Overview the sea of clouds on the Sunlight Rock

Xiamen people said, "One do not up the Sunlight Rock is not to Xiamen." There is a temple named “Sun Temple” along the hill in the park, behind which there is a stone steps up the mountain. And there is a stone tablet engraved with some Chinese words on it. Sunlight Rock is the best beauty spot of Gulangyu Islet, including the Sunlight Rock and the Piano Park two parts. A diameter of more than forty meters of rock on the summit of Sunlight Rock is the symbol of Xiamen.

Stacked strange rocks, natural caves, lapping waves, and verdant trees and flowers, all of these were presenting a tropical romance atmosphere. There are many wonderful types of scenery, as well as lots of stone inscriptions from ancient scholars.

On the top of Sunlight Rock there was a round desk, standing on the peak, we could overlook the beautiful scenery of Xiamen and Gulangyu Islet. Among the vast sea of clouds, there is a large bear, small bear islands. A cable car under the Sunlight Rock connected the Sunlight Rock and the Piano Park.

Sunlight Rock is the leading attractions of Gulangyu Islet.

There is a temple, known as “Sunlight Temple”.

Sunlight Rock Temple, commonly known as “a tile”, is a natural cave, with a stone as its roof.

Sunlight Rock Temple was repeatedly destroyed but repeated construction. In the wen years, people built Yuan Ming Temple to worship Maitreya, and built an octagonal pavilion in front of the temple, hanging “Sunlight Temple” plaque.


It is said that whenever the sun rises, the rays shone through the Temple and the whole Temple will bright up immediately. 

Longtou (Dragon Head) Village (Cottage)
Climb the mountain alone these stone steps.


Ancient Summer Cave is a very unique cave, cliffs at both sides prop the granite boulder that seems fall from the sky, giving a sense of relentless, very dangerous. The cave is bright and dry, and the air in the hole is also very cool and fresh.

Sunlight Rock is also known as Longtou (Dragon Head) Hill, and face to the Hutou Mountain in Xiamen.



Climbed up the Sunlight Rock, you can pick the cloud and hold it in the arms.

So everyone climb up the hill. 

Overlooking on the top of Sunlight Rock, you can see the cloud going away, but there is still a vast sea under the eyes.

Today, there are trails up to the summit of Sunlight Rock.



The wave of Gulangyu Islet rolls day after day.

Overlook on the summit on the Sunlight Rock.

Gulangyu Islet appear indistinctly in the green trees.


You can see almost the whole Xiamen on the peak.



The girl was selling the cold drink.

the ancient fort


View the Sunlight Rock from the Piano Park.

The cable car connects the Sunlight Rock and the Piano Park.





March 30, 2011, the State Council of China passed a resolution, that is, since 2011, May 19 is the day as “China Tourism Day”.


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