Three Schools Founded on Kulangsu Gathered to Host New Year Concert(三所老鼓浪屿名校再续前缘 联办新年音乐会)
In Jan. 1st, 2018, the Xiamen Number Two Middle School, Xiamen Foreign Language School and Xiamen Music School were gathering to perform New Year Music Concert. The principal of Xiamen Number Two Middle School, Qijian Wu said,the reason why these three schools were playing concert together for this New Year was because they were all […]
Gallery Inn, Gu Yi (Hua Lang Lü Guan, Gu Yi Dian 画廊旅馆, 故驿店)
This special, relatively isolated bed-and-breakfast and café has a garden uphill from the new Kulangsu Gallery of Foreign Artifacts from the Palace Museum Collection (Gu Lang Yu Wai Guo Wen Wu Bo Wu Guan 鼓浪屿外国文物博物馆). Because of its elevated location, the space gets terrific sunlight. On a beautiful day, you may be tempted to hang […]
Kulangsu Gai Ying Piano Solo Concert on July 29th, 2017 (盖英钢琴独奏音乐会 7月29日晚）
On July 29th, 2017, a young pianist, Gai Ying, will perform a solo piano concert at the Kulangsu Concert Hall. He will be performing: Mozart Piano Sonata in C major KV330 Mendelsohn Rondo capriccioso Liszt Dream of Love Fryderyk Chopin Grande Valse Brillante in E-flat major Op.18 Fryderyk Chopin Scherzo Op.31 in B flat Time:19:30, […]
Zhou Shu’An 周淑安
Zhou Shu’An was born in 1894 at 35 Huangyan road on Gulangyu Island. Her father, Zhou Zhi De, was a priest. Zhou Shu’ An was talented for singing, and she had risen in the world at the age of 14 when she sang the song ‘Xing Tiao Qi Yong Bu Luo’ to welcome an American navy ship. The […]
Yin Cheng Zong 殷承宗
In 1941, Yin Cheng Zong was born on Kulangsu (Gulangyu) Island. In spring 1950, Yin Cheng Zong hosted his first “9-year-old piano solo concert” at the [A.R.C.M. Girls’ Middle School]. Yin Cheng Zong showed his gift for music at a very young age. In 1962, he won the second place in the prestigious Second Tchaikovsky International Piano […]