Haitian Hall

Built in 1921, haitiantang is one of the top ten villas on Gulangyu Island. It is the only villa complex symmetrically arranged along the central axis on Gulangyu Island. It was built on the original site of the concession foreigner Club purchased by Huang Xiuzhen, an overseas Chinese from the Philippines. The five villas adopt the traditional symmetrical pattern of Chinese architecture, with the middle building as the main part and spread out to both sides. A square is built in the center to form a group of large-scale buildings. The most distinctive middle building is an antique palace building with a large roof. It uses double eaves to rest on the top of the mountain. Its four corners are high and cocked up. The lintels of doors, windows, corridors and halls are hung with cement openwork and flying covers. The eaves and corners are decorated with twig flowers or water absorbing dragon, beam carrying sparrow and plastic dragon and Phoenix ornaments. In particular, two caissons are decorated under the roof, and Chinese flower and bird paintings are painted on the walls of the caissons, which are quite like pavilions. The corridor is decorated with brackets and flower baskets, which makes the middle building very National. From a distance, this building is quite imposing and stable.

Now, the theme building of Haitian hall is Gulangyu architectural art museum, with free service explanation. In addition to architecture, you can also enjoy Nanyin performance and puppet performance here, which will definitely shock you.

Haitian Hall

Located at No. 38, Fujian Road, Gulangyu Island, haitiantang structure was built in 1921 and listed as a key historic building by Xiamen municipal government in April 2002. The restored and open "Haitian hall" old villa is a model of the combination of Chinese and Western culture.

The structure of Hai Tian Tang on Gulangyu Island

The gate tower is a typical Chinese traditional style, with double eaves, bucket arches and cornices. The buildings on the front and back sides generally adopt the ancient greek column style. The window decorations are mostly western style, but the walls and corners are also carved in China. Zhonglou was originally a club of foreigners. Huang Xiuzhen bought it and built it into an antique palace building with a big roof, which was built by Putian craftsmen. It uses the double eaves to rest on the top of the mountain, and the four corner twigs are twisted high. In the front of the roof, a pavilion with double eaves and a gourd is designed. From the inside, it is an octagonal caisson made of strips of wood. From the second floor to the top of the well, there are Chinese flower and bird paintings on the wall. The pavilion is purely decorative. The lintels of doors, windows, corridors and halls are decorated with concrete openwork flying covers. All eaves and corners are decorated with twig flowers or water sucking mosquito dragons. The beams and sparrows are decorated with dragons and phoenixes, which makes the villa very National. Its porch pillars are square and made of red bricks, with natural and harmonious colors; while the main hall is composed of four flower baskets with vertical columns corresponding to the flower pots on the railings, especially the outer edge of the corridor decorated with brackets, which is particularly stable. The architectural style of haitiantang structure is rare in Gulangyu, where foreign style buildings abound.

Highlights of Haitian Hall

Sea paradise, the most fashionable and exquisite old villas in Gulangyu Islet, is a new tourist attraction in Xiamen.

Built in 1921, haitiantang is one of the top ten villas on Gulangyu Island. It is a villa complex symmetrically arranged along the central axis. It was built on the original site of the concession foreigner Club purchased by Huang Xiuzhen, an overseas Chinese from the Philippines. The most distinctive feature of the middle building is that "the Palace is not like the palace, and the palace is not like the palace; the palace is not unusual, and the combination of Chinese and western is more beautiful." This is also unique in Gulangyu.

There are five old villas in haitiantang, three of which are now open to the public. Among them, No. 34 was originally developed into a Nanyang style cafe with great taste for visitors to experience leisure coffee time in the villas of old overseas Chinese, and now it is changed into xiaoxuetang · wormhole bookstore; No. 42 is developed as the performance center of Nanyin and puppet, the intangible cultural heritage of China; the first floor is the puppet performance center, and the performance of the puppet family is superb; No. 38, the main building with the most architectural characteristics, is the main building It has been developed as an architectural art museum of Gulangyu. It mainly displays the old villas and the little-known celebrities behind them, which is full of nostalgia. Visitors can also enjoy the rare Nanyin art performance of "Yuqian Qingqu".

As a model for the protection, development and reuse of historic buildings on Gulangyu, the haitiantang structure, which took two years and spent tens of millions to renovate, still retains its original architectural style and features, and has been endowed with rich cultural tourism functions inside. Friends at home and abroad are welcome to visit and taste the Chinese and Western architecture and culture on Gulangyu.

Old villa Cafe

Haitiantang old villa cafe is located at 38 Fujian road. At that time, it was the largest one in the upper concession of Gulangyu Island in 1896. It was also the site of the only foreigner club. The whole Cafe retains the European architectural style. Sitting in it, far away from the hustle and bustle of the city, enjoying the quietness left over by history, combined with modern jazz music, holding a cup of newly produced latte, exchanging each other's mood between the slight bitterness and fragrance of a cup of coffee. The worries of reality gradually go away, leaving only the leisure mood to accompany this afternoon. Time unconsciously slips away from your fingers, and you can improvise in your spare time Play the piano!

Gulangyu Islet

The 38 main building with the most architectural features is an antique palace building with a large roof, double eaves resting on the top of the mountain, and four corners winding up. It is now developed as an architectural art museum and art gallery on Gulangyu Island, displaying the old villas and the little-known celebrities behind them, which is full of nostalgia.

There are two main themes displayed in the Museum: the culture of the concession and the culture of the rich businessmen and celebrities. The 209 key historic buildings on Gulangyu and the nostalgic stories behind them are displayed by means of pictures and old objects. The top ten rich businessmen, top ten buildings and 13 consulates' culture in the concession are mainly displayed. The local celebrities and modern celebrities related to Gulangyu, such as Qiu Jin, a pioneer of democracy, Lu Xun, Lin Yutang, Ba Jin and Lu Xun, a famous chemist, are also displayed Jiaxi and others made an introduction one by one to provide a place for tourists to pay homage to relevant celebrities on Gulangyu.

Offer information

Medical workers and their immediate family members (holding household registration, marriage certificate, birth certificate and other relevant documents) enjoy: 1. Free transition. 2. The state-owned scenic spots and characteristic scenic spots (including Shuzhuang garden, sunlight rock, Haoyue garden, bagualou Organ Museum, lettering Museum, Gulangyu Museum of foreign cultural relics, haitiantanggou, China Records Museum) are free of charge; 3. Some family hotels are free of charge.

Traffic information

The scenic spot is located on Gulangyu Island. Check out how to get there

After arriving at Gulangyu, the piano pier on Gulangyu is ashore. Go straight along Longtou Road, turn left and go up the slope after passing McDonald's building. When you see the Catholic Church, turn left and go 30 meters.

Address: No.38, Fujian Road, Gulangyu, Siming District, Xiamen

Longitude: 118.07304431499

Latitude: 24.443106690563

Tel: 0592-2570510

Tour time: 1 hour

Traffic information: Ships

1. Route 1: XiaGu Ferry (round trip) ferry terminal to Gulangyu ferry terminal, 5:45-0:30 the next day, Gulangyu ferry terminal to ferry terminal, 5:30-0:00 the next day, cost: 8 yuan

2. Route 2: ring drum transition set ring drum tour transition in one. Along the Tu River, you can enjoy the scenery on both sides of the Lujiang River, enjoy the panoramic view of Gulangyu Island, a garden on the sea, and look at the islands such as xiaojinmen, Dadan and Erdan in the distance. When you admire the natural beauty, you hope that the motherland will be reunified as soon as possible. 7: Every 30 minutes from 40:00 to 17:00, and every 20 minutes on holidays. Cost: 15 yuan

From Gulangyu wharf to the island, go straight along Longtou Road, through Bank of China > Miss Zhao's shop > zhangsanfeng milk tea shop, to the fork of the road, from the entrance of zhangsanfeng to the small slope, turn left and go up the slope, through rose house > union chapel > Catholic Church, go straight along Fujian Road, and the right side of the road is the entrance of Haitian church.

Ticket information: adult ticket 88 yuan (including puppet show and Nanyin performance); children under 1.2 meters or under 6 years old (including 6 years old) and the elderly over 70 years old are free with valid certificates; children between 1.2 meters and 1.4 meters and students are half price with valid certificates.

Opening hours: 8:30-17:30

Chinese PinYin : Hai Tian Tang Gou