We often get told that we are wrong about Kuliang’s name, and that it is Guling. We also get told that an old photo is of Kuliang, but is actually the other international settlement on Lushan in Jiangxi Province. Or…
Remembering a childhood on Kuliang – Milton Gardner and his friends
Milton Gardner cherished his childhood on Kuliang for the rest of his life. Milton Gardner, like so many children who summered on Kuliang with their families, loved his time on the mountain so much so that he remembered and talked…
Amy Oxley Wilkinson
The Blind School founded by Amy Oxley near the North Gate in Foochow (Fuzhou), where blind children were taught to use Braille (created by Ms. Oxley), life and vocational skills. The Foochow Blind Boys band that toured Foochow and the Commonwealth.…
Kuliang residents 1895
For a list of the residents in Kuliang in the summer of 1895, click here: Kuliang Residents 1895 – from Sketch of Kuliang
Mary Mann on the beauty of Kuliang – 1912
First visiting Kuliang in 1912, Miss Mary Mann wrote home about how beautiful Kuliang was. She said: “I believe this is the most beautiful spot I have yet seen on this old globe. Our Rocky Mountains are wonderful and almost…
Were there shops on the mountain one hundred years ago?
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…