The Sound Of Kulangsu (鼓浪屿再发声)
One of the four most popular organs in North America, Casavant, was created in Boston, USA, 100 years ago. Because of the movements in the history, the organ was damaged and could not be played. Ten years ago, under the arrangement of Hu You Yi, this organ was shipped from USA to Xiamen, China. Now, […]
Former Office of Great Northern Telegraph Company (Denmark) (Dan Mai Da Bei Dian Bao Gong Si 丹麦大北电报公司)
In 1871, the Great Northern Telegraph Company began operations on Kulangsu’s Tianwei Road. It laid the telegraph service’s submarine cables connecting Shanghai, Xiamen and Hong Kong. It was also the office for the Kulangsu Danish consular agent. Address: 21 Tianwei Road, Gulangyu Island, Siming District, Xiamen City, China 1871年，大北电报公司在鼓浪屿上的田尾路开办。它的水下电报服务通信线路连接了上海、厦门和香港。这家公司也是当时鼓浪屿丹麦领事的办公室。 地址：厦门市思明区鼓浪屿田尾路21号
Big Mama’s Home-Cooked Sichuan (Pang Ma Si Chu 胖妈私厨)
Don’t be confused by the “Kapok” logo on the glass or the advertisements for Western dishes on the outside of the restaurant’s entrance, which is set in a few steps from the street: this is actually a creative Sichuan-influenced fusion noodle house, run by a native Kulangsu woman who loves to smile. Her spicy pork noodles […]
Foreigners’ Football Field (Ren Min Ti Yu Chang 人民体育场 / Ma Yue Han Ti Yu Chang 马约翰体育场)
The Foreigners’ Football Field was built before 1878 and originally used as a lawn tennis court and cricket field. It was subsequently used primarily for playing soccer. In 1910, the court was an important venue for the reception ceremony for the AmCham delegation. This historic, sprawling soccer pitch serves as an informal divider between the Kulangsu […]
Yanwei Hill Time Cannon (Yan Wei Shan Sheng Tai Gong Yuan 燕尾山生态公园)
The Yanwei Hill Time Cannon Emplacement was set up by Xiamen Customs toward the end of the nineteenth century. The cannon used to fire once at twelve noon every Saturday so customs officers and passing vessels could synchronize their timepieces. The time cannon adopted the standard time in accordance with the clock on the Xiamen […]