Gulangyu Island

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The island of Gulangyu (鼓浪屿/鼓浪屿, Gǔlàng Yǔ ) is part of the municipality of the prefecture-level city Siming Xiamen in Fujian Province, China. The name literally means drum waves Island, suggesting the reefs in the southwest of the island to the noise of the waves.

The almost two- square -kilometer island was occupied in his history of many colonial powers, all their tracks, mainly architectural, left behind on the island. In addition to the official name is Gulangyu also throughout China as Piano Island (钢琴 之 岛/钢琴 之 岛), because here there is the greatest piano density per capita in all of China. The island of Gulangyu also features the only piano museum in China.

The island lives almost entirely by trippers from the mainland. There are several parks and attractions. In addition, the island is car-free in order to serve the residents of the metropolis of Xiamen as a place of rest and relaxation can.

The Haoyue Park (皓月 公园Haoyue Gong Yuan) was built to honor the national hero Zheng Chenggong Chinese. It is also in the form of a 16 meter high granite statue in Haoyue Park. The Shuzhuang Park (菽 庄 花园) was built in the style of a classical Chinese garden in 1913, it housed the private villa of a wealthy Taiwanese businessman and was converted into a public park after the establishment of the People's Republic.

In 1945, Gulangyu was one of the first four districts of Xiamen. In May 2003, however, it was the city district Siming, which lies on the Xiamen Island, connected and now forms the administrative district road Gulangyu (鼓浪屿 街道), an administrative unit at the community level.

You can reach Gulangyu by a short ferry ride.

Administrative Divisions

The Road Gulangyu district is made up of two residential communities. These are:

• Residents Community Longtou (龙头 社区);
• Residents Community Neicuo (内 厝 社区).