Sunlight Rock Sunlight Rock, also known as Huangyan, is the highest point in Gulangyu Island, with the top at an altitude of 96 meters. The huge stones on the mountain are craggy and stacked into caves and valleys. The trees are lush and the pavilions are shaded. Climb the stairs, first to the Lotus Temple, "a tile" boulder is embedded in the air, forming a temple, and the boulder next to the temple is engraved with "Gulang Cave" and "Lujiang First"; Behind the nunnery are the "Dragon Cave in the Lujiang River" and the "Ancient Summer Cave", with Zheng Chenggong's leading cottage and Shuicaotai site in the middle, and Cai Tingkai and Cai Yuanpei praising Zheng's poems. Climbing to the top, the wonders of mountains and seas, unlimited scenery, Xiamen, Gulangyu, Dadan and Erdan islands have a panoramic view.
Xinzhuang Garden
Xinzhuang Garden is on the seashore at the southern foot of Sunlight Rock. Lin Erjia, a wealthy businessman from Taiwan Province, lived in Gulangyu Island with his family in the 21st year of Guangxu reign in Qing Dynasty (1895). In 1913, he built this garden to cherish the memory of Banqiao's hometown in Taipei, and named it "Uncle Zang". The bronze statue of the owner of the garden now stands in the garden. The whole park borrows mountains to hide the sea, which is cleverly laid out. There is stillness in the movement and stillness in the movement, which makes people linger. There are Renqiu Pavilion, No.44 Bridge, stacked rocks, rockeries, Tan Yingxuan and stubborn stone mountain houses, which are the most famous gardens in Xiamen. On the left, Gangzaihou Beach, with clean sand and water, can accommodate thousands of people to swim. There is Yanping Park nearby, which was built to commemorate Zheng Chenggong. Among them, it refers to Jingquan, commonly known as the "national surname well", which is said to be a well opened by Zheng Tunjun.
Haoyue Garden
Haoyue Garden is located at Fudingyan seaside in the east of Gulangyu Island, covering an area of 3, square meters and spread along the bank of the Lujiang River. It is a garden with beaches, rocks, green trees and pavilions. Founded in 1985, the garden was named "Haoyue Garden" after the poem "I miss you so much, and the bright moon shines through you" in "Two Kings of Yanping". There is a giant bronze statue of Zheng Chenggong and his department in the park, which is 13.7 meters long and 4.7 meters high and consumes 18 tons of copper.
This giant bronze sculpture, with the exception of Zheng Chenggong and his separate ministries, Chen Ze, Chen Guang, Chen Yonghua and Yang Chaodong, is slightly larger than the real one, and all the other military forces and horses extend to both sides, which is quite eye-catching.
More prominent in the park is the giant granite statue of Zheng Chenggong standing on Fuding Rock. This colossus was completed on August 27th, 1985, with a height of 15.7m and a weight of 1,617 tons. It is made of 23 floors and 625 pieces of "Quanzhou White" granite, which is very powerful.
Ancient Summer Cave
The ancient summer cave is a very distinctive cave, and granite boulders falling from the sky are supported by stone walls on both sides, giving people the feeling that Mount Tai is the top of the mountain, which is very steep. The words "Ancient Summer Cave" were inscribed by Shi Shijie, a scholar in Taiwan Province in the late Qing Dynasty. The caves are bright, dry and airy. Go through the ancient summer cave and turn left. There is a small and graceful pavilion, which holds up a thin waist and uses rocks as a balcony. It is called an "umbrella pavilion" for tourists to shelter from the sun and rain. On the top of the rock next to it, there is a stone basin where immortals wash their feet. It is filled with water all the year round, and there are immortal footprints beside it. In fact, "immortal seal" and "footbath" are all marine erosion landforms. In the distant geological age, it was still eroded by the waves. Later, due to the rise of the crust, these marine erosion landforms appeared on the top of the mountain.
Longtou Shanzhai
Sunlight Rock, also known as Longtou Mountain, faces Hutou Mountain in Xiamen across the sea, and a tiger in Yi Long guards Xiamen Port, which is called "Dragon and Tiger Defending the River". The original "Xuting" here has long been destroyed. Taiwan Province Shi Guoqiu wrote an article "Xu Ting Ji", describing the Sunlight Rock "the mountains and the sea are around, the first Tianjin in the southeast, the water and light meet the sky, and the Hongbo bath day are all strange for the Brahma". The pedaling boulders stand on the walls, and the sea breeze passes through them, which means "cold in nine summers", and the coolness naturally comes from the "Dragon Cave in Lujiang". "Nine summers" is summer, and "Dragon Cave" is where dragons live, because there were five dragons in Gulangyu legend. This Zhaimen was the Zhaimen of the "leading cottage" where Zheng Chenggong stationed troops in Gulangyu. The round hole on the rock was dug by soldiers setting up tents. General Cai Tingcuo, the former commander of the 19 th Route Army of the Kuomintang, saw the scenery and wrote the seven laws: "The mind only fills the sky, and the eight Fujian Tun is the same as today; The ancient base was still there, and the heroes were remembered under the Sunlight Rock. " Praise Zheng Chenggong is unusual. Mr. Cai Yuanpei also has a seven-melody poem: "Whip the waves in the windy town, and if the command is determined, the clouds will be high." Worms, sand, apes and cranes are sometimes exhausted, and righteous bin bin cannot be scoured. " "Insect sand ape crane" refers to those who died in the army.
Zheng Chenggong Memorial Hall
Zheng Chenggong Memorial Hall was established on January 28th, 1962 to commemorate the 3th anniversary of Zheng Chenggong's recovery of Taiwan Province. Zheng Chenggong, formerly known as Sen, was born in Ishii, Nan 'an, Fujian, in 1624 in Hirado Beach, Japan. Nanming Longwu ascended the throne in Fuzhou. Seeing that he was loyal to the imperial court, he was given the surname "Zhu" and changed his name to "Success". Therefore, the people called him "Zheng Guo surname" and Emperor Yongli named him King Yanping. His father, Zheng Zhilong, secretly descended to Qing Dynasty, and Zheng Chenggong left Jinmen to fight against Qing Dynasty to the death. Based in Jinmen and Xiamen, he fought with the Qing army for many years, and once fought at the gates of Nanjing, which was defeated by arrogant soldiers. On April 16, 1661, after full preparation, Zheng Chenggong led hundreds of warships with 25, officers and men, set out from Koro Bay in Jinmen, recovered Taiwan Province occupied by the Netherlands for 38 years, and made strenuous efforts to develop Taiwan Province. Zheng Chenggong died in Taiwan Province in July 1662 at the age of 39. For more than 3 years, the people of Fujian and Taiwan have greatly admired Zheng Chenggong as a national hero, and the people of Taiwan Province have respected him as the "King of Taiwan". Zheng Chenggong Memorial Hall is divided into seven parts, exhibiting more than 3 pieces of various cultural relics, materials, photos and models. Among them, Guanfang and Zhangzhou Military Steel are the original objects of the year, which are quite precious. Visit the museum, you can systematically understand Zheng Chenggong's extraordinary life.
Shuicaotai
Shuicaotai is the site where Zheng Chenggong trained his navy to recover Taiwan Province. On the cliff, the word "majestic in the Bohai Sea" is round, full and vigorous. On another boulder on the right front side, a five-line poem written by Zheng Chenggong is engraved: "Rites and music are the first, and the article is Confucius and Mencius. Nanshan opened Shoucheng, and the East China Sea brewed Xiaxia. " It is said that this poem was carved by copying Zheng Chenggong's handwriting, and the two seals of "Zheng Sen's Private Seal" and "Success" were engraved on the bottom. Standing on the water platform, it always reminds people of the spectacular scene when Zheng Chenggong was in command here, flying flags on the river, and fighting for the reunification of the motherland.
Gulangyong Cave
Sunlight Rock is famous for its scenic spots in all directions. Throughout the ages, it has always attracted many literati, who are intoxicated by the wind and waves, and have left many precious handwriting. Walking through the gate of Sunlight Rock Temple, you can look up to a huge cliff. The inscription on the cliff-"Gulangyong Cave" made a wonderful summary of the fairyland-like scenery of Sunlight Rock, which was written by No.1 Middle School in the first year of Wanli in Ming Dynasty. "Lujiang first" points out that Sunlight Rock is the first scenic spot in Xiamen, which was written by Lin Cheng in the first year of Daoguang in Qing Dynasty. "Tianfeng Haitao" just points out the characteristics of Sunguangyan, which was written by Xu Shiying in the fourth year of the Republic of China.
Hero Park
Hero Park is built to commemorate the martyrs who liberated Xiamen and attacked Gulangyu Island, and includes three parts: a small memorial square, a memorial sculpture and a memorial room. At the end of September, 1949, the 1th Corps of the China People's Liberation Army liberated the southern Fujian mainland, forming a situation of surrounding the Kuomintang troops in Jinmen and Xiamen on three sides. On October 15th, the 31st Army and 29th Army of the Corps began to launch cross-sea operations against Xiamen. At 18: that day, the fleets of the two battalions of the 271st Regiment and the 277th Regiment of the 31st Army took the lead in moving from Haicang and other places to the southwest of Gulangyu Island. With the close cooperation of the former boatmen, the heroic PLA officers and men braved the wind and waves, braved the fierce artillery fire of the enemy, bravely advanced and landed at the foot of this mountain. At that time, the gunfire flew, and the lightning collapsed; The sound of the army is cold, and the sea mountain is taken away. Hundreds of commanders and soldiers, including Wang Xingfang, head of the 271st regiment, and former boatmen such as Zhang Shuijin's family were unfortunately killed in the battle. After two days and nights of bloody fighting, our army finally liberated Xiamen and Drum Island and won the final victory. Qingshan disease is loyal to the bones, and the history of history is brilliant. After the liberation of Xiamen and Drum, the people called this mountain (formerly known as "Qizaiwei Mountain") Hero Mountain. Therefore, people are entrusted with the infinite memory of the revolutionary martyrs! In 2, Gulangyu People's Government built a "Hero Garden" on the mountain, which blended this glorious revolutionary historical site with the beautiful scenery of the south China, so that people would never forget the baptism of blood and fire in the shower of strong winds and waves.
Piano Museum
The Gulangyu Piano Museum, which was completed in January p>2, is located in the "Tingtaoxuan" of Qiaozhuang Garden, covering an area of 45 square meters and divided into upper and lower floors. The museum displays more than 4 ancient pianos collected by patriotic overseas Chinese Hu Youyi, including rare and precious gold-plated pianos, the world's earliest four-corner piano and the earliest and largest upright piano, and ancient hand-cranks.
No matter ordinary tourists, musicians and artists, Gulangyu Piano Museum has brought them endless artistic edification and musical enlightenment. Jeffrey Tosa, a famous Australian piano player, is Mr. Hu Youyi's best friend. He said, "I am proud of my friend. He gave China a most special gift." To celebrate the opening ceremony, Jeffrey Tosa also held a special concert in Gulangyu Concert Hall. Michel Burdun Koehler, a French piano master, said after visiting the museum: I hope to hold an international piano art festival here one day. "China's famous conductors Han Zhongjie and Zheng Xiaoying, as well as pianist Yin Chengzong in the United States, were deeply impressed by the musical charm of the Piano Museum.
Houhai Beach in Gangzai
On the wide beach behind Gangzai, the sand is soft, the slope is gentle and flat, the sea water velocity is low, and there are no sharks. The sea water temperature is above 2℃ for five and a half months every year, and the swimming season can last for half a year. There are two tides every day, and the swimming time is more than six hours. It is an ideal natural beach with good scenery, good sand, good water quality and good climate. All kinds of service facilities are complete, and there are water entertainment projects such as yachts and motorboats. In 1998, the national OP sailing championship was held here.
1m platform
1m platform is the peak of Sunlight Rock, which is 92.7m above sea level. Together with the circular platform, it is called "1m platform". Shower in the wind, listen to the waves, look far away, water and sky are one color, which makes people forget many troubles in the world and fully integrate into this beautiful and harmonious world. The beauty of traveling to Sunlight Rock is that: Not only do you see the scenery with the naked eye, but you should feel it with your heart and make a thorough fugue. Look at Gulangyu Island at the foot. The buildings of various styles are patchwork, as if playing notes from this piano island and solidifying into the most romantic melody. This is a magical island, and every elegant building here has a wonderful legend. Looking north, the red dome building is very obvious, that is, the most famous "Bagua Building" in Gulangyu Island is a little closer to us. This building with a cross is the most famous cathedral "Sanyitang" in southern Fujian. Looking ahead, Gulangyu Island faces Xiamen across the Lujiang River. The characteristic buildings here are completely different from the modern high-rise buildings in Xiamen. It seems that time has stopped here, leaving us in the history of the late 19th century and the early 2th century when the eastern and western cultures strongly collided. Looking up to the west, the chimney of Songyu Power Plant is towering high, and the famous Haicang Development Zone is in front of us, which is connected with Xiamen through the newly-built Haicang Bridge. Looking south, the opposite is the Bank of China Development Zone in Zhangzhou, and the South Taiwu Mountains are undulating. Looking to the east, there are Wuyu, Qingyu, Dadan Xiaodan, Dajinmen and Xiaojinmen islands in the distance, and across the Strait, Taiwan Province is.
Riguangyan Temple
Riguangyan Temple, commonly known as "a tile", is actually a natural cave, with a huge stone as the top, and then a temple was built according to the mountain-shaped terrain. The specific time was in the fourteenth year of Wanli in Zhengde period of Ming Dynasty. There are two legends about the origin of the name of Sunlight Rock: one is the legend of natural geography, because the morning sun rises from behind the Five Old Peaks in Xiamen, and Sunlight Rock is the first to shower in the sunshine, so it is named Sunlight Rock, and the temple is called Sunlight Rock Temple; One is historical legend. When Zheng Chenggong came to Huangyan (another name for Sunlight Rock), he saw that the scenery here was far better than Japan's Sunlight Mountain, so he took the word Huangyan apart and became Sunlight Rock. Riguangyan Temple was destroyed and built repeatedly. During the Tongzhi period of Qing Dynasty, Yuanming Temple was built to worship Maitreya, and an octagonal pavilion was built in front of the temple, and a plaque of "Sunlight Temple" was hung on it. After liberation, the Yuanming Hall was changed into a Buddhist chanting hall, and the Daxiong Hall was built in 1917. After the reform and opening up, the religious policy was implemented, and the Riguangyan Temple received the support of the government, accepted donations from ten good people at home and abroad, and built a large-scale construction, renovated the Daxiong Hall, and built a new mountain gate and bell and drum tower. Tourism platform, Buddhist temple, monk's house, canteen and dining hall, the temple is completely new. Riguangyan Temple is a delicate and exquisite temple. The Ursa Major Hall and Maitreya Hall are set together, which is the only one in China. Riguangyan Temple has a beautiful environment, and there have been many eminent monks in the past dynasties. The famous Master Hongyi was closed here for eight months in June 1936.
Organ Museum
On the evening of January 28th, 25, Gulangyu Organ Museum, the only organ museum in China and the largest in the world, opened to the public and held an organ concert. The first large-scale organ "Norman Bill" and "First Trial Cry" in the Organ Museum was officially unveiled to tourists and citizens. More than 15 citizens got the first chance to watch the wonderful sound of the century-old organ. The organists Reese Bok (male) and Rilke Murray from Australia brought new music enjoyment to the citizens of Ludao.
Trinity Church
More than 7 years ago, about 1 followers of Chinese Christian Xinjie Church, Zhushu Church and Xiamen Port Church in Xiamen moved to Gulangyu one after another, and it was very inconvenient for them to cross the sea to go back to Xiamen for worship in typhoon, rainy and other weather. Therefore, the believers of the three churches jointly established a church in Gulangyu, so they named it Trinity Church, which also contained the doctrine of the trinity of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
At first, the Sunday worship was borrowed from Yude Girls' Middle School Chapel (now Xiamen Music School). Later, in 1934, the church was built (with a capacity of more than 1, people). In 1992, the pastor building was continued (now it was changed to an office building). In 2, the main entrance of the church and the ancillary buildings were expanded and the railings were fenced. The whole project took 66 years to complete. Now the total floor area is 2138.62㎡, and the total construction area is 1368㎡.
The building of Sanyitang is unique, with a rare cross-shaped shape. On the yellow tile roof with drainage on all sides, the octagonal bell tower stands in the center, and the top cross rises high into the sky. The red wall is decorated with smooth triangular lines, with twelve doors open on all sides and sixteen windows extremely wide, which has practical characteristics of ventilation, lighting and evacuation. On the 13-meter-span wall with the same length and width in the hall, the roof truss with columnless steel beam arch coupons and the ceiling with ceiling board are skillfully used, which looks tall and magnificent and brings extremely scientific and ideal sound effects, and has become the most distinctive feature of the building in this hall. No matter from any angle, its majestic and extraordinary momentum is breathtaking. In 26, it was identified as the sixth batch of national key cultural relics protection units. [Edit this paragraph] Wugulang Island Tourism 1 Best Travel Time
Except for the typhoon season in August, all the boats at the seaside stop and you can't enjoy the beautiful sea view. It is good to travel to Xiamen at other times.
2 Shopping
Traveling to Gulangyu Island, you can not only enjoy the magical scenery of nature, but also have many local specialties for you to buy.
If tourists want to go shopping, they can go to Longtou Road in Gulangyu Island, where local specialties can be bought in small shops everywhere. Such as: handicraft shops, calligraphy and painting shops, bead embroidery, lacquer line carving, color binding, color plastic, color porcelain and so on.
Gulangyu specialty: Gulangyu pie is one of the traditional products in southern Fujian, with a production history of more than 8 years. Its charm lies in its small appearance, golden color and taste.