Xiamen Gulangyu｜A Romantic Escape Plan to the Sea Garden in the Rain Rainy days are the perfect way to experience Gulangyu! The hazy red brick villas look like they come with their own filter

🌊Xiamen Gulangyu｜A Romantic Escape Plan to the Sea Garden in the Rain🎵

Rainy days are the perfect way to experience Gulangyu! The hazy red brick villas look like they come with their own filter, and the century-old banyan trees dripping with rain seem even more spirited~ Save this artistic route to avoid the crowds!

🚢Transportation
📍Address: Gulangyu, Siming District, Xiamen
▫️Ferry: Xiamen Gulangyu Ferry Terminal → Sanqiutian Ferry Terminal (7:10-18:30)
▫️Night Ferry: Xiamen Ferry Terminal → Sanqiutian Ferry Terminal (18:50-23:45)
❗️Buy a 35 RMB round-trip ticket in advance at "Xiamen Ferry"! Bring your ID!

🔛Must-Do Route
1️⃣ Sanqiutian Ferry Terminal → Most Beautiful Corner
Get off the boat and head straight to the filming location of the movie "The First Time"! Arrive before 7:30 to have the corner all to yourself; the rainy day cobblestone streets are even more charming.
📸Photo spot: Stand on the third step of the corner to make your legs look longer.

2️⃣ Organ Museum → Longtou Road
The octagonal building houses the largest pipe organ in Asia! When you stroll to Longtou Road, remember to buy a cup of "Banshake Milk Tea" and sip it while taking photos at the rainbow wall.

3️⃣ Shuzhuang Garden → Gangzaihou Beach
The seaside garden next to the Piano Museum is amazing! On rainy days, hide at the Forty-Four Bridge to listen to the waves and shoot the sea and sky through the moon gate.

4️⃣ Wormhole Bookstore → Lijiazhuang
A vintage bookstore renovated from an 1876 old villa, with a terrace offering a distant view of Sunlight Rock. The Baroque corridor next door in Lijiazhuang is stunning with rain and light!

🍤Food Highlights
✔️Shen’s Minnan Rice Rolls: Shark soup + rice rolls, a perfect match
✔️Ye’s Mochi: Grandpa’s cart has been selling for 30 years
✔️Lin’s Fish Balls: Deliciously chewy hidden in an alley

⚠️Tips to Avoid Pitfalls
▪️No motor vehicles on the island! Wear comfortable shoes
▪️Don’t buy the "All-Island Pass"! Buying Shuzhuang Garden (30 RMB) + Haoyue Garden (10 RMB) separately is enough
▪️Cartoon photo spots by the beach charge fees!