Trinity Church (San Yi Tang 三一堂)
As more and more Christians moved to Kulangsu in the 1920s, Xiamen Church, New Street Church and Bamboo Church cooperated to make worship more convenient by building a Kulangsu church in 1934. The name “Trinity Church” alludes to its joint construction by the three churches, as well as the doctrine of the Trinity. (The Chinese […]
Kulangsu Island: a tropical beach paradise beating to the waves of its own drummer
Kulangsu is an island about 600 meters from southwestern coast of Xiamen, Fujian. Slightly long and narrow, the 1.88-square-kilometer Kulangsu Island looks like a sailing ship anchored in the bay. There are seven granite hills as well as numerous ravines and springs scattered on the island. An alternating distribution of white beaches and oddly shaped rocks […]
The One Place In The Life Bar (Yi Xi 一席)
This recently opened bar and restaurant took over a large swath of the island’s Xiamen-facing outdoor-bar territory between the Lun Du ferry port and the San Qiu Tian tourist ferry terminal, along the Xiamen-facing boardwalk. If you turn left as you’re stepping out of the San Qiu Tian tourist ferry terminal, it’ll be the biggest bar garden in […]
McDonald’s (Mai Dang Lao 麦当劳)
One of China’s best branches of the legendary American fast-food chain, Kulangsu’s outpost has a few outdoor tables from which you can gaze over the treetops of the main port square and giant octopus statute, and many light-soaked indoor tables from which you can enjoy that same view through giant picture windows. Cheeseburgers are consistently […]
Cai Yuan Zi Music Restaurant (Cai Yuan Zi Yin Yue Can Ting 菜园子音乐餐厅)
They say that back in the day, every house on Kulangsu had a piano. This touristy but lovely garden across the street from the tea house is holding up the tradition with an upright that sits just inside the entrance, but it only gets played by children. There is a lush, expansive garden with a […]