Zhongde Taoist Temple was built before 1662, and originally located to the west of Kulangsu, where the west slope of…
Union Church, Kulangsu’s earliest church, was built in 1863. The church was named as “The International Church”in the beginning and…
After the Sino-Japanese War, the Qing government ceded Taiwan to the Japanese, and Taiwanese magnate Lin Erjia moved to Kulangsu…
Continue Reading: Shuzhuang Garden (Shu Zhuang Hua Yuan 菽庄花园)
Sunlight Rock Temple, originally named “Lotus Nunnery”, was rebuilt in the 14th Year of the Wanli Reign of the Ming…
Continue Reading: Sunlight Rock Temple (Ri Guang Yan Si 日光岩寺)
As more and more Christians moved to Kulangsu in the 1920s, Xiamen Church, New Street Church and Bamboo Church cooperated…
Kulangsu had been a desolate island named “Yuanshazhou (Round Sandbank)” or “Yuanzhouzi (Round Bank)” covered by lush grass. It is…