Dear group members, here is the dock. This dock was newly built in 1976. The previous dock was very small and was built in 1938. This used to be the place where western powers trafficked China laborers to go abroad by boat. You have seen the movie "The Sea Prisoner", and the "Sea Prisoner" set out by boat from a pier. In order to solve the problem of crowded boats, this "piano pier" was built. Because Gulangyu Island is an "island of music", visitors should be exposed to the atmosphere of music as soon as they jump on Gulangyu Island. Let's see if this is a bit like an open grand piano!
Dear group members, Chilangyu has no other vehicles except a few sightseeing battery cars, so it's interesting to walk on the island. Now, let's watch Gulangyu's European architecture while walking!
This is a British consular tube, which was built in 1844 and 187 and has a history of more than 15 years. In 184, Britain launched the Opium War, and its expeditionary force sailed to Xiamen, where it fought fiercely with the defenders. As a result, the British army was defeated and retreated. In August 1841, more than 3,5 British warships invaded Xiamen again. After fierce fighting, Xiamen and Gulangyu fell, and Xiamen was occupied for 1 days. When the British retreated, three warships were left and 5 troops occupied Gulangyu for five years. The Sino-British treaty of nanking allows British people to "stay temporarily" in Gulangyu. In 1843, Britain first set up a consulate in Gulangyu, and the first consul was the naval captain who attacked Xiamen. In 1844, the second consul built this consular building. Although the consul lived here, he occupied the office of the highest administrative organ in Xiamen, "Xingquanshui Road for Coastal Defence", for 2 years. This is a new office building built in 187, with floor-to-ceiling doors and windows. It looks like Britain. The interior decoration is quite luxurious, but there are six cells. A lion dog tomb in front of the building, which was specially built after the death of the consul's pet dog, was destroyed in 1957, and a steel flagpole stood beside the tomb, which has been abandoned.
Sunlight Rock
Fellow members:
This is the newly-built mountain gate of Sunlight Rock Temple. Let's look at the three stone carvings on the boulder ahead. It seems that they were written by one person, but they were actually written by three people. "Gulang Cave" was written by Tongzhi Ding No.1 Middle School in Quanzhou during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty (1573), which has been more than 4 years and is the earliest inscription on Sunlight Rock. "Lujiang first" was written by Lin Biao, a Taoist scholar in the Qing Dynasty, and it has been more than 1 years. "The Wind and Waves in the Sky" was written by Xu Shiying, the Fujian patrol ambassador in 1915. It is very bold to carve on such a tall stone.
Dear group members, Riguangyan Temple, formerly known as Lotus Temple, is one of the four famous temples in Xiamen. It is actually a stone cave with a stone roof, so it is also called "a tile". It was built in Zhengde period of Ming Dynasty and rebuilt in 14th year of Wanli (1586). Because the morning sun rises from behind the Five Old Peaks in Xiamen, the Lotus Temple is first bathed in sunshine, hence the name "Sunlight Temple". It is also said that Gu Chenggong came to Huangyan (another name for Sunlight Rock) and saw that the scenery here was far better than Japan's Sunlight Mountain, so he took the word "Huang" apart and called it Sunlight Rock. Riguang Temple was destroyed and built repeatedly. During the Tongzhi period of Qing Dynasty, a Yuanming exhibition was built to worship Maitreya. In 1917, Daxiong Hall was built. After liberation, Yuanming Hall was changed into a Buddhist chanting hall. After the reform and opening up, the religious policy was implemented, and the Sunlight Temple received the support of the government, received donations from ten goodwill parties at home and abroad, built a large-scale construction project, renovated the Daxiong Hall, and built a new mountain gate, bell and drum tower, tourism platform, Buddhist temple, monk's house, canteen and dining hall. The temple was completely new. Sunlight Temple is an exquisite and exquisite pocket-sized temple, and the Daxiong Hall and Mituo Hall are set together, which is the only one in China. Due to the superior environment, the eminent monks in the past dynasties kept coming. In 1936, the famous Master Hongyi was shut up here for eight months.
Sunlight Mountain, also known as Longtou Mountain, faces Hutou Mountain in Xiamen across the sea, and a tiger from Yi Long guards Xiamen Port, which is called "Dragon Tiger Defends the River". There used to be a pavilion named "Xuting", which has long been destroyed. Shi Guoqiu, a scholar in Taiwan Province, wrote an article "The Story of Xuting", describing the Sunlight Rock "the mountains and the sea are around, the southeast is the first Tianjin, the water and the sky meet, and the red waves bathe in the sun, all of which are strange to the Brahma". The towering boulders stand upright, which means "it is cold in nine summers", and the coolness naturally comes from the "Lujiang Dragon Cave".
Yuyuan Garden
Fellow members:
Now we come to Yuyuan Garden. Yuxuan is the memorial garden of Dr. Lin Qiaozhi. Lin Qiaozhi, born in Gulangyu Island in 191, graduated from Peking Union Medical College in 1929, and was left to work in Peking Union Medical College because of his excellent performance. He died in Beijing on April 22, 1983 at the age of 83.
Dear group members, here is an ordinary and great life of Dr. Lin. These objects were all used by her before her death. These photos are the records of her study, work, life and social activities. These are her works, papers and various certificates. From these objects, photos and materials, we can see Dr. Lin's extremely serious and responsible attitude towards his work, and his sincere love for comrades, especially babies and mothers, which are worth learning from our future generations.
Dear group members, the tour of Gulangyu Island is over. If you are still interested, you can make time to walk around the island road, enjoy the charm of the sea and the elegant demeanor of European architecture, or go deep into the alley and listen to the piano playing from the villa, which will increase the cultural connotation of the trip to Xiamen. Thank you for your cooperation.