Which district is Gulangyu Island in Xiamen?

Gulangyu Island is located in Siming District, Xiamen City, Fujian Province.

Gulangyu Island, formerly known as "Yuanzhouzai" and alias "Yuanzhouzai", was named "Wulongyu" in the Southern Song Dynasty. In the southwest of the island, a sea cave was hit by the waves and made a sound like a drum. Since the Ming Dynasty, it has been named Gulangyu Island with an area of 1.88 square kilometers. Across the sea from Xiamen Island, the highest point is Sunguangyan, which is opposite to Xiamen Shimao Strait Building on Xiamen Island.

Gulangyu Island has rugged reefs, rugged coastline, green hills, and undulating peaks and rocks. Gulangyu takes architecture as its surface and music as its soul. Representative scenic spots include: Sunlight Rock, Lu Manor, Haoyue Garden, Yuyuan Garden, Gulangyu Stone, Gulangyu Piano Museum, Zheng Chenggong Memorial Hall, Underwater World, Natural Bathing Beach, Sea Paradise Structure, etc. With the development of Xiamen, Gulangyu Island has become a comprehensive island scenic and cultural tourist area integrating sightseeing, vacation, tourism, shopping, leisure and entertainment.

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On May 8, 2007, Gulangyu Scenic Area was approved by the National Tourism Administration as a national 5A-level scenic spot. In June 2006, Gulangyu Island was announced by the people of China and the State Council as a national key cultural relics protection unit. From June 5, 2007 to 10, Gulangyu Scenic Area was rated as one of the top ten most distinctive scenic spots in China. 20 15 Gulangyu scenic spot was rated as a national scenic spot.

20 17 On July 8th, "Gulangyu Island: International Historic Community" was listed in the World Heritage List, becoming the 52nd World Heritage Project in China. On June 4th, 2020165438+1October 4th, 2020, Gulangyu Island was awarded a four-star rating at the 2020 China World Cultural Heritage Annual Conference and World Cultural Heritage Cities Mayor Forum held in the ruins of Liangzhu Ancient City in Yuhang, Hangzhou.