February 20, 2001

Gazing across the straits, in Gulangyu

Gulangyu is an island off Xiamen. This place used to be home to Europeans, so the island has western-style houses. The most striking thing was the PLA (Chinese Army) marching every day. Across the straits are some islands currently controlled by Taiwan.

China Xiamen

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