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Gulangyu, separated from Xiamen by the 500-metre-wide Egret River 　　Overlapping peaks foil the blue water, white clouds, green trees and bright flowers. The air in the islet is fresh. The entire place is free from any sorts of vehicles and is particularly quiet. All these render an atmosphere of a fairyland. 　　The roar of the waves breaks on the rocks. Impressive melodies surrounding and lingering on this island make famous for its piano-laden past. As a place of residence for Westerners during Xiamens colonial past, Gulangyu is famous for its architecture and for being home to Chinas largest piano museum. It is known as the piano island because people here love the piano. As early as 1913, students in schools run by foreigners started learning the piano. The enthusiasm for music later spread to more ordinary people on the island. Many piano families have since then come into being and produced accomplished musicians. And the number of the pianos possessed is in the leading place in the nation, though there is only a population of 20,000 people. 　　No tourist can afford to miss one attraction located on the island —— the nations largest piano museum. Divided into two exhibition halls, the museum guides visitors through a vivid history of the instrument with displays and illustrations. All different types of pianos such as miniature pianos, automatic pianos, accordion pianos and round-shaped pianos, are on display. 　　The architecture in the islet varies greatly in style, Chinese and foreign. Thus the islet has a laudatory title the World Architecture 　　Today, Gulangyu is listed as one of the nations major scenic spots. The main sites of interest here include the Sunlit Rock, Shuzhuang Park, Gangzihou Bathing 鼓浪屿旅游区简介 鼓浪屿是位于厦门西南隅的一个小岛，面积仅1.78平方公里，素以“海上花园”的美称享誉中外，是国家级重点风景名胜区。它四面环海，绿色葱茏。环境优美，风光秀丽。它还是全国独一无二的“步行岛”，岛上空气清新，没有车马的喧嚣，却时闻琴声悠扬。岛上居民多喜爱钢琴和小提琴，很多中国著名的音乐家都出生于此，故又有“琴岛”和“音乐之岛”的雅称。 主要景点介绍 日光岩 日光岩俗称“晃岩”，位于鼓浪屿中部偏南的龙头山顶端，海拔92.68米，为鼓浪屿最高峰。岩顶筑有圆台，站立峰巅，凭栏远眺，厦鼓风光尽收眼底，山中峰腰怪石嶙峋