Meeting Gulangyu Island was a coincidence. After being busy for days, my eyesight was over-strained, coupled with all kinds of dizziness, I was exhausted. After various examinations, the prescription of the glasses was increased. Even so, the ophthalmologist still recommended: "Get more rest and stay away from computers and mobile phones." But when you go to work, you can't live without your computer. How can you stay away from it? Take a few days of annual leave!
My girlfriend, Mihua, is always so considerate. When I decided to take annual leave, she sent me an itinerary and told me that she would take the vacation with me. Taking advantage of her annual leave, she signed up for a six-day tour to Xiamen, a provincial capital, and then accompanied me on an easy-to-go trip.
Gulangyu Island, just like this, we met unexpectedly. Taking a boat from Xiamen City, it takes eight minutes to reach the legendary Gulangyu Island. A beautiful island surrounded by the sea, with an area of ??only 1.98 square kilometers. Due to its century-old history, it attracts an endless stream of tourists from all over the world.
The air on the island is filled with the heat and humidity unique to the marine climate, but it is not stuffy. The plant coverage on the island is still very good, and those tall and large tropical trees shoot straight into the blue sky. Where not a single motor vehicle travels, the air is always fresh. Because there are no motor vehicles, all trips on the island must be measured step by step. Following the guidance of the tour guide, we walked through the streets and alleys of Gulangyu Island and felt the rich history and romantic present of Gulangyu Island.
Beach, waves, bikini. That's just a legend. The real beach on Gulangyu Island is particularly mini. The golden beach is the same color as the sea and sky, and the waves crash on the shore, creating white waves. There were tourists in groups of three or three on the shore, posing in various poses, taking beautiful moments facing the sea.
Walking through the long and cool air-raid shelter, listening to the tour guide explain the wars and smoke that Gulangyu has experienced, and feeling the leisurely life of people in Gulangyu today in peacetime. "Although a sparrow is small, it has all its internal organs." On the small island, there are everything from kindergartens to universities, hospitals, and churches. The tour guide said that even if you don’t leave Gulangyu Island for two years, you can still live a worry-free life.
Walking in the narrow stone alleys of Gulangyu Island, you can see those ancient buildings and bungalows. Consulates of 13 countries were once stationed here. In ancient and modern times, people have left the buildings empty, and most of those buildings have become protected cultural relics. History records the vicissitudes of the past. The tour guide said that there are many former villas here that are unclaimed and kept by the government. He joked: "Dear tourists, please go back and check your genealogy and genealogy to see if any of your ancestors have lived in Gulangyu Island or owned real estate. As long as you complete the procedures and have solid evidence, you can claim a villa." Everyone laughed loudly. laugh.
Looking at those ancient buildings, they reveal the glory of the past that combined Chinese and Western styles. Within the walls of those high-rise buildings, who once faced Xiamen and Kinmen across the sea? Who is reciting poetry and painting here? "How deep is the courtyard? The willows are piled with smoke, and the curtains are countless"... Feeling the change of times and the rush of time, unknowingly, those deep courtyards have become "people's faces don't know where to go, and the peach blossoms still smile in the spring breeze" "...
Zheng Chenggong, Lin Qiaozhi, and Tan Kah Kee are the three must-talk celebrities in Xiamen. The 15.7-meter-tall stone statue of national hero Zheng Chenggong stands on the seaside of Gulangyu Island. The statue of Lin Qiaozhi, a famous doctor in the obstetrics and gynecology department of Union Hospital, also stands in the lush Yuyuan of Gulangyu Island. Generations of students at Xiamen University will remember Mr. Tan Kah Kee, the founder of their institution... It is precisely because of their great achievements that Xiamen and Gulangyu today exist...
Gulangyu is a century-old island. A museum records the changes of Gulangyu Island over the past century. Those old objects, photos, and mottled traces of time are silently waiting for future generations to stop and sigh...
"Qindao" is Gulangyu Island Another name for the island is the famous pianists who have made the island a holy land of music. Walking on Gulangyu Island, you can feel music everywhere. On the roadside, you will encounter a wandering singer holding a guitar, wearing long hair, playing and singing. Various musical seafood grill bars and real estate snack shops will also have resident singers singing sad, happy or affectionate songs.
When night fell, we had to leave this beautiful island and reluctantly embarked on the ship back to the city. The wind picked up at sea, and the cruise ship rose and fell on the waves. Looking back, at the beginning of the lanterns, the beautiful Gulangyu Island, in the hazy night, is peaceful and quiet. The tall stone statue of Zheng Chenggong watches over the island. The dome-shaped church shines with orange light, making Gulangyu Island mysterious and unpredictable...
Meeting Gulangyu Island, fate? edge.