5 free museums in Xiamen

The most complicated piano in the world with more than 100,000 parts is displayed at the Piano Museum in Gulangyu Island. 

Piano Museum on Gulangyu Island

Gulangyu Island, listed as a world cultural heritage site last year, is also dubbed the Island of Pianos because more than 100 musical families once lived in the 1.87-square kilometer area.

The Piano Museum exhibits more than 40 old pianos donated by Hu Youyi, a renowned pianist and patriotic overseas Chinese, including a gilded piano, a piano with four corners, the earliest one in the world, and a mechanical piano operated by pumping pedals.

Admiring these antique instruments while listening to their beautiful sound is quite an experience, with a piano performance being staged at a fixed time every day.

Opening hours: 8:15 am – 5:45 pm

Address: No 7, Ganghou Road, Siming district, Xiamen