商超市)
My first introduction to Kulangsu was “Gulangyu Zhi Bo,” played by Jing. I had heard it at least fifty times…
Continue Reading: Listening to Kulangsu (Ting Gulangyu 听鼓浪屿)