These are some advertisements from periodicals and the local handbook for members of the Kuliang Association from about 100 years ago. They tell the story of what people could purchase up on the mountain and what was popular. General Stores sold fresh…
Recipe for Magic Caramel Candy using Sweetened Condensed Milk
We know that the foreigners on Kuliang had chocolate because there were ads for it in newsletters at the time. Chocolate was especially handy in the colder months, because it has properties that keep you warm. In fact, my daughters…
What did people do on Kuliang 100 years ago?
Maybe the first question is – what were foreigners doing in Fuzhou (Foochow) one hundred years ago? Many worked during the year in Fuzhou as missionaries, and were running schools in the city as well as further out in the countryside,…
Kuliang Old Street’s Historical Working Post Office
The post office was such a wonderful addition to the summer community, who longed to hear from their families at home. Letters took weeks to make the trip home, since they had to travel by ship. Then the response would…
Milton Gardiner’s story – how a postmark made the difference
Below are some postmarks on letters with the “Kuliang” stamp on them. It was from a post mark that Mrs. Gardner found out where her husband’s beloved boyhood home was in China. Who are the Gardners? What do they have…
Kuliang Old Street
Kuliang Old Street is in the historical part of the Guling Scenic Area, and was the “center of town” for the summer foreign residents who lived on the mountain when the weather was too hot and humid in Fuzhou City.…