Today,wearegoingtovisitGulangyu,thebestscenicspotinXiamen.Itissurroundedbythesea,withbeautifulsceneryandfreshair.Therefore,ithasthereputationof"seagarden".In1997,itrankedfirstinthe"tenbest"landscapeevaluationofFujianProvince.Atthesametime,itisalsooneofthe35famousscenicspotsinChina.EvenPresidentNixonoftheUnitedStatespraisedGulangyuwhenhevisitedhere(1972)Itiscalled"VeniceoftheEast"and"HawaiiofChina",andwasratedasthehighestlevelofnationaltouristattractions-4Ain__.
XiamenGulangyuissurroundedbythesea,anditsareaisnotlarge(pleaseguesshowlarge).ItissmallerthanMorocco,thesmallestcountryintheworld,withanareaofonly1.78squarekilometersandapopulationofabout18000people.Morethanhalfofthepeoplehaveoverseasrelations,andgenerallyliveincountriesandregionswith14people.Althoughitissmall,itisveryfamous.Ithasalotoftouristsandreceives30000-80000peopleonaverageeveryday,Suchasmallplace,canhavethisdegree,visibleitisnotgeneral
XiamenGulangyuwasnotcalledXiamenGulangyubeforeMingDynasty,Later,becausetherewasareefinthesouthwestofit,akarstcavewasformedbytheimpactanderosionoftheseawaterformanyyears.Whenthetidewashigh,thewaveswouldhitthereefandmakeasoundlikeadrum.Therefore,therockwascalled"drumrock",hencethenameofGulangyuIslandinXiamen.(theoriginofGulangyuIslandinXiamen)
It'sjustariverawayfromXiamenIsland,andit'ssurroundedbytheseaonallsides.Manypeoplethinkit'sveryinconvenienttocrossthesea.Infact,exceptbeforethefoundingofthepeople'sRepublicofChina,it'sveryconvenientnow,exceptforafewpeoplewhotakespeedboatsandcruiseships.It'saround-tripferrythatoperates24hoursaday.Thereisaflightevery15minutesonthe500meterwideXiamenStrait.Thesystemofbuyingticketsonthewayandcheckingticketsonthereturnisimplemented.Thetransitioncostis8yuanperperson.Theflighttakesabout5minutes.Ifyouwanttoenjoyashortvoyage,youcangototheelegantseatonthesecondfloor.Whenitcomestoelegantseats,whetherstandingorsitting,youhavetotakecareofyourself1yuan/person.
AlthoughGulangyuIslandinXiamenisnotbigenough,thereisasayingthatitcannotbemoreappropriatetodescribeitas"althoughsparrowissmall,ithasallfiveinternalorgans",suchaskindergartentomiddleschool(3kindergartens,3primaryschools,2middleschools,3382students),bank,hospital,foodmarket,concerthall,etc.Therefore,theresidentsoftheislandwillnotbeinconvenientbecauseitissurroundedbytheseaanditsareaissmall,onthecontrary,itissmallandexquisite,soifthereisnothingIt'simportantfortheresidentstospendfivetosixyearsontheisland.
Becauseofthefreshair,goodgreeningandgoodecologicalenvironment,itisalsoaprotectedareaformarinerarespecies(amphioxusandwhitedolphin).ItisalsothebestgreenareainXiamen.Therearemorethan4000kindsofplants,morethan80kindsofplants,morethan80familiesandgeneraontheisland.Thegreentreecoverageratereaches40%,andthepercapitaareais5.1squaremeters,sotheairisfresh.