'Melting pot' island showcases culture

New museums on way as projects aim for UN heritage site status

Old consulates and a former Protestant hospital on Gulangyu Island - a tourism magnet in Xiamen, Fujian province - will be turned into museums to help the area qualify for UNESCO World Heritage Site status.

The former British consulate, the site of several fast food restaurants in the 1990s before becoming home to the Gulangyu Management Committee in 2003, is now being turned into a history museum.