It takes less than 5 minutes by ferry from Xiamen to reach this sea garden. The pier building on the island looks like a piano. This is an imaginative and beautiful idea. On this small island, cars and horses are not allowed to pass, so you can't hear the noise of cars and horses, but you can hear the melodious piano sound at any time. Many residents on the island have pianos, and the pleasant sound of the piano enhances the charm of the island. Therefore, Gulangyu Island is also known as the "Island of Music". The shape of the pier building on the island is to show people a feature of the island.
In Gulangyu, it's best to walk by yourself instead of taking a tourist battery car. When you get into the alley, the most attractive and distinctive building on the island is the unique building. Gulangyu used to be a public concession, and many countries set up consulates on the island, so Gulangyu has the title of "World Architecture Expo Park". These buildings, manors and villas are lonely and closed, or used for other purposes, decadent and mysterious, quietly telling people their history. When you go to the island, local people will ask you to lead the way and be a tour guide. You can ask them to take you to Gulangyu. Otherwise, those alleys will make you dizzy and you can't find your target. Xiamen people are of high quality and travel is very civilized. There will be no selling and stalking in other places, which makes people feel very comfortable.
The tourist attraction on the island is Sunlight Rock, and the tickets are also the most expensive. The slogan of the publicity is "You have never been to Sunlight Rock, you have never been to Xiamen", which is the highest point of Gulangyu Island. At the top of Sunlight Rock, there is a telescope for rent for tourists to watch the Golden Gate Island. In fact, Sunlight Rock is a bare stone, and the insects don't think it is necessary to go. You can find the nearest place to Jinmen Island on the island road around Xiamen, and it should be better to look through a telescope when the weather is good.
In the southwest corner of Gulangyu Island, there is a unique garden building-Xinzhuang Garden. This is also the location of the Piano Museum. Tickets to 30 yuan. This garden covers less than 10 mu. However, it is surrounded by mountains and faces the sea, which is in the garden. The garden is decorated with the sea, and the garden extends by the sea. Tourists feel that this garden is not small in scale. The owner of the garden is Lin Shuzang. When he built a garden here in 19 13, he deliberately imitated the garden where Jia Baoyu lived in the < < gt Grand View Garden, and divided the whole garden into Tibetan Sea Garden and Bushan Garden, each with five views. Entering from the garden gate, a yellow wall blocks the sight of tourists. As far as the view is concerned, there is a small courtyard with potted flowers in it. Only when you go out from the Meishou Hall on the right or the memorial archway on the left, the vast sea suddenly appears in front of you. This is the artistic conception of "hiding the sea garden", which means that the sea is hidden before it is exposed. This is a common technique in China gardens. The piano museum is divided into two buildings. The owner of the manor has collected more than 80 kinds of precious pianos from all over the world. The owner, Mr. Lin, and his family now live in Canada, and this manor has been donated to the country.
Gulangyu Island has no main roads, only asphalt roads or stone footpaths built by mountains, which are as clean as washing. On both sides of the path are buildings with green trees, flowers and various buildings. Some big banyan trees need three people to hold together. Milan is taller than people. Flowers bloom all year round. The quiet and beautiful environment makes tourists feel pleasing to the eye.
At noon, I had lunch in a small restaurant in an alley. The fish ball soup recommended by the boss is excellent, and the fish balls are particularly delicious and unforgettable. Unfortunately, there was a class reunion at night, and I couldn't appreciate the bright beauty of Gulangyu as a pearl on the sea and the open-air concert at night.
Gulangyu Island is worthy of the title of "Sea Garden" in terms of superior natural conditions and people's decoration.