How to quickly find the niche attractions in Gulangyu~ Refuse 20,000 steps
Small islands are meant to be walked slowly, wherever you go, you can see beautiful flowers, cute cats, and schoolchildren, to discover the cuteness of Gulangyu.
🚢: You can choose to disembark at Sanqiu Tian Pier and Neicuo Ao Pier when you arrive at the pier. I chose the less crowded niche route, disembarking at Neicuo Ao Pier, walking through the small island, and spending a whole day returning to Sanqiu Tian Pier to take the return boat. For boat ticket reservations, search for 'Yu Jian Xiamen', remember to book in advance, there are quite a few tourists during the summer vacation.
First stop: Gulangyu Art Academy🎆
Although Gulangyu Art Academy is no longer used as a campus, it often hosts small events and various exhibitions. If you bought a map on the boat, you can get a stamp in the cultural and creative shop in the academy. There is also a hidden super beautiful spiral staircase here, which led me to meet Luo Xiaohei haha~
Second stop: Sunlight Rock🪨
You can see the whole view of Gulangyu, this place is super worth it, but it's a little bit hard to climb up. The top is completely exposed and it's very hot, everyone be careful not to get heatstroke.
Lunch: Delicious but expensive😢
Third stop: Organ Museum🎹
Here is the largest organ in Asia, there is a fixed performance time every day, I really like the sound of this big organ, the sound really starts to be described as majestic, if you are tired, you can come in and sit for a while.
Fourth stop: Catholic Church⛪️
There will be many newlyweds taking wedding photos nearby, the church itself is very imposing, we came when there were fewer people in the late afternoon, and sat quietly for a while.
Fourth stop: Gangzai Hou Seaside Bathing Beach🌊
There are many bay bathing areas in Gulangyu, you don't need to go to this one specifically, you must see the sea when you come to Xiamen, hehe, if you don't have time in Gulangyu, you can see it in other areas, don't worry~ Stay by the bay until it gets dark and start to go back
Gulangyu must punch in the scenic spot Sunlight Rock, the price is 30 yuan, you can also climb the highest peak overlooking the panoramic view of Gulangyu Island. It is recommended to go to Gulangyu Island to punch in this attraction first, it is really good inside
I went to Sunlight Rock at noon, but when I arrived, I found that there were too many people. I heard that I needed to wait for 2 or 3 hours to the top. Then we went to the garden of Yanzhuang first. Before the sun went down, I returned to Sunlight Rock and there were not many people. After I reached the top of the mountain, I could overlook the entire Gulangyu Island. It is a pity that the day is not sunny, and I did not take the ideal sunset photo, which is also an inevitable small regret in the trip.
Said to be the highest point of Gulangyu Island, I have been worried about a lot of people, and I have gone to a lot of people, but it is very orderly, the scenery is very good, climbing high and looking far will forget a lot of troubles, come to Gulangyu must come attractions!
This season, the temperature of Gulangyu Island is not hot or cold, and I boarded the Sunlight Rock. Wenhua place, forget worry, count the quiet benefits of the years. The sun is in the city, above the waves, and enjoy the purity of an island.
The boss is really super good, afraid that I can't find the road will come to pick up the station, I want to go to the beach in the middle of the night, I am afraid that I can't find the road, the boss also personally brought it to me. Really warm! The accommodation environment is also very comfortable, clean, tidy and quiet! The key location is really good. Going to Sunlight Rock, going to Meihua Beach, and the beach location of Hougangzai are super close! (There are more than 300 roads here, you must ask the boss, he will have a shortcut to tell you, otherwise you can only rely on your broken navigation. At the critical moment, the boss is 10,000 times more reliable than navigation)
It is convenient to buy tickets, just brush your ID card at the ticket office; but you must go early, otherwise you will queue up for an hour (I heard that it is 2 hours in peak season), and the rock top takes 5 minutes to take pictures! We entered at nine o'clock, there was no queue, very smooth, and there were no crowds to take pictures!
The commanding height of Gulangyu Island, you must go to Sunlight Rock when you come to Gulangyu Island, where you can see the whole picture of Gulangyu Island and the entire coastline on the shore, Xiamen Twin Towers, green trees and red tiles, and the sea and sky are mixed.