Gulangyu

Proper noun

Gulangyu

1. An island of Xiamen, Fujian, China.
   • ON approaching Amoy, (Hiámun ching, 夏門城,) from the southward, Chapel island, called by the Chinese Tungting 東椗 and situated in lat. 24° 10.'3 N., and long. 118° 13.'5 E., or 9.44 E. of the S.W. point of Kúláng seu 鼓浪嶼, may been seen from four to five leagues : it has an even surface, is about 200...[1843 August, “Sailing directions to accompany seven charts of the coast of China, between Amoy bay, and the Yángtsz’ kiáng.”, in The Chinese Repository, volume XII, number 8, Canton, →OCLC, page 401
   • A large sign on Xiamen's Gulangyu Island, favored address for residents here, says "military zone, entry forbidden," closing off the portion of the island closest to the Nationalist islands.[…]
   • Gulangyu island has a spectacular crows-nest lookout reached by winding stone staircases. From so high, the Nationalist islands look like lumps of cookie batter dropped onto the smooth harbor, with picturesque sailing junks not far away.1980 April 9, Jay Mathews, “Nationalist Islands Sound Siren Call to Mainland Chinese”, in The Washington Post (Politics section), Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived...