Ainda Xiamen...
depois o meu guia diz:
"(...)and far more interesting, port city of Xiamen (formerly known in the west as Amoy). Caressed by sea breezes and threaded with attractive streets, Xiamen - called the "Garden on the Sea" by the Chinese - sticks out like a proud sore thumb when set against China´s predominantly grubby industrial townships.
On the map since the Song Dynasty, the port found prosperity under the Ming and became a hive of anti-Manchu resistance after the Qing dynasty took control of China.Led by Koxinga (Zheng Chenggong, the Ming rebels fought a losing war against the northern invaders and were ultimately expelled to Taiwan. The port was wooded by Europeans - Dutch, Portuguese and British - intent on opening it to trade, although they achieved only sporadic success until 1841 when it was forced open by the British during the Opium War. The offshore island of Gulangyu then became a foreign enclave complete with the full array of colonial trappings. Under Japanese occupation during World War II, Xiamen became disembarkation point for Nationalist troops under Chiang Kaishek as they fled to Taiwan (along with China's entire gold reserves) in the face of the Communist advance in 1949.(...) In 1980, Xiamen became a Special Economic Zone, benefiting from a raft of economic incentives and tax relief measures.(...)
Under a European spell, the island of Gulangyu across the channel is Xiamen's main attraction. A laid back, traffic-free, hilly island accessed by ferry (5min.)from Xiamen, the enclave is a museum piece of colonial architecture. The best way to take in the small island is to wander around its quiet lanes - aimless if you like as it's only 2sq km in area.(...)"
in Insight Guides - China, Discovery Channel, APA Publications, 2006
photography: "a view from Gulangyu Island over Xiamen" - Olga Tavares property
"(...)and far more interesting, port city of Xiamen (formerly known in the west as Amoy). Caressed by sea breezes and threaded with attractive streets, Xiamen - called the "Garden on the Sea" by the Chinese - sticks out like a proud sore thumb when set against China´s predominantly grubby industrial townships.
On the map since the Song Dynasty, the port found prosperity under the Ming and became a hive of anti-Manchu resistance after the Qing dynasty took control of China.Led by Koxinga (Zheng Chenggong, the Ming rebels fought a losing war against the northern invaders and were ultimately expelled to Taiwan. The port was wooded by Europeans - Dutch, Portuguese and British - intent on opening it to trade, although they achieved only sporadic success until 1841 when it was forced open by the British during the Opium War. The offshore island of Gulangyu then became a foreign enclave complete with the full array of colonial trappings. Under Japanese occupation during World War II, Xiamen became disembarkation point for Nationalist troops under Chiang Kaishek as they fled to Taiwan (along with China's entire gold reserves) in the face of the Communist advance in 1949.(...) In 1980, Xiamen became a Special Economic Zone, benefiting from a raft of economic incentives and tax relief measures.(...)
Under a European spell, the island of Gulangyu across the channel is Xiamen's main attraction. A laid back, traffic-free, hilly island accessed by ferry (5min.)from Xiamen, the enclave is a museum piece of colonial architecture. The best way to take in the small island is to wander around its quiet lanes - aimless if you like as it's only 2sq km in area.(...)"
in Insight Guides - China, Discovery Channel, APA Publications, 2006
photography: "a view from Gulangyu Island over Xiamen" - Olga Tavares property
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