The average temperature of Gulangyu Island is 18℃, and the maximum temperature is 32℃; it is hot in summer and warm in winter. In July and August, the temperature is generally above 30℃; in winter, the temperature is often below 10℃; the average temperature throughout the year is 21℃. The sunshine hours are long and the sun is abundant, so Xiamen is full of flowers and trees all year round.

May to August is the rainy season. Except for the typhoon season in August, when all boats on the beach are stopped and you cannot enjoy the beautiful sea view, it is good to travel to Xiamen at other times. In autumn and winter, a thin sweater and a coat are enough. If you go to the beach and the wind is strong, you can add an extra layer of clothing.

The best seasons to visit Gulangyu Island are autumn and winter.

A few things you must do

1. Just wander around and get lost in Gulangyu Island

Gulangyu Island is very small. It only takes three or four hours to walk around the island. Even if you get lost, you will not panic, but feel happy.

If you get lost on the island and never go out again, if you get lost in a quiet alley or an old house with no tour groups and few tourists, you may be the little ninety-nine in the hearts of many people who have been to Gulangyu Island.

Isn’t it? Strolling on Gulangyu Island, chatting, or looking left and right, is also a kind of enjoyment away from the hustle and bustle of the city.

If it happens to be a light rain that day, the island that is washed translucent by the rain will become even more charming, with crystal water droplets hanging on the eaves, leaf tips, and under the petals of flowers, lingering; the air is filled with The fragrance of plants will make you even more fortunate to see the graceful beauty of Gulangyu Island in the rain.

I really like this road, which fully reflects the turbulent ups and downs of Gulangyu Road. Although the paths on the island are complicated, most of the residents are elderly and the road signs are clear, so if you don't want to get lost, you can avoid it by being more diligent or buying a map. "My hand-drawn maps have never been able to guide me in the right direction, so every time I look for something with a purpose, I find another thing because I get lost. From the first day on the island to today's departure In three days on Gulangyu Island, I got lost again and again, so I simply stopped looking at the map. I walked around among the old houses and flowers, smiled when I saw the familiar house numbers, turned a corner, and continued. Walk. Sometimes, you can encounter interesting things while walking aimlessly." - He Ping, "Wandering on Gulangyu Island 2 Husbandry on a Sea Breeze Night" 2. Walking on the streets and listening to the piano

Artists on the streets of Gulangyu Island. As long as you stroll among the ancient Western-style houses (cuò, the name for homes or houses by people in coastal Fujian and Taiwan) on Gulangyu Island, you will often hear the pleasant sound of piano, melodious violin, brisk guitar, and beautiful and moving music. Singing, added to the beat of the waves. Regardless of whether listening to the piano is your intention or not, when you go to Gulangyu Island, you will definitely hear the sound of the piano. Why not simply accept the influence of music with an open mind?

The small Gulangyu Island is a big "Piano Island" and "Cradle of Musicians". There are more than 600 pianos on the island, and it has its own music school, concert hall, symphony orchestra, piano museum and Organ Museum. Among them, the concert hall is nestled among tall century-old banyan trees and old camphor trees, surrounded by red flowers and green leaves. The environment and atmosphere are first-class. It is the palace of elegant music and art on Gulangyu Island.

Tracing back to the roots of Gulangyu’s musical atmosphere, we will find that its musical tradition is just like European medieval music derived from the creation of religious music, and it also originated from church hymns. Starting from the mid-19th century, with the spread of Christianity, Western music began to pour into Gulangyu Island, integrating with the elegant living environment of Gulangyu Island, creating the music tradition of Gulangyu Island today, and cultivating a large number of outstanding musicians. The famous pianists Yin Chengzong, Xu Feixing, Xu Feiping and Xu Xingai are local products here. China's first female vocalist and conductor Zhou Shu'an, vocalist and singer Lin Junqing, bass singer Wu Tianqiu, famous conductor Chen Zuohuang, Li Jialu, Zhuo Yilong, etc., bright stars rise from here.

Every holiday, family concerts are often held on Gulangyu Island. It is common for three generations of a family to perform on the same stage. The sounds of nature are flying everywhere, bringing every plant, tree, flower and fruit on Gulangyu Island to life. The winding paths and houses in the alleys are full of beating notes and rhythms.

Piano Museum

The Piano Museum is located in the "Tingtao Pavilion" in Shuzhuang Garden. Its shape simulates the keys of a piano. The museum is filled with soft piano music. The two-story museum is divided into The first and second halls display more than 100 pianos respectively, including more than 40 ancient pianos collected by the patriotic overseas Chinese Hu Youyi, rare and precious gold-plated pianos, the world's earliest square piano and the earliest and largest upright piano. The ancient hand-operated piano, a foot-operated player piano made a hundred years ago, and an eight-pedal clavichord will allow you to better appreciate the romantic atmosphere of Gulangyu, the island of music.

Tourist services are provided in the museum.

Tourist times in Hall 1: 09:00, 10:00, 11:00, 13:30, 14:30, 15:30, 16 :30, enjoy live piano performance in each session;

Explanation time in the second hall: 09:30, 10:30, 11:30, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00, 17:00, Enjoy live piano music every session.

Note: Photography is not allowed inside the museum.

Tickets: No tickets are charged, but Shuzhuang Garden tickets are required to enter. Tutorials and performances in the museum are free.

Opening hours: 07:30-19:30

Address: In Shuzhuang Garden

Gulangyu Concert Hall

From the bustling Gulangyu Concert Hall is directly within walking distance from Longtou Road, a commercial street. The concert hall is nestled under ancient camphor trees and banyan trees. It often holds some chamber music and classical music concerts from time to time throughout the year. There are often some well-known musicians or professional groups coming to perform, and it is also a place for many music lovers to communicate. world.

Tickets: Free

The concert hall has a variety of concerts every weekend Performance time: 7:30 every night

Address: Gulangyu, Siming District No. 1 Huangyan Road

Telephone: 0592-2066730

3. See century-old buildings

What makes Gulangyu beautiful is not only the island scenery, but also the long-term A fragrant building from all nations. The buildings show the history and stories of Gulangyu Island, and they are part of the beauty of Gulangyu Island. They exude a mysterious flavor and a breath of life, which makes people think of the past.

When looking at buildings, as long as the door of the old house you are interested in is open, say hello to the owner of the house in good faith, and anyone with permission can take a look.

You can see the exquisite carvings on the roof of such a house, which clearly shows the prosperity of the people who owned it. Now I don’t know which ordinary family lives in it. I just had to laugh and talk about history.

Britain, the United States, Germany, Japan, Spain, the Netherlands, Austria, Norway, Sweden, the Philippines and other countries have all set up consulates on the island, established churches, schools, hospitals, and foreign companies, and the largest number of villas built , mansions and other residential buildings. The surviving consulates include the British, American, Japanese, Dutch, Spanish, etc.; while most of the church buildings such as Trinity Hall, Anxian Hall, Gospel Hall, Spanish Catholic Church, and Union Hall are still in use.

Most of these buildings are low-rise courtyard-style buildings. The houses are generally made of local stone or red bricks, with arched cloisters, plain red bricks, and red tile sloping roofs. They are also paved with teak floors, tiles, and railings. The wooden floor is decorated with a unique and unique glass vase lattice. Each facade often has large carved Roman columns and multi-slope roofs with completely different structural shapes.

In addition, a large number of overseas Chinese who went abroad to make a living in the early days and returned home in fine clothes chose high-quality building materials and construction techniques to build villas in the palace. Surrounded by many Chinese and Western combined styles, these residences also pride themselves on imitating bungalows, with floor plans that are basically local and often with an eclectic look. For example, Lin Yutang's former residence, Dafu's residence, Siluo House, Jingua Tower, Clock Tower, Fanpo Tower, Lin Wenqing Villa, Yizu Villa, Guancai Tower, and Yangjiayuan have become meaningful and iconic buildings on Gulangyu Island.

Jingua Tower

The Jingua Tower was built in 1922. Its "Jingua" roof shape is Byzantine style and is a characteristic of Gulangyu architecture. The exterior adopts traditional Chinese decorative techniques, and the interior combines Chinese and Western styles, including traditional Chinese wing rooms, central hall, Western fireplaces, wide corridors, etc. Its architectural gatehouse is the most exquisite and unique. It is divided into two floors. It uses the Chinese mountain top technique, with double eaves and raised corners, and is dressed like a city gate. The gate dome hangs high in the blue sky, which is full of style. It is a unique gatehouse in Gulangyu architecture. one.

Address: No. 99 Quanzhou Road Tickets: None

Trinity Church

A Western-style Christian church designed and built by the Chinese in 1934. The architecture of Trinity Hall is unique, with a rare three-dimensional cross shape. On the roof of yellow tiles drained from all directions, there is an octagonal bell tower in the center, and the top cross towers into the sky. The red wall is decorated with smooth triangular lines, with twelve doors open on all sides and sixteen extremely wide windows, which have practical features of ventilation, lighting and evacuation.

On the 13-meter-span wall with the same length and width, the roof truss of column-less steel beam arches is cleverly used, and the ceiling is made of wooden boards, which makes it appear tall and majestic and brings extremely scientific and ideal sound effects. It has become the most distinctive feature of the Trinity Hall building.

Address: No. 71, Anhai Road Tickets: None

Note: If it is a Sunday, Gulangyu’s most distinctive choir will sing in Hokkien in Trinity Hall Hymns, believers recite the Hokkien version of the Bible, which is not available anywhere else.

4. Spend a quiet night and cool morning

Many people like to watch the sunset on Gulangyu Island and spend an afternoon on the beach.

The mood of watching the sunset is always relaxing, slow, pleasant and dispensable. The sun will naturally take an hour before slowly falling into the sea. Mei Wah Beach or Wan Chai Back Beach are such a good place to watch the sunset. No matter which direction you look at, it is a beautiful picture.

But the most charming thing about Gulangyu is its night and morning. Gulangyu Island is small, and most tourists will leave the island after a one-day or half-day tour. I remember asking my friends in Xiamen about their schedule on Gulangyu Island before going there. The answer they got was: Gulangyu Island is just a big area, and two or three hours of sightseeing is enough. However, Gulangyu Island is not used to calculate the walking time, but to experience its stunning quiet nights and cool mornings.

Thanks to those who take one-day or half-day tours, the night scene of Gulangyu Island can remove the noisy quality of the tourist island and maintain its beauty and tranquility.

The lazy dog ??gets up early in the morning. Everything that has settled on the island has not yet woken up. The rhythmic sound of the waves is more like silence. The shops have not yet opened. Old people are carrying vegetable baskets in the streets. Wearing sneakers for a leisurely stroll, stall owners in the vegetable market are spreading out fresh fruits and vegetables for sale. This is the real Gulangyu Island.

5. Being lazy with the cats basking in the sun on Gulangyu Island

Have you ever seen an island full of cats? People in Gulangyu say cats are very lucky, don’t you think? Regardless of whether it is auspicious or not, the cats on Gulangyu Island are the laziest. Who says laziness is not a noble attitude towards life. Therefore, in Gulangyu, this is how you should be lazy.

When you walk on Gulangyu Island in the warm winter, you will always encounter cats wandering like you in the ancient alleys. Their footsteps may not be faster than you, a tourist, and even when you walk by it, it will not be frightened.

The most famous cat on the island is undoubtedly Zhang San. Excerpt from NAYA's introduction to Zhang Sanfeng: Zhang Sanfeng was born at the end of 2005. He was abandoned for some reason after birth. He almost died prematurely in a trash can in a community in Qianpu, Xiamen. He was discovered and rescued by cat lover Miss Yanping. And lived in the foreign office building of Xiamen CITIC Building for a period of time, living and studying with several other foreign cats in the office building (including Fanta's father - an Iranian tiger-headed Persian cat), and lived with Fanta from March to July 2006 While working on the top floor of the classic building on Hexiang West Road, I also learned how to fly over the exterior walls of a dozen-story high-rise building. In July 2006, I came to Gulangyu Naya Hotel and learned about the anti-terrorism war against rodents. Unexpectedly, I never learned to meow like a cat. On average every week, he climbs a tree more than ten meters high in front of Naya's house to catch sparrows for entertainment. After being punished several times, he now enjoys fishing in the goldfish tank in Naya's yard. Gulangyu Attractions

1. Sunlight Rock

2. Shuzhuang Garden

3. Haoyue Garden

4. International Lettering Art Museum< /p>

5. Haitang Structure

6. Yuyuan

1. Sunlight Rock

“If you don’t climb Sunlight Rock, you won’t be in Xiamen.” , you can see the old-fashioned style of Sunlight Rock. The scenic area is lush and green, full of subtropical romance. At its peak, a huge stone with a diameter of more than 40 meters stands in the sky, becoming a symbol of Xiamen. When the national hero Zheng Chenggong regained Taiwan, he stationed troops here, leaving behind many legends.

The scenic spot consists of two parts: Sunlight Rock and Qinyuan. There are scenic spots such as "One Piece of Tiles", "Lujiang Dragon Cave", "Ancient Summer Cave", "Longtou Mountain Village", "Shui Caotai", "100-meter High Platform", etc., as well as Literati of all ages wrote inscriptions on stone. The top seems high, but in fact it can be reached by taking three steps and two steps at a time. The beauty of Sunlight Rock is that you can stand at the highest point and enjoy the sea breeze overlooking the entire Gulangyu Island and Kinmen in Taiwan. The only downside is that the crowds are always so busy.

Qinyuan includes Melody Square, Qinsi Square, Yiyun Building, Liuyin Garden, Yuyoumen, Tingtao Cliff, etc., and they are closely linked to the melody of "Island Music", making people feel fascinated everywhere. The feeling of music. Aviary Garden, Image Gallery, Art Gallery and Ode to Heroes Garden are affiliated attractions of Aviary Garden.

The Aviary Garden has a very animal flavor, and there is a bird show of about 25 minutes. The performance times are: 9:30, 10:30, 11:30 in the morning; 2:00 and 3:00 in the afternoon. 00, 4:00.

The movie theater has a scheduled screening of the musical and scenic film "Tianfeng Haitao Gulangyu". It is a very artistic film. Especially when you see the scenic spots you have just watched in the movie, your vanity will be immediately satisfied. Daily screening times are: 9:00, 10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:30, 16:50, 17:40.

Route: Climb to the top (100-meter high platform) - Zheng Chenggong Memorial Hall - Sunlight Rock Temple - take the cable car to the opposite mountain - Qin Garden - Bird Garden - Cinema - Hero Stone - take the cable car back.

Ticket: 60 yuan/person. Half price before 07:30 and after 18:00, but half price means you can’t take the cable car, and not being able to take the cable car means you can’t get to the opposite mountain.

Address: South of central Gulangyu

Opening hours: 07:00-20:30

Gulangyu travel tips:

1 ) It is recommended not to wear fancy clothes into the Aviary. A friend once wore a flowery skirt and was chased for 200 meters by several parrots in the Aviary. Do you want to try this interesting experience?

2) Sunlight Rock is suitable for watching the sunrise. Come here early in the morning, the air is fresh and the crowds have not yet come. The most important thing is that you are at the commanding heights, facing east and enjoying the sunrise.

3) Wear a hat. It is common for the birds in the Aviary to poop in the air, so when passing by the Aviary, it is recommended to wear a hat to prevent the colorful excrement from falling on your noble head.

2. Shuzhuang Garden

Shuzhuang Garden is located on the southeast coast of Gulangyu Island and was built in 1913. It was originally the private garden of Lin Erjia, a wealthy Taiwanese businessman. In 1956, the garden owner's relatives dedicated the garden to the country.

Shuzhuang Garden is backed by Huangyan Rock and faces the sea. It is adjacent to Guanhai Garden to the east and to the west of Hong Kong Aberdeen. The whole garden is divided into two parts: Zanghai Garden and Bushan Garden, each with five sceneries. The five scenic spots in Zanghai are Meishou Hall, Renqiu Pavilion, Zhenshu Pavilion, Forty-four Bridges, and Zhaoliang Pavilion; the five scenic spots in Bushan are Stone Mountain House, Twelve Cave Sky, Yiaiwu Lu, Tingchao Tower, and Xiaolan Pavilion. The Guanfu Museum built privately by Mr. Ma Weidu is also inside.

Shuzhuang Garden perfectly integrates the sea view and the garden, and has a unique flavor. Especially as you go deeper, you gradually hear the sound of small to large waves lapping the shore. After turning around the Piano Museum, the sea suddenly opens up. Presented in front of you, you will discover the biggest feature of Shuzhuang Garden - "hidden scenery", and the unique ingenuity of the owner of the garden will be revealed.

Among them, the forty-four bridges have a great mystery. The gates under the bridges introduce seawater into the park, forming three places: the sea, the outer pool, and the inner pool. The Duyue Pavilion on the bridge is the best place to watch the sea and scenery in Shuzhuang. There is a zodiac stone carving on the top of each of the twelve caves in Bushan Garden. The maze-like design makes it difficult to find all the twelve zodiac signs.

Ticket: 30 yuan/person.

Opening hours: 07:00-18:30, free entry after 19:30, and closes at 21:30 in the evening.

Address: No. 7 Back Road, Aberdeen

Telephone: 0592-2063744 2063722

3. Haoyue Garden

Haoyue Garden looks like The garden is actually more like Zheng Chenggong Memorial Garden. It is located on Fudingyan Beach in the east of Gulangyu Island and consists of beach, rocks, green trees and pavilions.

There is a giant bronze statue of Zheng Chenggong and his generals in the park. However, what is more prominent is the giant granite statue of Zheng Chenggong standing majestically on Fuding Rock. It is 15.7 meters high and weighs 1617 tons. It is made of Quanzhou white granite. Exquisitely carved, Quanzhou is rich in stone, and "Quanzhou White" is one of the best.

Haoyue Garden is not as elegant as Shuzhuang Garden, but it has a magnificent momentum.

Ticket: 10 yuan, free after 18:30. Opening hours: 07:30-19:30

Address: Fudingyan Beach in the east of Gulangyu Island, walk left for five minutes from the ferry terminal .

Tel: 0592-2063401, 2063930

4. International Lettering Art Museum

The International Lettering Art Museum is currently the only large-scale, high-end lettering art museum in the world. International Lettering Art Exhibition Hall. Located directly opposite Shuzhuang Garden, it covers an area of ??nearly 600 square meters and has three floors. The first and second floors are exhibition halls, including the Chinese exhibition hall and the international exhibition hall. They are displayed in 5 exhibition halls, with collections from China, Japan, and South Korea. There are more than 400 works from five countries, Singapore and Malaysia, most of which were selected works from the 5th National Lettering Art Exhibition and the 8th International Lettering Art Exhibition in 2004, representing the highest international and domestic level of lettering art.

It doesn’t matter if you don’t understand the art of lettering. What matters is whether you are curious, otherwise you will only feel dull when you take a look inside.

Ticket: 10 yuan Opening hours: 08:30-20:00

Address: directly opposite the gate of Shuzhuang Garden Tel: 0592-2068251

5. HaiTianTangGou

The antique-style HaiTianTangGou located on Fujian Road was built in 1920 and is the largest villa complex on Gulangyu Island. It contains 5 old villas that combine Chinese and Western styles and has a history of more than 80 years. . This is rare in Gulangyu, where Western styles abound. The gatehouse is a typical traditional Chinese style, with double eaves, brackets and cornices. The buildings on the front and back sides generally adopt the ancient Greek column style, and the window decorations are mostly in Western style, but the walls and corners are decorated with Chinese carvings. The middle building is an antique palace-style building with a large roof, with double eaves on the top of the mountain, and the four corners are raised high.

Guidelines within the attractions are free. After viewing the architecture, you can also listen to the elegant southern Fujian ancient music and watch a puppet show. Each show is about 20 minutes. The performance schedule is rolling every half an hour. There are plenty of shows. It will take two hours to complete the tour. Afterwards, you can relax in the cafe in Haitiangou.

Ticket: 60 yuan (a bit expensive) Tel: 0592-2570510

Address: No. 39, Fujian Road (behind the British Consulate)

6. Yuyuan< /p>

Yuyuan is a memorial hall built in memory of Dr. Lin Qiaozhi. Lin Qiaozhi is the founder of modern obstetrics and gynecology in my country. He has trained and created a large number of medical talents throughout his life. He has personally delivered more than 50,000 babies and treated countless gynecological patients. However, he has been alone throughout his life, contributing to the health of women and children and cultivating medicine. Talents devote their entire lives.

The architectural layout of Yuyuan is natural. There is a white marble statue of Dr. Lin Qiaozhi in the garden, and there is an "Exhibition Room of Dr. Lin Qiaozhi's Life and Deeds". The two Araucaria trees planted by Comrade Deng Yingchao in the garden symbolize Lin Qiaozhi. The doctor is elegant and noble in character.

Tickets: None

Address: Fuxing Road

About tickets

Currently, tickets for Gulangyu Island are divided into joint tickets and single attraction tickets. . The joint ticket includes five attractions: Sunlight Rock, Shuzhuang Garden, Haoyue Garden, Organ Museum (Bagua Tower), and International Lettering Art Museum. These five attractions are basically the leading attractions in Gulangyu Island, and it is still worth buying a combined ticket. Most tourists, especially tour groups, only visit these places, so they can listen to the tour guide's explanations at any time. The coupon is valid for one day.

Accommodation

The following are the approximate prices of hotels in Gulangyu:

Gulangyu Yue Boutique Hotel (price: 400-720 yuan/day) Gulangyu Simple Life (price: 280-495 yuan/day)

Gulangyu Territory Hotel (price: 60--488 yuan/day) Gulangyu Nostalgia Hotel (price: 100-328 yuan/day)

Gulangyu Nostalgia Inn (price: 180-380 yuan/day) Gulangyu Impression Minnan Folk Inn (price: 178-308 yuan/day)

Gulangyu Sunshine 99 Hotel (price: 99-299 yuan/day) Gulangyu Cape Hotel No. (288-588 yuan/day)

Gulangyu Island Travel Sun and Moon (price: 176-428 yuan/day)

Gulangyu Youjian Inn (price: 158-300 yuan) /day) Gulangyu Nanjing Military Region Sea View Room (price: 328-458 yuan/day)

Gulangyu Lufei Youth Hostel (price: 70-350 yuan/day) Gulangyu Sea Garden Hotel (price: 558-1688 yuan/day)

Gulangyu Four Seasons Flower Villa (price: 170-265 yuan/day)

The following are the hotels in Zengcuo'an on Huandao Road, Xiamen (very close to Xiamen University, close to Seaside)

Xiamen Dream Traveler Inn (price range: 46-148 yuan/day) Xiamen Aerhut (price range: 135-145 yuan/day)

Xiamen Southeast and Northwest Inn (price range: 48-145 yuan/day) Xiamen Luoluojia Family Hotel (price: 120-165 yuan/day)

Xiamen Xingyun Inn (price: 110-150 yuan/day) Xiamen June Inn (price : 45-210 yuan/day)

When you come to Gulangyu Island, you have to mention the food. There are all kinds of food on the small island. Sometimes, there are so many choices that it is really confusing. Take action. Ever since, this article came into being to help greedy cats quickly target their targets.

1. Ye's Mochi is a scenic spot on Gulangyu Island. It is said to be the only stall on the island that can occupy the road for business.

The glutinous rice is first soaked in cold water, then steamed and dried, then poured into a stone mortar and pounded into rice cakes. Then knead it repeatedly on the board into a glutinous rice ball, and then knead it into small balls. Add the white sugar to water, boil it dry and condense it into a soft cake, grind it into sugar sand, and mix it with the cooked peanut powder for filling.

When selling, the stall owner pulls out the drawer under the stall, takes out a very delicious glutinous rice dumpling, cuts a hole in the dumpling with a blunt knife, and fills it with chopped peanuts, chopped black and white sesame seeds and powdered sugar. Mix the fillings, then roll in the fried black sesame seeds, and a "mochi" is ready. Just admiring the skilled movements of the stall owner is worth half the price.

The taste is sweet but not greasy, waxy but not sticky. When eating, it will be more delicious with a cup of Fujian oolong hot tea. Mochi is suitable for cooking and eating now, and it is not suitable to be stored for a long time, so the best way is to put it in your stomach and take it away. After eating mochi, be careful not to let passers-by see your teeth filled with black or white sesame seeds while you laugh.

Business hours: It is said that the stall owner has only sold 1,000 pieces a day for many years, and will close the stall when it is sold out.

Address: A small stall at the three-way intersection near Xinhua Bookstore on Longtou Road. You basically don’t have to look for it. It’s at the busiest intersection.

Telephone: 0592-2620687 Price: Black Mochi 1 Yuan/piece, white mochi 1.5 yuan/piece

2. Wangji Pie

There are many handmade pie shops on Gulangyu Island. If you only respect your taste buds, Not for the food environment or anything else, the most noteworthy one is the time-honored "Wang Ji". According to local friends, the earliest pies were produced by the Gulangyu Food Factory. The most skilled chef from the factory moved to Wangji Pie Shop, where he established the "Wangji" brand and won the title of "Chinese Famous Pastry". The apprentice under the master opened a BBC pie shop, which was beautifully packaged but not as good in taste as Wang Ji.

There are two types of Wangji pies: sweet cakes filled with mung bean paste, baked with lard and sugar, and salty cakes filled with diced meat, added with lard and sugar. The charming thing about the filling is that the crust is crispy and the filling is beautiful. It is small and exquisite in appearance, golden in color, fragrant and crispy, the filling is sweet and delicious, and it has a refreshing cooling sensation in the throat. There are meat fillings and mung bean fillings. The outer skin is soft and soft, the filling is soft and glutinous but not greasy, and the ingredients are abundant. The pies are available in bulk or in boxes, and can be eaten now or given as gifts. The only drawback is that the shelf life is only 7 days.

Address: No. 168 Longtou Road Tel: 0592-2069528

Price: 2-2.5 yuan/piece, it is said that you can negotiate the price, it depends on your level.

3. Longtou Fish Balls & Lin Kee Fish Balls

Speaking of fish balls, the earliest and most authentic ones are the two old stores, Longtou Fish Ball Shop and Lin Kee Fish Ball Shop. (The original Xiangkou fish ball shop, which is very popular on the Internet, has a trademark registered by outsiders). Longtou Fish Ball Shop is the first fish ball shop opened in Gulangyu Island. It is now run by the son of the original owner, and the boss’ daughter opened Linji Fish Ball Shop.

The owner of the Longtou fish ball shop is cool and relatively low-key. He still uses the most authentic fresh shark meat to make stuffing and soup, and the price is relatively high based on the pound. The environment of this store is relatively simple, giving it the feel of a food stall.

Linji Fish Ball Shop has a better environment. It is located in the yard of an old villa, with dense sycamore trees and cool well water, and tables next to it. Nowadays, freshwater fish is sometimes used as the stuffing of Lin Kee Shark Balls, and the soup is made with bones. This is a change from the past tradition, it all depends on your preference.

Address: No. 183 Longtou Road

Price: 10 yuan for a large bowl, 5 yuan for a small bowl

Linji Fish Ball Shop

Address: No. 54, Quanzhou Road

Price: 5 yuan/bowl, 20 yuan/catty

4. Huangjinxiang (Huang Shengji) meat floss and dried meat

" "Huang Shengji Pork Floss" was founded in 1842 and is a very famous time-honored brand in Gulangyu Island. Huangjinxiang was the earliest store name, and later the brand "Huang Shengji" was registered. There are now many branches, and the one diagonally opposite Xinhua Bookstore is the oldest.

The boss and the waiters are quite generous and will confidently give you large chunks to try - because after you taste it, you will definitely feel that it tastes so good that you will buy a lot of it. The flossy, golden-yellow meat is fragrant, and the meat shreds come into your mouth in clusters. You don’t need to chew much, and they become soft and powdery immediately, leaving a mouthful of sweetness. Dried meat melts when exposed to water, so people often use them to make porridge for young children. The diced meat and jerky are chewy and chewy, making them a good accompaniment to wine.

The prices in the store are also kind, and if you buy too much, you will get a travel bag for easy carrying. With such a thoughtful little shop, it’s no wonder there are so many people here every day. The boss, who was so busy, sometimes held a cut piece of meat around and asked: "Whose meat? Your meat, or your meat?" Everyone laughed and waved their hands in denial.

Address: No. 95, Longtou Road, Gulangyu Island, Siming District (a small store opposite Ye’s Mochi).

Telephone: 0592-2069217

Price: 14 yuan/pack, 4 packs for 50 yuan and 1 travel bag free, 8 packs for 100 yuan and 2 travel bags free.

5. Shouji Turtle Cake

A family workshop with no facade, just a small table with bowl cakes, turtle cakes, glutinous rice cakes, etc.

The steamed bowl cake is delicate and porous, with a sweet and soft texture, with a hint of fermented rice. Behind the Wanzi Gao is a round glutinous rice cake with a glutinous outer shell and a fragrant peanut filling. It is more fragrant and softer than Fuling Gao. Once you bite into it, you will naturally feel like you are reluctant to take another bite. The couple who run the shop will close the shop every day after selling out, so if you want to eat, you have to hurry up early.

Address: No. 31 Haitan Road

Price: Turtle cake 2 yuan/2 pieces, bowl cake 8 yuan/piece

6. Beizai cake< /p>

There are two types of scallion pancakes and sweet pancakes, which are somewhat similar to the vat furnace pancakes in the north.

The salty biscuits have a curry flavor, while the main ingredients of the sweet biscuits are crushed peanuts and sugar.

Address: No. 302, Longtou Road (near the wet market).

Price: 1.5 yuan/piece

7. Duofu Douhua

In the hot summer, if you can’t eat those soups and water, let’s have some ice cream Bar. The thin smoothie is topped with mango chunks and topped with thick mango juice. It tastes particularly good in summer. Duofu Dou Hua is from Taiwan. It is very popular here and is always full. My favorite is the red bean curd here. It is cool. The red beans are almost cooked into bean paste and the shape has not changed. The bean curd is tender and fragrant. Add iced brown sugar water and eat it in summer. It is so refreshing. In the bones. Address: No. 21, Longtou Road