Treasured island - Gulangyu
2017-07-17
The historical international settlement of pedestrianonly Gulangyu Island, in the bay of Xiamen, was made a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site at the 41st United Nations World Heritage Committee meeting in Krakow, Poland on July 8.
Dutch court hears suit over stolen Buddha
2017-07-17
Plaintiffs from East China begin court case to retrieve an 11th-century golden statue of the Buddha that contains human remains.
Bookstore opens new page on island heritage
2017-07-17
Su Xiaodong calls his bookstore on Gulangyu Island a kind of wormhole.
Villagers demand name of disputed statue's new holder
2017-07-17
Plaintiffs from East China begin court case to retrieve an 11th-century golden statue of the Buddha that contains human remains.
Heritage sites exalt preservation spirit
2017-07-14
Hoh Xil and Gulangyu Island were included in the UNESCO World Heritage list, which means China now has 52 world heritage sites, second only to Italy's 53.
