[2025 Xiamen Restaurant] Travel Guide for Yeshi Fried Glutinous Pudding (Updated Oct)

Day 1 Highlights: 09:30 Arrive at Sanqiutian Pier 📍Address: No. 15 Lujiang Road, Siming District ✨Must-shoot: The Most Beautiful Corner (Same filming location as Jay Chou!) 🍡 Longtou Road Snack Recommendations: - Shen’s Rice Noodle Rolls (No. 57 Fujian Road) - The pinnacle of rice noodle rolls - Ye’s Mochi (Next to Huangjiadu Pier) - A delight for glutinous rice lovers - Lin’s Fish Balls (No. 54 Quanzhou Road) - Chewy, juicy, and absolutely amazing 🌇 17:30 Watch the sunset at Gangzaihou Beach 🌊 Beach cleaning hours: 6:00-18:30 📸 Photo tips: Wear a white long dress, the light is best one hour before sunset! 🍲 Dinner recommendation: "Lao Haiwu" 📍Address: No. 60 Guxin Road ⏰ Business hours: 11:00-21:30 ✨Must order: Seafood hotpot + Kinmen Kaoliang liquor, terrace view is amazing 🌅 Day 2 Highlights: 05:40 Watch the sunrise at Sunlight Rock 🎫 Ticket: 50 RMB/person (half price before 6:00 AM) ⏰ Opening hours: 5:30-18:00 💡 Suggestion: Bring a jacket + portable fill light 🎹 Piano Museum ⏰ Opening hours: 8:30-17:30 ✨Feature: 30 century-old antique pianos, hourly performances 🍻 Nightlife recommendations: "Chujia Garden Café" - English garden afternoon tea "Long Time No See Bar" - Live folk music performances ✨Top 5 Stunning Photo Spots: 1️⃣ The Most Beautiful Corner (Sanming Road x Guxin Road) - Red brick background + bougainvillea 2️⃣ Sunlight Rock Viewing Platform - Overlooking the whole island 3️⃣ Shuzhuang Garden Forty-four Bridge - Waves passing through the bridge, super dreamy 4️⃣ Former HSBC Building - Pure white arches, very Instagrammable 5️⃣ Sanqiutian Pier - Excellent spot for night aerial shots 🏨 Accommodation Area Recommendations: 1️⃣ Historic Style Area (Longtou Road) ✨Recommended B&B: Lijiazhuang Hotel 📍Address: No. 46 Guxin Road 💰Price: 600+ RMB/night 💡Feature: Century-old villa renovation, 3-minute walk to snack street 2️⃣ Mid-mountain Area (Jishan Road) ✨Representative: Youran Courtyard 📍Address: No. 31 Jishan Road 💰Price: 400-700 RMB/night 💡Feature: Quiet and artistic, you can hear piano sounds in the early morning 3️⃣ Haitanjiao Area ✨Representative: Nazhai Hotel 📍Address: No. 38 Anhai Road 💰Price: 800+ RMB/night 💡Feature: 180° sea view terrace, the view is stunning ⚠️ Warm Tips: • Ferry ticket change policy: One free change within 20 days • Island walking guide: Average 20,000 steps per day, wear sneakers! • Souvenir recommendation: Huang Yuantang Pineapple Cake (No. 92 Longtou Road) 🌊 Set your time to island mode, let the piano music and waves heal you~

🌊【A treasure island just 2 hours away by flight! The time magic of Gulangyu packs the sea breeze, piano melodies, and century-old stories into your pocket】🌊 Ladies! I declare—direct flight from Handan to Xiamen in 2 hours and 35 minutes, and you can dive headfirst into this treasure island rated as the "Garden on the Sea" by China National Geographic! Here, there’s no noisy traffic, only the whispers of stone paths and canvas shoes; no cookie-cutter trendy shops, every old villa hides letters from South Seas merchants, and every sea breeze carries the melody of a piano. Every three steps a scene, every five steps a story, even the cats around the corner have tales to tell!✨ 🌺 Must-visit! Gulangyu’s “Time-Space Folding Magic” 1. Sunlight Rock 🌅 Rush to the top at 6 a.m.! When the first ray of sunlight pierces through the branches of the century-old banyan tree, the whole island looks like it’s been sprinkled with gold foil—red roofs, blue sea, white sailboats, even the air feels romantically filtered. A little secret: the southeast corner viewing platform has the fewest people, perfect for stunning back shots! 2. Shuzhuang Garden: A Jiangnan Dream Hidden in the Waves This seaside garden features a brilliant design that “hides the sea within the garden”! Walk across the Nine-Bend Bridge and suddenly see waves crashing on the rocks; enter the artificial cave and look up to find the shimmering sea surface. Must-shoot spot: the floor-to-ceiling windows on the second floor of the Piano Museum, where sunlight dances on the keys through stained glass, full of artistic vibes! This 100-meter-long air-raid shelter is Gulangyu’s most mysterious “Easter egg.” The walls are covered with visitors’ graffiti and messages, from “We fell in love in 2015” to “Passed the postgraduate exam in 2023,” each stroke a mark of time. How to play: bring a marker and write down your wish; maybe you’ll see a reply when you come back next year~ 🍡 Taste of Gulangyu: From century-old shops to artsy cafes 1. Lin’s Fish Balls (No. 62 Longtou Road) Fish balls so bouncy they could dance! The outer skin is a mix of eel and shark meat, pounded together; the filling is pork and water chestnut, bursting with juice the moment you bite! Hidden tip: add a spoonful of chili oil and half a spoon of vinegar for a perfectly balanced spicy, sour, and fresh flavor that’s divine! 2. Ye’s Mochi (Mobile stall on Longtou Street) The island’s only “mobile intangible cultural heritage”! Grandpa and grandma hand-roll the mochi on the spot, wrapping glutinous rice skin around black sesame sugar powder, then rolling it in crushed peanuts. Soft, sweet, and not sticky to the teeth. Tips: cash only! Grandpa only accepts paper money, saying “old traditions must not be lost”~ 3. Chujiayuan Café (No. 15 Zhonghua Road) A “Green Wild Wonderland” hidden in a century-old villa! Push open the door to a courtyard covered in ivy, order a sea salt caramel latte and a slice of tiramisu, listen to vinyl records on the gramophone, and you might feel like you’ve traveled back to the Republic of China era. Bonus: the second-floor terrace offers shots of the church spire and waves in the same frame! 🚶‍♀️ Walking Guide: Explore Gulangyu in 24 hours → Rush to Sunlight Rock for sunrise → Descend and eat Lin’s Fish Balls + Shen’s Rice Rolls → Visit the Organ Museum (the world’s largest organ collection!) → Check in at the Pen Mountain Cave graffiti spot → Shoot Jiangnan-style photos at Shuzhuang Garden → Play in the water at Gangzai Back Beach (few people, beautiful scenery!) → Snack on Longtou Road: Ye’s Mochi, Huang Shengji Pork Jerky, Zhang Sanfeng Milk Tea → Hide in the Wormhole Bookstore (in Haitang Mansion villa, super air-conditioned!) → Listen to live performances at Bagua Building (new Organ Museum hall) → Visit Fanpo Building to see South Seas architecture (20 RMB entrance, worth it!) → Find an artsy shop to write postcards (recommend Class Three Year Two, the mailbox is an old school desk!) → Watch the sunset at Chujiayuan Café → Stroll through Longtou Road Night Market: grilled squid, tusun jelly, mango shaved ice → Listen to a street piano performance (randomly appears under some window!) ⚠️ Pitfall Guide: I’ve stepped on these traps for you! 1. Don’t buy “pearl necklaces”! Many stalls on Longtou Road use plastic beads as fakes; look for “state-owned old brands”! 2. Wear comfortable shoes! No cars on the island, all walking, averaging 20,000 steps a day! 3. Buy ferry tickets in advance! Use the “Xiamen Ferry+” WeChat official account, choose “Cruise Center → Sanqiutian Pier” (35 RMB round trip), avoid the “Tourist Pier” near Zhongshan Road! 4. Don’t trust “free guides”! Many are just taking you to shopping stores~ The magic of Gulangyu lies in how it slows down time. So slow you can hear stories seeping through the cracks of old villa walls, slow enough to count the waves hitting the rocks, slow enough to suddenly realize—travel is just placing your heart in another time and space. 📍 Address: No. 35-6 Huangyan Road, Gulangyu, Xiamen City

🎏Travel Route Sanqiutian Wharf→Most Beautiful Corner→Organ Art Center→Bagua Building→Fanpo Building→Clock Tower→Sunlight Rock→Longtou Road→Shuzhuang Garden→Dadeji Bathing Beach→Haoyue Garden→Return 🌈Watch the Sunset in the Evening: Watch the sunset at Dadeji Beach, the evening glow shines on the Twin Towers, making them sparkle, very beautiful! You can also watch the sunset directly on the return boat. 📍Core Attractions of Gulangyu ✔︎Shuzhuang Garden✔︎Haoyue Garden✔︎Sunlight Rock✔︎Organ Art Center✔︎Dadeji Bathing Beach ✔︎Attraction Tickets: Xiamen Gulangyu Cultural Tourism Center 🛳Gulangyu Ferry Tickets ✔︎Little🍊Tip: Meet Xiamen on the island ✔︎It is recommended to depart from Xiamen Ferry Terminal and arrive at Sanqiutian (More frequent trips, cheaper tickets) ✔︎Ferry tickets include round trip, valid for 20 days, ordinary tickets for 35r are fine ⚠️Notes ✔︎Gulangyu has good ecology and many mosquitoes, remember to bring mosquito repellent ✔︎It is very hot at noon, go directly to McDonald's for air conditioning 🔥Xiamen Food 🟡Food near Sanqiutian on the island: 🍡Snack Recommendations 1️⃣Shen's Minnan Rice Noodles Shen's Minnan Rice Noodles has a century-old history on Gulangyu, the soup is salty, the rice noodle skin is very elastic, can't say what's amazing, but you won't leave any soup or green onions in the bowl.🫔 Add: No. 57 Fujian Road Business Hours: 07:30-22:00 · 2️⃣Ye's Mochi (Gulangyu Store) Traditional Minnan flavor, black sesame + crushed peanuts + white sugar, if you like this sticky texture, choose this one! Add: No. 145 Longtou Road Business Hours: 10:00-19:00 · 🍲Main Course Recommendations 1️⃣Lin Sixi·Minnan Family Cuisine (Gulangyu Store) Always on the must-eat list! The real voice of the people~ There are often queues during meal times, it is recommended to go a little earlier, you must eat once to feel that "life is worth it".🦪 Add: No. 300 Longtou Road, Gulangyu Business Hours: 11:00-14:30, 17:00-21:00 · 2️⃣Xicuo·Seafood Canteen Stable quality, no bad dishes so far, and the price is reasonable. Unlimited tea refills, after walking around the island, come to Xicuo for a pot of iced lemon tea, and then have a seafood meal, really satisfying~🍤 Add: No. 65 Zhonghua Road, Gulangyu (connected to Longtou Road) Business Hours: 10:30-21:00 · 3️⃣Qizao (Longtou Road Store) The restaurant's dishes combine traditional Xiamen flavors, the owner can talk about Minnan local dishes, obviously very knowledgeable about food.🍛 Add: No. 8-120 Longtou Road Business Hours: 11:00-15:00, 15:00-21:00 ·