Gulangyu Island, Xiamen, Fujian – A Tropical Paradise and 'Piano Island' for Musicians
As a tourist city, Xiamen attracts many people to travel every year. When it comes to Xiamen, many people's first impression is Gulangyu Island. Today, let's explore this charming island with Xiao Xin.
Amidst the greenery and blossoms of Gulangyu Island, there are many villas with a sense of vicissitudes. Due to historical reasons, these buildings have been well-preserved. They are exquisitely designed, with diverse styles, and are known as a collection of world architecture. Furthermore, Gulangyu Island is renowned as the 'Piano Island' due to its high density of pianos.
Gulangyu Island is the cradle of musicians. The island has several hundred pianos. As you walk along every street on the island, you'll hear various melodies. With the sound of the waves, you'll be intoxicated.
In the 1920s and 1930s, many villas were built on Gulangyu Island by overseas Chinese. The designers included foreigners and Chinese. At that time, foreign designs advocated a retro style, mostly decorated with ancient Greek columns.
However, Chinese craftsmen innovated and created distinctive architecture through the collision of Chinese and Western cultures. Therefore, when you walk on Gulangyu Island, you can see buildings in various styles, all imbued with classical and romantic colors. They are hidden among tropical and subtropical trees, with Sunshine Rock standing tall, a flock of seagulls soaring, creating the beauty of Gulangyu Island.
Gulangyu Island is clean and the air is fresh, surrounded by flowers. The sound of pianos, the fragrant aroma of flowers, are constantly drifting. Gulangyu Island's streets are not wide, and most of the tree-lined paths are very suitable for couples to stroll. On this path, you might sometimes find various residential buildings, European and classical Chinese styles, which always make you feel like you've traveled through different times and countries.
If you stand on the opposite shore on a windy night and look at the island, you can see Gulangyu Island like a big flowerpot, blooming with dazzling flowers. Zhongshan Road neon lights, high-rise building spotlights, and multicolored spotlights interweave, making the three-dimensional space of the island, sea, and sky bright and fascinating. That's what attracts people to Xiamen.
