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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.

Bookstore taps art potential of Gulangyu Island heritage

2017-07-13

Su Xiaodong owns a bookstore on Gulangyu Island and he has called it "wormhole".

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