Long Time No See Bar (Hao Jiu Bu Jian 好久不见)
The Long Time No See Bar (Hao Jiu Bu Jian 好久不见), Kulangsu’s biggest, loudest, and liveliest music bar hops with activity almost every night of the week, and really hums on weekends. The resident band is the best on the island for pop music, mixed with a variety of comedy that’s visually funny enough to […]
Maps of Kulangsu (Gulangyu)
Highlights of Kulangsu Island from the Visitor’s Guide
Kulangsu Island (Gulangyu Island) photo gallery
Hai Tian Tang Gou Mansion (海天堂构)
Hai Tian Tang Gou Mansion was built by Philippine Chinese Huang Xiuliang and Huang Nianyi between 1920 and 1930. The mansion is a complex of five villas in symmetrical styles laid out on both sides of the Middle Villa, which is the complex’ central axis. The mansion is regarded as a perfect marriage of eastern and western […]
X-Readspace (Xiao Xue Tang Chong Dong Shu Dian 晓学堂虫洞书店)
The Chinese name of this masterfully renovated two-story brick mansion, adjacent to Hai Tian Tang Gou Mansion, literally translates to “Worm Hole Bookstore.” But this business is hardly just a bookstore: the core belief of the founders is that globally disparate civilizations can interact with each other across time & space…beginning right here. The Worm Hole Bookstore claims inspiration […]