I am urgently looking for a guide to Gulangyu Island, about 100 words.

Hello everyone! I am your tour guide today------XXX. I am very happy to be able to visit Gulangyu Island, the best scenic spot in Xiamen, with you today. We mainly visit Gulangyu Island for its architectural style.

Gulangyu is a small island with an area of ??only 1.91 square kilometers and a population of about 16,000. Because there is a rock on the beach in the southwest of the island that is higher than a person’s head and has a big hole in the middle. When it is hit by wind and waves, It will make a loud "rumbling..." sound, like a high-pitched drum, so it is called "Gulangyu Island"

Friends, this is the "Piano Pier" like an "open grand piano". This pier was first built in 1937. Although Gulangyu Island is small, it has various "patterns". It has many elegant names. Some people call it the "Sea Garden" with beautiful scenery like spring all year round. Some people call it the romantic "Piano Island". Some people call it a "civilian island, a pedestrian island", while others call it the "Architecture Expo of All Nations". Walking in the quiet alleys filled with birdsong and flowers, I believe many group members can immediately feel that the buildings here are full of exotic atmosphere! In fact, this feature is closely related to the complex historical background of the island. After the Opium War, the Qing government signed the "Treaty of Nanjing" which was humiliating and humiliating to the country! As one of the five trading ports at that time, Xiamen was forced to open to the outside world. Therefore, Western invaders flocked to occupy the beautiful location and build villas. Therefore, we can see so many different countries on this island today. Different styles of architecture.

What we are seeing now is the British Consulate. This Victorian-style British Consulate is one of the two earliest Western buildings in Gulangyu. There is another one behind it. These two buildings were built in 1844 and 1870 respectively. . In August 1841, the British invaded Xiamen and Gulangyu Island fell. When the British army retreated, they left behind 3 warships and 500 officers and soldiers, and occupied Gulangyu Island for 5 years. In 1843, Britain first established a consulate on Gulangyu Island, and the first consul built a consular building. There used to be a lion and dog monument in front of the museum. This monument is a monument to the 50th anniversary of the reign of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom uses lions as its symbol. There are stone statues of this shape not only in front of the British Consulate on Gulangyu Island, but also in many parts of the world. Its purpose is to highlight the Queen's governance achievements. The British Consulate is a single-story building that looks very much like a European country house.

Let’s go this way, this is the former Japanese Consulate. Built in 1897, it is also a British-style building. The difference is that there is a moisture barrier underground and uses Western double-column trusses, which has certain architectural features of the Victorian era. The parapets and corridors are decorated with Southern Fujian earthenware vases, which are simple and elegant. On the side of the Japanese Consulate is the Japanese Police Station and its apartments. Built in July 1928, it has an Oriental architectural style. This architectural style was popular in Japan in the 1930s and was characterized by thick walls and long, narrow window frames. The basement was used as a prison, where anti-Japanese comrades and underground workers of our party were detained and tortured. Some of them died here, so there is a saying that "people live above, and ghosts live below"! There are still stains of blood on the walls as well as slogans written by anti-Japanese comrades and underground workers of our party. Today, these three buildings are faculty dormitories of Xiamen University.

Then we walked forward and now we saw the Catholic Church. The Catholic Church was built in 1917 and was originally located in the Spanish Consulate. It belongs to a religious order originating from the Order of Santo Domingo in Spain. It currently manages 80 Catholic churches from Longyan to Putian, covering half of Fujian Province. The Catholic Church in Gulangyu Island is a typical Gothic building with a majestic and gorgeous appearance. A large cross stands on the towering pyramid spire of the bell tower. There are four torch-shaped sculptures on the four corners of the tower. The bell tower building was originally created by Italian city-states. It was used as an alarm at that time and was later used to call believers to worship. The doors and windows of the Catholic church are pointed arches, and the door is surrounded by a shamrock pattern. Within the pointed window frame, there is a geometric figure with two points and one circle. This is characteristic of early Gothic tracery. Another characteristic of Gothic style is the typical large rose window. The large rose window of Gulangyu Catholic Church is embedded in the door. Several flower stems radiate from the center, like spokes of a wheel, with a flower in the center. It and other windows are equipped with stained glass, which is very beautiful and unique.

Now we come to Huang Rongyuan Hall. This villa was built in 1920. The original owner was Filipino overseas Chinese Shi Guangcong. This villa is mainly in Western style and incorporates traditional Chinese art. architecture. Look at the colonnades here, which are carved entirely from granite and have a spectacular and beautiful ancient Roman style. Most of the capitals are ancient Greek Doric columns, with a small amount of Ionic columns. Large columns and arches add to the sense of grandeur, and the peripheral supports of small columns add decorative beauty; there are also irregular but orderly wall variations. Let's look at the windows again. They have different shapes: half-moon, straight, curved. Where is the Chinese architectural style reflected? Look at the courtyard. There is a pool and rockery in the center. There are two pavilions and a pavilion in the right front, connected by winding paths. Outside the pavilion, there is a cloud wall rockery separating it from the neighbors. The heights are staggered, elegant and decent. The traditional Chinese gatehouse, double eaves, bucket arches, vertical pillars and baskets, Shikumen, and double squatting lions are quite ancient. The harmonious combination of Western and Chinese styles makes it a boutique villa in Gulang.

Opposite the Huang Rongyuan Hall is the "Haitian Gou". It was built in the early 1920s, and its owner Huang Xiuxing was a Filipino overseas Chinese from Jinjiang. Haitiantang is composed of five villas, with a variety of styles coexisting, mainly Chinese style, and a combination of Chinese and Western styles. The gatehouse is of traditional Chinese style. The four buildings on the front and rear sides generally adopt the ancient Greek column style. The window casings are mostly decorated in Western style, but there are also Chinese paintings and sculptures on the walls and corners. Although the middle building of Haitang Building is relatively dilapidated, it is still very distinctive... The middle building is an antique-style building with two floors above ground and one underground floor, with the most luxurious decoration. The main colors are red and white with red brick square columns and white stone components. The roof is made of traditional southern Fujian style green tiles with double eaves and peaked corners. The cornices and corners are decorated with concrete and decorated with southern Fujian wood carvings, such as Spring grass is flying, dragons are playing in the water, etc.; the corridors are decorated with brackets, hanging flowers, flower baskets and other decorations. The railings around the building are made of "vase columns" common in southern Fujian. The overall coordination is harmonious, especially the first and second sections. There are two concrete flower pots on the central pillars on the north and south sides of the floor. They form an interesting frame effect with the two hanging flowers on the upper eaves respectively. They are very lively, bold and unique, and quite innovative.

Gulangyu Island truly deserves to be the World Architecture Expo! There are Western architecture, Nanyang architecture, traditional Chinese architecture, and a combination of Chinese and Western architecture. It is worth mentioning that the walls of the houses built by overseas Chinese with Chinese and foreign walls are mostly in Western style, but there is a traditional Chinese pitched roof hidden on the top. This is the architectural reflection of the overseas Chinese’s “overwhelm” mentality. Overseas Chinese are bullied by foreigners and cannot hold their heads high. When they have money, they build their own villas. So the Chinese-style roof was built on the Western wall, which can not only block the hot summer sun and make the room cooler, but also has certain use value. Two different architectural styles are concentrated in one building without any harsh or uncoordinated feeling. This is also a unique aspect of Gulangyu architecture.

My friends, after seeing so many former residences of celebrities and exotic buildings, have you felt the profound cultural heritage of this island? In every corner of Gulangyu Island, the patriotic spirit of overseas Chinese is scattered, and there are glorious names, such as the world cultural celebrity Lin Yutang, the famous contemporary female poet Shu Ting, etc... Every building on Gulangyu Island has a history and a story... .. Everyone who comes here can develop different feelings. Next, I will give you some time to wander around and experience it... Thank you all!