I. Getting to the island
The number of people going to the island each day is limited and tickets are tight.
The number of people allowed on the island during the day is 15,000. If you go to Gulangyu Island, be sure to buy your ticket in advance.
Residents and tourists have different ways to get to the island pier.
Citizen island piers: ferry pier, Pier 1, Mt.
Tourists at the island pier: Dudong Pier, Songyu Pier.
Route Time
The route is divided into summer and winter, and the pier is different during the day and night.
Tips:
The tourists most often go to the Dongdu Cruise Terminal is also known as the Cruise Center Xiagu Terminal, referred to as Dongdu Terminal.
Two, the price of tickets
A map illustrates the route, time and price of the island.
: III. Route to the island
1. Gulangyu Island Sanqutian Pier Du Dong Pier - (recommended)
Time on the island: 7:10-17:30
Sanqutian Pier is the closest pier to the classic Gulangyu Island attractions. It's just a few steps from Longtou Road and you can eat right off the boat.
2. Dudong Jetty - Neicuo Au Jetty
Island time: 7:10-17:30
Neicuo Au Jetty is in the opposite direction of Sanqutian Jetty. After boarding the island, turn right for 10 minutes to Gulangseok and 20 minutes to Kujang Garden.
The regular boat is the same price as the one to Sanqutian, or you can choose the luxury boat "Gulangyu Wave" with piano performance. There are fewer people, so it's not crowded.
3. Gulangyu Island Sanqutian Pier - No. 2 Ferry Terminal, Hall 2
Island time: 17:50- 7:10 the next day
Tourists can travel to Gulangyu Island from the Civic Pier Ferry Terminal in winter at 17:50, in summer after 18:50, and before 6:00 in the morning. Tickets for night flights are not restricted by the ferry system, so you can take any flight to the island as long as you have bought a ticket, and manual ticketing is available until 23:45 p.m.
4. Gulangyu Songyu Ferry Terminal - Alcove Ferry Terminal
Island time: 7:20-17:30
The Songyu Ferry Terminal is located on the outskirts of Gulangyu, and it's a good idea to drive It takes about 50 minutes to get there, but it takes about 1 hour through the road with high traffic jam rate. You can also buy a transit ticket from Pier 1 for $2 to Songyu Pier, which is a half-hourly trip and a 30-minute voyage.
: Fourth, the return route
1. Boat tickets are round-trip, no need to buy again. Brush ID card can be transition; if you do not have ID card, you need to hold a temporary ID card or driver's license, social security card, etc. at the ticket window to print the ride card. As well as other valid documents with name, ID number, photo ID, not specified as limited (including Hong Kong and Macao residents to and from the mainland pass, Taiwan residents to and from the mainland pass and a valid passport that can be used in accordance with the provisions of the valid passport, photocopies are invalid) in order to check in and board the ship.
2. 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. is the peak time for the return trip, be prepared to wait; Gulangyu Island Nei Chu Au pier waiting situation is relatively less serious, you can choose. Those on Sanchutian can return from Nei Chu Au, and those on Nei Chu Au can return from Sanchutian.
3. If you return between 6pm and 7am the next morning, you will arrive at the Xiamen Island Ferry Terminal, which is a ferry terminal for public use only. Opposite the ferry terminal is Zhongshan Road, Xiamen's pedestrian street.
V. How to Buy Tickets
We can start to buy tickets once we have determined the route. There are four main ways to buy tickets:
1. WeChat Tickets
WeChat official account search: Xiamen Ferry Co., Ltd.(the only official way for tourists to buy tickets), an account can buy up to 5 tickets, tickets within 15 days in advance, tickets on the day of the sailing time 1 hour from the time of departure.
2. Line up for tickets on site.
You can queue up on site to buy tickets, but it may not always be possible to buy the best departure flight for you.
3. Buy them on a travel website
It will cost you a few bucks, but it's easier and faster.
4. Buy group tickets through a travel agent.
The tickets need to be purchased in the name of the tour guide, and there is no limit to the number of people. The price is 35 yuan per ticket, into the group to leave the group. Return trip if you can not go out of the island with the team, you need to make up 18 yuan / return ticket at the pier. In other words: this method must hire a guide.
How to use the tickets and what to expect
Length of stay on Gulangyu: up to 20 days.
How to use: Swipe your ID card at the check-in desk to go back and forth. If you don't have a second-generation ID card, you can swipe it at the
Note: Adults carry ID cards, and children must also carry ID cards, hukou or birth certificates; arrive at the pier half an hour early to wait for the boat.
Tips:
No need to be discouraged if you buy a later ticket to the island. Gulangyu transition is available 24 hours a day, you can choose to go to the island later and come back later to miss the peak of tourists.
Six, hit the spot
Sunshine Rock
Gulangyu's highest point is 90 meters above sea level. In peak season, you'll need to queue. The viewing platform is limited to five minutes per person, 30 people at a time. Free before 5:30, half-price tickets before 7:30 am. Looking at the trestle bridge, the beach behind the post, and the sunny rock of Gushuang Garden Piano Hall 2 on the same screen, may be the most beautiful moments of the sunny rock.
Guzhuang Garden
The most promising paid attraction on the island is a private villa that combines a Suzhou garden with the sea. It houses the country's only piano museum. The second hall's homesick piano performances are a must, one in 30 minutes. 30 yuan per person, open from 8:00-18:30.
The Paradise Gully
The top floor of the 1,000-odd overseas Chinese villa, across from the Huang Rongyuan Hall, is not currently open. Every puppet show is a world intangible cultural heritage. Every hour there is a performance of Nanyin, which is China's intangible cultural heritage.
: VII. Recommended Routes
1. American Consulate
From Sanqutian Wharf, you will first go to the American Consulate, an American-style building, simple and generous.
2. 44 and 46 Gu Xin Road
From the U.S. Consulate, you will come across a "Ya" intersection, 44 Gu Xin Road; go left: this intersection is the filming location of the movie "Love at the Corner"; the island's famous "Boathouse" is here. The famous "Boat House" on the island is located here.
3. Gulangyu Island Ministry of Industry
On the left hand side you can see a ruin. This was the "Gulangyu Industry Department", from which many of Gulangyu's major decisions were made.
4. Bagua Building
Continuing on the right is the Gulangyu Top Ten Architecture Bagua Building, which is now the Gulangyu Institution Museum.
5. Yangshan Zunfu
The attractions of Yangzunfu are the carvings on the pillars at the entrance and a very special kind of trillium sticking out of the wall: this pink and white composite trillium is almost a hundred years old and was left by the owner as a masterpiece in the corner.
6. Wah Ying Girls' High School
Turn left and right and follow this road. It's the Cape Eight Homestay. A villa next door is the former Huaying Girls' High School. Gulangyu's modern education was the best in its day.
7. Trinity Church
Keep walking and you'll see the Trinity Church: all churches on Gulangyu. During the Concession period, many of the Chinese faithful were drawn to medicine and education.
8. Sunny Rock Kindergarten
Don Trinity go to the end of the walk on the left and turn left. It is the Sunny Rock Kindergarten, the earliest kindergarten in China.
9. Black Cat Restaurant
The Black Cat Dance Hall was a popular venue in Gulangyu in the 1920s and 1930s, and this villa is beautifully carved.
10. Sunbeam Temple and Tiger Alley
At the far end of the alley on the right, there is a pure Chinese-style building with red bricks and green tiles and flying eaves, the Sunbeam Temple.
Yongchun Road is getting narrower and narrower, and on the left you can even see the narrowest road on Gulangyu Island: Tiger Alley, which is only 1m wide; it is said that a tiger was killed in this alley, hence the name Tiger Hutong.
1. Royal Garden
Walking to the end of the rocky road, suddenly open, in front of a particularly grand villa: "Huang's Garden"; Master Huang, from a small barber to the King of Indonesian sugar, a perfect interpretation of the "_丝逆袭"。
12. Hong Kong Hou Sha Beach.
Two forks in the road, which way to go, about 5 minutes to the beach. Hong Kong Hou Sha Beach is the most famous beach on the island.
13. Qiaozhuang Garden
Xinzhuang Garden: a garden that fills in the mountains and hides the sea, with China's only piano museum.
14.Ma Yuehan Square
Walk along Zhonghua Road to Ma Yuehan Square, where foreigners played soccer a hundred years ago.
15. Messy.
Go to Zhonghua Road, home of Shu Ting, the famous modern poetess who wrote famous books such as To the Oak Tree. The only Chinese home on Gulangyu Island.
16. Longtou Road
To Longtou Road: all sorts of original stores and knick-knacks; all sorts of whimsical snacks to shop, eat and drink.
Xinhua Bookstore: Nowadays, the Xinhua Bookstore still remains on Longtou Road. In particular, Gulangyu is a zither island, so there are many specialized music books. After Miss Zhao's store, Zhang Sanfeng milk tea, may also encounter Ye's hemp, three friends vacation to the beach.
7. Traveling back and forth
To this point, Gulangyu Island has gone in a small circle. Walking along the beach, a whole row of sycamores swaying, and then we returned to Sanqutian pier. You can line up to return.
: VIII. Ways to visit
1. Free: This is the most free way. You can travel as much as you want and stop as much as you want. Note: Be sure to bring your documents, buy your tickets in advance, and arrive at the correct pier half an hour early.
2. Pure one-day tour: It is recommended to choose a one-day tour to Gulangyu Island instead of a half-day tour to Gulangyu Island (the round-trip ferry to Gulangyu Island already takes quite a lot of time, if the half-day tour is really a tour), and it is not recommended to choose a low-quality one-day tour just because you are greedy for fun.
3. Private guide: ask a guide alone, combining the characteristics of the above two methods. Note: Do not ask a wild guide, because all explanations are selling you a gift.
Either way, you need to wear a pair of comfortable shoes. In Gulangyu, the only way to find surprises is to run wild.
Recommended route: Gulangyu Lost Day Trip
Highlights: 1. Staggered tours of the classic routes; 2. An alternative way to stroll around the old villas with fewer people and beautiful scenery; 3. The most promising attraction for a fee - the Pi Manor.
:Zhongshan Road IX, other attractions
No.
Zhongshan Road is Xiamen's oldest commercial street, and Beijing's Wangfujing. It represents the prosperity of Xiamen and has witnessed the vicissitudes of this place for centuries. The buildings on this road are all riding buildings (riding buildings are a kind of architectural form that combines European architecture and the regional characteristics of Southeast Asia). This kind of architecture has a strong South China style, which was introduced to Gulangyu Island and Xiamen around the time of the Opium War. To be prosperous, Zhongshan Road can be called the name of the brand-name stores are available. There are also the famous specialty stores called by the whole strategy. At night, the lights are on. The crowds here will be at their peak for the day.
Baicheng Beach
Baicheng Beach is located at the foot of Baicheng, south of Xiamen University, and is a beautiful beach between the Xuanwu Bridge and Hulishan Battery. At first glance, Baicheng Beach doesn't look that beautiful, but before the storm, goodbye, love.
Hulishan Fortress
Historically known as the "Gateway to Fujian and the Key to the South of Heaven", Hulishan Fortress is an important tourist attraction and patriotic educational base in Xiamen. There are large and small forts, among which the Krupp artillery was the first to open the Chinese war zone to sink the Japanese ships of the glorious achievements. You can also see the performance of the soldiers of the Red Barbarians Artillery.
This area was once the forefront of mainland China's propaganda against Taiwan. There are many vendors selling binoculars and you can see the opposite side of Kinmen.
Nanputuo Temple
Nanputuo Temple is similar to the Guanyin Temple in Putuo Mountain, Zhejiang Province, and is named "Nanputuo Temple" on the south side of Putuo Mountain. It is one of the Buddhist resorts in southern Fujian. (South Putuo's vegetarian cake is very famous, cheap, affordable and delicious!)
Shada
Went to Xiamen University in the evening and couldn't see the buildings of Xiamen University. (But I'm going to put two pictures anyway.) Xiamen University is open at noon and night. There is limited flow at noon, so you need to go early. It opens at 5:00 p.m. with unlimited flow.
Xiamen University Library, apartment buildings, Hibiscus Lake, Lover's Valley. These constitute the unique beauty of Xiamen University and are a must-see for all visitors to Xiamen.
Zeng Cuanan
Out of the Furong Tunnel is Zengcuo_Village, the most literary fishing village in China. I bought a catty of Huasan here and it was delicious.
Round Island Road
There are round island buses on the road, 60 a piece, then follow up, valid for one day. There are discounts on all these sites, but you have to take the bus to the terminus to get that discount. You can only buy a full ticket if you get on the bus halfway. Come to think of it the highway ride around the island was beautiful. We got up early on the last day. Rode from Pearl Bay to Wildwind Cottage. It took about 2 hours in the morning because of the slow ride.
Gulangyu/Gulangyu
--Gulangyu, Xiamen's main attraction, is blessed. This summer, Gulangyu Island successfully bid for heritage. Indeed, it is a rich heritage. Literary, romantic, old-fashioned, Chinese and Western, are all explained here. Nanyang-style buildings are scattered all over the island, and consulates of various countries tell us stories of the 19th century.
Tip: Be sure to buy your ferry tickets in advance on WeChat, tickets are so tight!
Tips:
Be sure to book in advance if you are staying, half a month in advance and a day in advance will be out by more than a hundred!!!! I did this time. If you like the B&B style, you can stay in Zengcuo_side. We are directly live in Zhongshan Road.
Eat what seafood ah, intestinal noodles, peanut soup, ginger duck, eight grandma ah, Zhang San crazy, Miss Zhao, etc., etc., see, go in and eat it. Everywhere is this kind of store, which store queue is longer in line with the back row on the line. It is recommended that a few people buy one and try it first, so you can eat a lot!
The line then these attractions are very close, map search how to take the bus is also very fast. Or drop rental can be, because of the close so the cost of transportation will not be very high.