Gulangyu Island鼓浪屿英文介绍.doc

Museum of Architecture, see Europe at Gulangyu Island Other than its title of the PianoIsland, Gulangyu is also known as Chinas Museum of Architecture. Villas and mansions on the?island are ornate and add much charm to the satellite island. ? For people living in the hustle and bustle of todays metropolis, stroll along the shady serpentine lanes outside the high-walled and imposing red-roofed mansions and villas, youll seek serenity and see why Gulangyu is charming and internationally renowned. ? 1). Eight Diagrams House (八卦楼) ? ? The red-roofed and White House-like villa, now used as XiamenMuseum, is one of the landmark buildings in Xiamen. Integrating traditional Doric (陶立克式) and Ionic (爱奥尼克式) architectural styles, the house has become an architectural representative on the island. ? It was built in 1907 (the 33rd year of Emperor Kuang Hsus reign in Qing Dynasty) and designed by American Dutch Dr. John Abraham Otte (郁约翰), who integrated the Pakistani, Chinese, Greek and Italian architectural styles. ? The famous house is said to be often haunted by a ghost with long hair at the backyard lawn. ? 2). Golden Melon Villa (jin gua lou金瓜楼) ? ? The villa, built in 1922, got the name after its two golden melon liked attics. It was bought by the Philippine Chinese Mr. Huang Cimin (黄赐敏) in 1924. The Western style villa is decorated with Chinese elements, flower, bird and plant embossment is widely used on its beam columns. The in-house is decorated with a combination of Western and Chinese styles, with Western style fireplace and Chinese style wing-room and living room. ? Add: No.99, Quanzhou Road (泉州路) ? 3). Huang Family Complex (huang jia yuan 黄家园) ? ? The house was the private residence of Mr. Huang Yizhu (黄亦住), a rich Indonesian Chinese in the contemporary times. The complex has 3 houses, of which the middle one is the most gorgeous that was built with 100,000 silver dollars. ? Whats special is that there is a mirror hung with razors and shaving brush in