Kulangsu

Kulangsu

Immovable Culture Heritage

Kulangsu is an island in the city of Xiamen in China. Kulangsu Island is existed since 3000 years ago, from the 8th-century people started to live on this island. In 1903 with the opening of the commercial port, this island started to become an international settlement. The architecture in Kulangsu is a fusion of styling of the Fujian and western styles. From 1843 the western-style architecture began to appear on this island. In the 20th century, the residents started hiring foreign architects to build stylish villas on the island. Although some of the buildings had slightly destroyed World War 2, most of the buildings were well preserved. Apart from this, Kulangsu is also a cradle of music. Hundreds of musicians were born and raised in Kulangsu. Almost every family on this island owns pianos in their home. So this island is also known as the island of music. This island also holds a piano museum, with many traditional pianos here. All the culture and artefact elements made Kulangsu a special exist in the city.

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Kulangsu

https://kulangsuisland.org/

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Siming District, Xiamen, China

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