Kulangsu Pharmacy (Gulangyu Yao Dian 鼓浪屿药店）
Kulangsu’s most central and reliable pharmacy is conveniently situated right near one of Kulangsu Town’s busiest squares, near the island’s main supermarket. It is rarely crowded, and service is friendly and efficient. Foreigners looking for particular medications are well advised to come prepared with the full Latin names of their active ingredients. A variety of […]
UNESCO set to approve Kulangsu (Gulangyu), China as World Cultural Heritage Site
UNESCO recommendation that Kulangsu (Gulangyu) become a World Cultural Heritage Site: In the 2017 Evaluations of Nominations of Cultural and Mixed Properties, ICOMOS report for the World Heritage Committee (41st ordinary session, Krakow, 2 – 12 July 2017) “Kulangsu: A historic international settlement” Location Fujian Province China Brief description Kulangsu is a tiny island located at […]
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 […]
Kulangsu Island (Gulangyu Island) photo gallery
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 […]