There is an unrivalled island called Gulangyu Island, and it is also called Qing Island. It’s a beautiful island. When the wave lashes against the rocks there are the drum-like sounds. It’s a romantic island which the musical sound of piano spreads the whole island. It’s a little island with rich resources, beautiful scene and the strong artistic atmosphere. I have heard a lot of Gulangyu Island, and I am having a trip to there finally.
I traveled by pleasure-boat from the seaside wharf rounding the whole Gulangyu Island then landed the island. I had enjoyed the fresh and cool of the island wharf and the beauty of the seaside gallery. I had seen the prestige of Zheng Chenggong’s sculpture and the singularity of the rocks in Gulangyu Island. I had experienced the clamor of the seaside bathing spots and the peacefulness of the vacation villages. I had viewed the emerald green of Bainiao Park, the heroic bearing of the Xiaojingmen Island and the high buildings in Xia’men urban district. It took me more or less 40 minutes to have a panoramic view of the beautiful scenery.
The ultimate objective of this trip is to land on the island and enjoy the sight of the island’s scenery in close quarters.
Soon after walking along the clean seaside avenue, I turned right and passed the shady and cool road tunnels to the residential areas in the island. No matter the age-old buildings with fancy carvings or the new-style vernacular dwellings with modern fitments, the architecture in the island gives me wonderful impression. The clean and narrow streets, the sincere and hospitable inhabitants, the succinct shops with thriving goods supply, the safe communities with complete sets and the pleasant music which could be heard frequently…all these make me feel that the people who live in this island leading a happy and comfortable life.
After passed my eye over some blocks, I entered the most beautiful scenic resort in the island from the back door of the Ri Guangyang Park. From the magnificent temple and the commemorative museum of Zheng Chenggong, I overlooked every corner in the island, the urban district of Xia Men and the islands in the near neighbor, then returned Ri Guangyang by cable car and reached Bainiao Park. I rambled and toured along the seaside plank road built along a cliff after went out of Ri Guangyang Park. All the delicate natural scenic view of Gulangyu Island had been screened in my camera. Especially, there is a rock which the local people called “Yingdou Rock”, I thought it looked like a lion lying on stomach on the surface of the water, so I named it “Lion’s head Rock”.
Toward evening, walking in the downtown of Gulangyu Island’s, the witty and vivid sculptures in the streets and the refined relief sculptures on the walls gave me more temptation than the delicious seafood, the inviting special local products and a feast for decorative artworks.
As the time of the day getting late, the local residents and the travelers living in the island got together in the seaside gallery. I dared not spend too much time on lingering because I had no time to shoot pictures of many types of scenery and some unfound landscapes. I worried about that the ferryboats would stop ferrying so I hurried to the ferry. When I reached there I knew that the ferryboats disembogue days and nights. However, I got on one of the ferryboats and left the Qing Island with a feeling that I could not bear to see the island far away from me.
When I arrived at the opposite bank I saw that Gulangyu Island was ablaze with light and there was a crescent shinning in the night sky. I had shot several pictures for this scene to memorize this splendid night piece, and this is the end of my one day trip to Gulangyu Island.
