Gulangyu

Gǔlàngyǔ English Alternative forms en Ku-lang-yu Wade-Giles en Kulangsu Postal Etymology From the en cmn-pinyin - romanization of the en cmn 鼓浪嶼. Pronunciation en /ˌkuˈlɑŋˈjɪː/ unaspirated go͞o′läng′yü′ hyperforeign en Gu lang yu Proper noun en island prefecture-level city/Xiamen p/Fujian c/China. en 1843 August Sailing directions to accompany seven charts of the coast of China, between Amoy bay, and the Yángtsz’ kiáng. w:The Chinese Repository https://archive.org/details/chineserepositor1281unse/ Canton XII 8 1554371 401 https://archive.org/details/chineserepositor1281unse/page/n12/ ON approaching Amoy, (Hiámun ching, zh 夏門城,) from the southward, Chapel island, called by the Chinese Tungting zh 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 zh 鼓浪嶼, may been seen from four to five leagues : it has an even surface, is about 200 feet high, and its circumference three cables. It is perforated at its southeast extreme, which shows when it bears E.N.E. or W.S.W. on en April 9, 1980 Jay Mathews Jay Mathews Nationalist Islands Sound Siren Call to Mainland Chinese https://web.archive.org/web/20170828165143/https://www.washingtonpost.com/web/20170828165143/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1980/04/09/nationalist-islands-sound-siren-call-to-mainland-chinese/d4f083d3-2598-40a1-b69f-19134ac81220/?utm_term=.861876d62c40 August 28, 2017 https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1980/04/09/nationalist-islands-sound-siren-call-to-mainland-chinese/d4f083d3-2598-40a1-b69f-19134ac81220/ Politics https://archive.ph/tM1kh 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. en JULY 6, 2017 Steven Lee Myers China Is Challenged on Bid for Unesco Heritage Status in Tibetan Area https://web.archive.org/web/20170706180321/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/06/world/asia/china-tibet-unesco.html 06 July 2017 Asia Pacific If Unesco accepts two new applications under consideration, China could become the country with the most heritage sites, surpassing Italy, which has 51. That landmark has been touted by Chinese state media as a major accomplishment. China’s second application under review this year covers Gulangyu, the pedestrian-only island near the city of Xiamen, in Fujian Province. Translations island in Xiamen, Fujian, China Chinese: Cantonese: yue 鼓浪嶼 Hokkien: nan-hbl 鼓浪嶼 Kó͘-lōng-sū Mandarin: cmn 鼓浪嶼 Gǔlàngyǔ