厦门鼓浪屿乐之韵度假旅馆
Le Zhi Yun Boutique Hotel
Come stay with us and explore this Beautiful Island GULANGYU!
This historical building complex dating back over a century, build in 1920, has been preserved, restored and renovated to meet the highest standards of modern luxury. The 7 rooms, 480 square meters at 乐之韵 (Le Zhi Yun Holiday Hotel) each a unique blend of traditional local architecture and aesthetics, with modern amenities that tastefully cater to any true travelers comfort.
ABOUT - Gulangyu 鼓浪屿
GET THERE
Take the five-minute ferry ride across the harbor from Xiamen. The price of the ferry ticket has been raise from RMB8 to RMB30~50. (For more information, Click Here) Gulangyu Island has about 20,000 permanent residents, all of whom enjoy a comfortable, relaxing life. Only electric- powered vehicles are permitted on the island, so the environment is free from the noise and pollution of combustion engines. Breathing the clean air, appreciating the ever-present green trees and lovely flowers, anyone here can feel like they are in heaven.
With classical and Romantic European-Style Architecture, the island truly deserves to be called the'Architecture Museum'.
HISTORY
During the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), the island was called 'Yuanshazhou Island'. It got its present name from the huge reef surrounding it. When the tide comes in, the waves pound the reef and it sounds like the beating of a drum. The island came to be named 'Gulang'. Gu in Chinese means 'drum', and Lang, 'waves'.During the later Ming Dynasty, the troops of national hero Zheng Chenggong were stationed here. After the British victory in the First Opium War (1839–42), Xiamen (then known as Amoy) became one of the "treaty ports" established by the Treaty of Nanjing in 1842.13 countries including Great Britain, France and American established consulates, churches, hospitals, built lavish mansions turning the island into a common concession. In 1942, Japan occupied the island until the end of the War of Resistance against Japan.
