Lin Qiao Zhi 林巧稚
One of the pioneering gynecologists in China and in the world, Kulangsu native Lin Qiao Zhi delivered more than fifty thousand babies in her life. In 1901, Lin Qiao Zhi was born in a teacher family. She went to her elementary school at the age of six and went to Hai Bin Teacher’s School at the age of twelve. […]
Yang Family Mansion (Yang Jia Yuan 杨家园)
Around 1913, the Philippine Chinese Yang Zhongquan and Yang Zhongyi purchased and razed an London Missionary Society house and in its place built, one after the other, the four buildings that form the present complex. It is a hotel now with a beautiful garden. Address: Road, Gulangyu Island, Siming District, Xiamen City, China 大约在1913年，菲旅华人杨忠权和杨忠懿兄弟向英国长老会购得旧房一栋，并将其推倒重建了四栋别墅，也就是我们现在看到的“杨家园”。目前是一个带有美丽大花园的酒店。 地址：厦门市思明区鼓浪屿安海路4号
Gallery Inn, Shi Wai Tao Yuan (Hua Lang Lü Guan 画廊旅馆,内厝澳)
Halfway up a hill in Nei Cuo Ao, this secluded fairytale bed-and-breakfast in an old stone house is one of the hidden gems of Kulangsu and, for that matter, of anywhere at all. You might expect to see nymphs and satyrs runinng along the pathways up a forested hill in the magical backyard garden, where […]
Wang Hai Yuan Hotel and Café (望海苑)
This simple establishment has one of the most enviable locations in Kulangsu: right on Gang Zai Hou beach, the island’s largest and most frequented, but on a calmer side of it, not far from Guan Hai Yuan Harbor. The café on the ground floor is worthy place for an air-conditioned beach break, whether it’s for […]
Stinky Tofu (Pao Cai Chou Dou Fu 泡菜臭豆腐)
Your nose can’t miss this busy street food stall right in the middle of the buzz of the Long Tou Street Food Market (Long Tou Xiao Chi Yi Tiao Jie 龙头路小吃一条街): you can smell the stinky tofu emanating from the shop from a full block away. People generally either love or hate stinky tofu—there’s almost […]