Gulangyu
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Etymology[edit]
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 鼓浪嶼/鼓浪屿 (Gǔlàngyǔ).
Proper noun[edit]
Gulangyu
- An island in Xiamen, Fujian, China.
- 2017 July 6, Steven Lee Myers, “China Is Challenged on Bid for Unesco Heritage Status in Tibetan Area”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 06 July 2017, Asia Pacific[2]:
- 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.