Architecture of Gulangyu Island

? Gulangyu Island is a must-visit for the "artistic youth".

? One of the best things to see on Gulangyu is the exotic architecture of the island, which is of different styles. 1902, the Qing government signed the Charter of the Xiamen Gulangyu Public **** Concession with Britain, France, Japan, the U.S. and Germany, and more than a dozen countries had set up their consulates on Gulangyu. As a result, Western architecture abounds on the modest island. These buildings are aptly combined with the whole island.

? Although the styles are different, they look very harmonized together.

? In addition to the Western-style buildings, there are also some old buildings from the Republican era. These old buildings are a mix of traditional Chinese houses and foreign architectural features.

? There are not many purely traditional Chinese pavilions on the island, even in Lin Erjia's Peas and Beans Garden, where the small pavilions are simplified and they are again in a relatively enclosed and narrow area, and some have been newly built in recent years. I think it is difficult to harmonize purely traditional Chinese architecture with Western architecture. This is like the Summer Palace area in Nanjing, suddenly appeared a carved beams and paintings of the temple, although the magnificent, it is also the thing that kills the scenery.

? If all the buildings on the island were replaced with traditional Chinese pavilions, what would the view be like?

? It would probably be another Penglai Wonderland, right?

? Thus, the exotic architecture created the world-famous Gulangyu Island. ?

2014-10-04 22:09:10

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