Xiamen/Gulangyu

Gulangyu (鼓浪屿 Kó͘-lōng-sū in Minnan, Gǔlàngyǔ in Mandarin) is an island in Xiamen, a few minutes by ferry from downtown. It has a population around 17,000 and an area of about 2 km² (500 acres). It was a foreign enclave from the 1840s until the 1930s, and is now a residential suburb, a major tourist area, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Cars, motorcycles and bicycles are banned, making the island both quieter and safer than almost anywhere else in China. The whole island is basically pedestrians-only, though golfcart-type electric vehicles serve as a sort of bus on a circular route around the island near the coast. The only vehicles powered by internal combustion are a few firetrucks. Ever

Eighth Market

2nd Hand bookshop

Sweet Talk

Taiwan Bookstore

Tong's Tea and Cake

Worm Hole Books

XIBC

不在书店

九州茶庄

五福茶庄

卷宗书店

同福茗茶

夏商民兴超市(溪岸路店)

我家院子茶叶店

晨光舊書店

来雅百货

溪岸路花鸟市场

相屿自由市场

科文图书

第六市场

萃经堂

锦华阁

集安堂

Markets and independent shops in Xiamen/Gulangyu