鼓浪屿

鼓浪嶼
Gǔlàngyǔ
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Gulangyu, a small island off Xiamen, Fujian, known for its old villas and pianos

Examples

HSK 3
Gǔlàngyǔ shàng méiyǒu qìchē, zhǐnéng zǒulù.
There are no cars on Gulangyu; you can only walk.
HSK 6
Gǔlàngyǔ de gāngqín tèbié duō, suǒyǐ yě jiào gāngqín zhī dǎo.
Gulangyu has so many pianos that it is also called Piano Island.

Tips

memory
Named after a reef whose sea caves boom like a drum (鼓) when the waves (浪) hit it, on an islet (屿).
history
From 1903 it was an international settlement where foreign consulates and Chinese returnees from Southeast Asia built villas. It became a World Heritage site in 2017 as 'Kulangsu, a Historic International Settlement'.

Stroke Order

鼓 gǔ
浪 làng
屿 yǔ