Xiamen Gulangyu Piano Museum

Introduction to Xiamen Gulangyu Piano Museum

Located in the Hall of Roaring Tides in Shuzhuang Garden, the Piano Museum covers an area of nearly 1,000 square meters. Xiamen Gulangyu Piano Museum is the only museum in China displaying various kinds of antique pianos from different countries in the world. 

All the pianos in the museum were donated by Hu Youyi, a collector of pianos who is a native of Gulangyu Island and now insides in Australia, including nearly 100 precious pianos and over 60 ancient piano lamps collected by Mr. Hu in his life. 

In the Piano Museum, tourists can find the “Steinway” piano of the United States and the “Basendorfer” piano of Austria, both produced in the first half of the 19th century, the precious gilded piano, and the oldest hand-operated piano. In particular, in the center of the big hall there are two pianos, which have the patterns of flowers and birds with Chinese classical flavor meticulously and beautiful pieced together with wood. 

Musicians play the piano once every half an hour in the museum. While enjoying the melodious piano music in the kingdom of pianos, tourists will be immersed in the musical atmosphere of the Music Islet.

Location

Gulangyu Island, Xiamen

Main Sights

Shuzhuang Garden, Gulangyu Piano Museum

Travel Information

Admission:  Shuzhuang Garden& Gulangyu Piano Museum: 30 Yuan/person

Opening Hours:6:00AM~9:30PM

Transportation 

1. Tourist may get on a ferryboat at the wharf to go to Gulangyu Island. Ferryboat: 7:00AM-7:00PM, once every 10 minutes, and once every 15 minutes for the other period of time.
2. A round trip tickets costs 8 yuan; and charged on the backway.
3. Tourists can go to the ferry by public bus No. 2, 3, 4, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 23, 25, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 44, 50, 66, 67 and 85.

Travel Tips 

1. Avoid visiting during school holidays and Golden Week in October as there will be large numbers of local tourists.

2.Tel: (0592)2060238