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Xiamen, also known as Ludao, is a beautiful seaport city in the southeast of China. Backed by Zhangzhou and Quanzhou, facing Jinmen, facing Taiwan Province Province and Penghu Islands across the sea. Xiamen consists of Xiamen Island, Gulangyu Island, the coastal area on the north bank of Jiulong River and nearby islands, sea areas and Tongan County, and governs Kaiyuan District, Siming District, Gulangyu Island, Huli District, jimei district, Xinglin District and Tongan County, with a total area of 1.5 1.6 square kilometers and a total population of about 1.25.

Xiamen's administrative system began in the Song Dynasty, and it has always been an important port for foreign trade in the southeast coast of China. Xiamen is also a famous hometown of overseas Chinese. At present, there are 350,000 overseas Chinese from Xiamen, and more than 200,000 returned overseas Chinese and their relatives in Xiamen. At the same time, Xiamen and Taiwan Province Province are closely related in geography and blood, and their languages and customs are similar.

Xiamen has a mild climate and abundant rainfall, belonging to a maritime climate. It's hot here in summer, and it's usually above 30℃ in July and August. The temperature in winter is often lower than10℃; The annual average temperature is 265438 0℃. The sunshine is long and sunny, so Xiamen is full of flowers and trees all year round.

Except for the typhoon season in August, the boats at the seaside have stopped, and you can't enjoy the beautiful sea view. It's good to travel to Xiamen at other times. A thin sweater and a coat are enough in autumn and winter. If the wind is strong at the seaside, you can add an extra dress appropriately.

urban communications

At present, there are more than 50 bus lines and nearly 300 stops in Xiamen, forming a crisscross bus network. The service hours of urban bus lines are from 6 am to 0 pm 1 1 point. This kind of bus stops at the station and does not implement the beckoning parking system. There are two ways to sell tickets for Xiamen bus or double-decker bus. One way is to get on the bus, regardless of distance, and implement a unified one-vote system.

Small passenger cars (minibuses) have independent bus stops, with the names of the start-stop stations in front and the yellow body. When they stop at the station, they don't implement the system of waving halfway.

There are many taxis in Xiamen, ranging from noisy commercial areas to remote and quiet residential areas. All taxi bodies in Xiamen are purple with silver on the top and purple on the bottom, which is the uniform body color of operating taxis stipulated by the government traffic management department, and is set up to facilitate tourists to identify and strengthen traffic system management. There are two ways to charge for taking a taxi in Xiamen: the starting price of ordinary cars of ordinary grades and brands is 7.00 yuan, and the additional charge is 1 yuan per kilometer after three kilometers; Slightly better brand cars, such as Santana, Hongqi and other high-end cars, start at 8.00 yuan. After three kilometers, add 2 yuan every kilometer. Passengers can pay the fare according to the figures displayed on the meter.

Intercity traffic

Xiamen has convenient transportation and was once one of the five largest trading ports in China in history. After more than 40 years of construction, a relatively perfect three-dimensional traffic network has been formed.

Aviation: Xiamen Gao Qi International Airport is located in the northeast of Xiamen Island, which is12km away from the urban area. It is a national second-class trunk airport. Gao Qi Airport has opened 53 domestic routes, with more than 320 outbound flights every week, with an annual tourist throughput of 3.488 million passengers and a cargo and mail throughput of 78,000 tons. It is one of the main aviation drivers in East China. Domestic routes opened by Xiamen include: Xiamen to Anqing, Beijing, Changchun, Changsha, Changzhou, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Guilin, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Harbin and Shenzhen. Bus No.27 runs every half hour from Xiamen Gao Qi International Airport to the downtown ferry, and the fare is 1 yuan.

Railway and Highway: Xiamen Gaoji Haiti 1955 was completed, and the yingtan-Xiamen railway was opened to traffic. Xiamen Station is the terminal of yingtan-xiamen railway. Xiamen can reach 22 cities and counties in Fuzhou, Sanming, Zhangzhou and Longyan. Yingtan City can directly reach Shanghai, Hangzhou, Nanchang, Hefei, Nanjing and other capital cities. Xiamen has become a distribution center for passengers and goods in southern Fujian and Chaoshan areas of Guangdong, as well as a distribution center for import and export materials and domestic and foreign tourists from all provinces and cities across the country through Xiamen Port. In order to meet the needs of the construction and development of special economic zones, the railway department not only expanded Xiamen Station and its supporting equipment, but also completed the electrification transformation of yingtan-Xiamen Railway 1993 on February 26th, which greatly increased the railway transportation volume.

Long-distance passenger transport: A new multi-level and multi-channel pattern involving all people, collectives, individuals and foreign-funded enterprises has emerged in Xiamen's road transport. Highway transportation extends in all directions, and automobile transportation can not only reach all parts of the province directly, but also reach Wenzhou, Zhejiang in the north and Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Zhuhai, Shantou and Guangdong in Hong Kong in the south. There are direct buses to Shanghai, Nanjing, Hefei, Fuzhou, Nanchang and yingtan.

Port traffic: With the continuous improvement of port traffic facilities and port infrastructure in Xiamen Special Economic Zone, the sea and river passenger and cargo transportation system centered on Xiamen Port has gradually taken shape, and coastal shipping has shown a scene of a hundred schools of thought contending. After Xiamen became a special zone, the regular ferry service from Xiamen to Hong Kong resumed. The passenger ship Jimei departs from Xiamen Port every Wednesday 17:00 and returns from Hong Kong at around 8:30 on Wednesday morning.

★ Gulangyu Island: across the Lujiang River from Xiamen, with an area of 1.77 square kilometers. You can walk on the island for over an hour. The island is shaded by trees, full of flowers, and looks like a park everywhere, so it has the reputation of "garden on the sea". Gulangyu was called Yuanzhouzai in ancient times, and was renamed as "Gulangyu" in the Ming Dynasty because the reef hole on the southwest coast was hit by waves and drummed. The island is well preserved, with many Chinese and foreign buildings of various architectural styles, and has the reputation of "World Architecture Expo". Now, Gulangyu Island is listed as a national key scenic spot. The main tourist attractions on the island are: Sunlight Rock, Xinzhuang Garden, Hao Yue Garden and Zheng Chenggong Memorial Hall.

Admission: 60 yuan (including Sunlight Rock, Zheng Chenggong Memorial Hall, Bird Garden, Cableway), telescope tour in 2 yuan.

★ Sunlight Rock: commonly known as "Huangyan", it is a boulder with a diameter of more than 40 meters. It is independent of the top of Longtou Mountain in south-central Gulangyu Island, with an altitude of 92.68 meters, which is the highest point on the island. According to legend, in the fourth year of Shunzhi in Qing Dynasty (1647), I came to the foot of Huangyan and saw that the scenery here was far better than that of Japan's Nikko Mountain, so I took the word "yellow" apart and called it "Nikko Rock", and the Lotus Temple on the mountainside was also called "Nikko Temple". Climbing to the top of Sunlight Rock, in the ups and downs, you can have a panoramic view of beautiful landscapes and islands such as Dadan and Erdan. The cliff under the rock is engraved with the inscription "Gulangyu Cave" written by Ding in the Wanli period of Ming Dynasty (1573) and "Lujiang No.1" written by Jin Shilin in the light-year period of Qing Dynasty (1821-850), and it is also engraved with four years of the Republic of China.

Traffic Guide: Take the ferry from Zhongshan Road Ferry Station on Lujiang Road to Gulangyu Island, climb the rock and walk to Sunlight Rock 10 minutes or more.

★ Zheng Chenggong Memorial Hall: There is a magnificent red brick building under Sunlight Rock. Above the main entrance downstairs, a black painted gold plaque inscribed by Comrade Guo Moruo is hung. The memorial hall is surrounded by mountains and seas, with lush trees and lush flowers and trees. The antique phoenix tree, magnolia tree and palm tree stand out from the crowd, setting off the pious and solemn atmosphere in the memorial hall.

★ Xinzhuang Garden: It is a unique garden building, located at the southwest corner of Gulangyu Island and the seaside at the south foot of Sunlight Rock. Xinzhuang Garden covers an area of less than 10 mu. It is surrounded by mountains and faces the sea. The garden is built on the sea, and the sea is in the garden. The garden is decorated with the sea, and the garden extends by the sea. The garden blends with the sea. Lin Erjia, the owner of the garden, named the garden after the homonym of his uncle Zang. 1956, the Lin family dedicated the village to the country and converted it into a park. The bronze statue of the master now stands in the garden.

Admission: 30 yuan.

Transportation: Take the ferry to Gulangyu Guanhaiyuan Pier and walk for a few minutes.

★ Bird Garden: Qinyuan, located in the southwest of Sunguangyan, covers an area of nearly 7,000 square meters. The whole bird garden pays attention to artistic modeling and highlights bird performances. It is a large bird-watching garden integrating training, performance and popular science. The garden is covered by a giant net with a center height of more than 30 meters. There are more than 100 species of birds in the park, including more than a dozen national first-class and second-class protected birds.

★ Hao Yueyuan: Located at the southeast end of Gulangyu Island, it is one of the main tourist attractions of Gulangyu Island. 1982, the Fujian provincial people's government decided to build a statue of Zheng Chenggong in Xiamen to commemorate the 320th anniversary of the national hero Zheng Chenggong's expulsion of the Dutch invaders and the recovery of Taiwan Province province. After three years of preparation and construction, it was completed on 1985. In the next two years, the surrounding memorial gardens were also completed one after another, and Chinese and foreign tourists began to receive them at 1987. Hao Yueyuan is taken from Zheng Chenggong's poem "I miss you so much that I can't sleep, and the bright moon shines through the curtain", which is intended to express my reverence for national heroes and deep thoughts for Taiwan compatriots. Hao Yueyuan is built by the mountains and rivers, covering an area of 65,438 0.97 hectares. The architecture in the park is exquisite and gorgeous, absorbing the architectural style of Ming Dynasty. All kinds of plants are scattered and evenly distributed, which complement each other with the sea, sky and mountains, forming a beautiful and spectacular natural picture scroll.

Tickets: 15 yuan

Transportation: It takes about 5 minutes to walk to the left from the ferry pier on the island to enter the park.

★ Wanshiyan: Located in the south of Shiwan Reservoir, there are stones everywhere, overlapping in size, some as dangerous as eggs, some as stable as Mount Tai, and the most interesting ones are "Elephant Trunk Peak" and "Stone Laughter". Shiwan Temple on the Rock was built in the Tang Dynasty and expanded during the reign of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty. It was rebuilt by Master Huiquan in the Republic of China and later rebuilt by Master Hongchuan in Singapore. 1984. From the left side of the main hall, there is a cave door, and there is a "listening stone" next to the Huiquan Master Memorial Hall. On the stone, the ancient banyan has roots and dragons, born in flat stone. Whenever the breeze blows, you can hear the rustling when you put your ear to the stone.

Tickets: 40 yuan

Transportation: 17, 87 can be reached.

★ Nanputuo Temple: Located at the foot of Wulong Peak in the southeast of Xiamen, 3 kilometers away from the city center, it is a famous ancient temple in southern Fujian. The temple is mainly dedicated to Guanyin, which is called Nanputuo Temple because it is located at the southern foot of Putuo Mountain, a Buddhist holy place in China. Nanputuo Temple was founded in the Tang Dynasty. In the 23rd year of Emperor Kangxi of Qing Dynasty (1684), the Jinghai was rebuilt in Shilang, covering an area of more than 30,000 square meters. There are many inscriptions around the temple. Famous stone inscriptions by Changdi and Shen Yourong in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Qianlong Imperial Monument. The cliff behind the temple is engraved with the word "Buddha", which is 10 foot high and 10 foot wide. Five peaks stand behind the temple, with pines and bamboos and strange rocks and valleys. It is called "Five Old Lingxiao" and is one of the eight scenic spots in Xiamen. Climbing into the distance, you can see mountains, rivers and waves.

Admission: 3 yuan (admission to the temple is required, but admission is not required).

Transportation: Bus 17.

★ Hu Lishan Fort: Located in Xiamen Port in the southern suburbs of Xiamen, the fort was built in the 17th year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty, covering an area of 65,438+10,000 square meters, and it is an important coastal defense place in China. The wall of Fort Hu Lishan is made of glutinous rice, lime and sand, which is very strong. The whole fortress consists of A Qing Barracks, a tunnel and a two-story command building, forming a semi-bunker-style city. Two cannons purchased from Germany and manufactured by Krupp Arsenal are mounted on two gun mounts.

Tickets: 25 yuan.

Transportation: Take bus Luchi 2.

★ Jimei: Located in the north of Xiamen, about17km away from the urban area, with an area of 2.83km2, it is the hometown of patriotic overseas Chinese Mr. Chen Jiageng. Jimei Town has the famous Jimei School Village, Chen Jiageng's former residence, Aoyuan and Gaoji seawall, with a length of 2212m. It is a famous cultural and educational area and hometown of overseas Chinese at home and abroad, and also a scenic tourist attraction.

Transportation: The Jimei School Village is just across Xiamen Bridge from Xiamen Island by car.

★ Chen Jiageng's former residence: located in Jiageng Road, Jimei Town, it is a low light gray two-story building with cypresses and orange flowers in the courtyard. The first floor is now the seat of Jimei School Council, the second floor displays Mr. Chen Jiageng's relics, and the west wing of the second floor is the office. The former residence is intact for people to visit and mourn, and the life story of Mr. Chen Jiageng is displayed on the west side of the former residence.

★ Olympic Garden: 1950, Mr. Chen Jiageng built the Olympic Garden in the former site of the Olympic Palace. In the center of the park stands the Jimei Liberation Monument, which is 28 meters high and inscribed by Mao Zedong. On the back of the monument is an inscription by Chen Jiageng. The base of the monument has two floors, eight floors at the bottom and three floors at the top, symbolizing the eight-year war of resistance and the three-year war of liberation, in order to show future generations that victory is hard-won. The base circle is composed of blue stone carvings and finely carved reliefs, which embodies the exquisite skills and unique style of Minnan stone carvings and is a natural history.

Tickets: 10 yuan

Transportation: Walk past Jimei School Village, and Aoyuan is next to Jimei Middle School.

Native products: peanut crisp, longan, Qi Diao, olives, amphioxus, Xiamen medicinal liquor, Xiamen bead embroidery, pies, mushroom meat, etc.

There are many department stores and boutiques in Xiamen, and the goods from all over the world are dazzling and beautiful. The main shopping blocks are Zhongshan Road bustling business district, Gulangyu Longtou Road Commercial Street, Xiahe Road Commercial Street and Bailuzhou Shopping and Entertainment Center.

Zhongshan Road: It is a traditional bustling business district in Xiamen. There are large commercial shopping centers, such as Hualian Department Store and First Department Store, as well as various retail stores. Zhongshan Road is characterized by many shopping spots, complete goods, reasonable prices and constant tourists all day.

Longtou Road, Gulangyu Island: It is the main commercial street of Gulangyu Island. There are many handicraft shops and calligraphy and painting shops on both sides of Longtou Road, including local handicrafts such as bead embroidery, lacquer line carving, colored ties, colored plastics and colored porcelain. , and antiques, jade, calligraphy and painting, porcelain from all over the country. In addition, there are many dry goods shops in the south to meet the needs of friends in the north.

Xiahe Road: It is a new prosperous commercial street in Xiamen. Xiamen has two largest commercial shopping centers. One is the Friendship Commercial Building at the eastern end of Xiahe Road, opposite the railway station, and the other is the Lijing Commercial Building in the western section. The commercial building has high-grade goods, large business area and complete goods, which is enough for customers to choose carefully.

Xiamen's unique climate and geographical environment have created favorable conditions for "eating in Xiamen". Xiamen is rich in seafood all year round, with a wide variety and excellent quality. There are many fruits and vegetables in Xiamen all year round. In addition to imported fruits and vegetables, there are dozens of varieties such as longan, litchi, banana, pineapple, papaya, carambola, citrus, watermelon, mango, peach, loquat and sugarcane.

Fujian cuisine is one of the eight major cuisines in China (Beijing, Shandong, Sichuan, Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangsu, Hunan and Anhui), which inherits the fine tradition of China cooking art and has strong southern characteristics. Fujian cuisine is mainly composed of Fuzhou cuisine, Xiamen cuisine, Zhangzhou cuisine and Quanzhou cuisine, especially Fuzhou cuisine and Xiamen cuisine.

Famous dishes in Xiamen: Xiamen cuisine is mainly of Minnan flavor, with both Taiwan Province and Chaoshan flavors. Taking steaming, frying, frying and frying as the main means, he is good at cooking seafood with a unique flavor of clear, fresh, light, crisp and slightly spicy. Famous banquet dishes in Xiamen include snowflake chicken, bumper harvest of five grains, hoofed flowers, stewed fish, fried yellow croaker, raw red crab, fried squid flowers and so on. For dessert, there are lotus leaf eight-treasure rice and sugar roasted chestnuts, and for home cooking, there are boiled chicken and braised yellow crab.

Flavor snacks: There are more than 200 kinds of flavor snacks in Xiamen, which have a long-standing reputation. Apart from the "Three Treasures of Xiamen": pork breast, minced meat and pies, there are also salty roasted meat dumplings, fish ball soup, shrimp noodles, pancakes, taro buns, oyster fried dumplings, leek boxes, frozen bamboo shoots, satay noodles, fried onions and fried fruits, peanut soup and jiaozi soup.

Vegetarianism: Vegetarianism in Nanputuo Temple "Vegetarian Pavilion" follows the traditional tenet of Buddhist diet, and insists on vegetarianism, vegetarian production and vegetarian name. Vegetarian dishes in Nanputuo are made of vegetable oil, flour, beans, vegetables, mushrooms, fungus and fruits. After careful preparation by the chef, each dish has a different taste and a different theme. Its ingenious dishes are pure in texture, that is, they pay attention to color, fragrance and taste, as well as shape, spirit and cuisine, which attracts many tourists at home and abroad.

Local custom

Xiamen is located in southern Fujian, with a long history of Minnan culture and many unique customs, especially on holidays. In addition to the traditional festivals in China, such as Lunar New Year, Lantern Festival, going to the streets, dancing dragons and lions, there is also a sacrifice to heaven on the ninth day of the first month in Xiamen, an outing to sweep graves in Tomb-Sweeping Day (the grave-sweeping activities in southern China reflect the ancient people's cultural psychology of being cautious in pursuing the distance), eating zongzi to catch ducks on the Dragon Boat Festival, and making cakes on the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15.

Xiamen has many charming beaches. The longest and best beach is in Huangcuo, where there are 5 kilometers long and 100 meters wide beaches and windbreaks. It's a pity not to go swimming in Xiamen in midsummer. In addition to the beaches around Gulangyu Island, there are also beaches in Huangcuo, Zeng Cuo An Village and Xiamen University on Xiamen Island. At high tide, these beaches are always crowded with swimmers. If you want to appreciate the customs of the sea, you can rent windsurfing, water skateboarding, motorboats and sailboats. Experience endless fun for yourself. If you have enough time, you can rent a small wooden boat, stay away from the hustle and bustle of the city, and go fishing in the endless sea, as if you were in a paradise.

1. Yu Lang block has strict regulations. In addition to the battery car around the island, no other motor vehicles are allowed to go to the island. Walking on the island will not be disturbed, it is very quiet.

2. If you want to visit all the scenic spots in Gulangyu Scenic Area, it is estimated that you need about 160 yuan. However, it is more affordable to buy a coupon (80).

Xiamen is a national health city. The local government imposes heavier penalties on littering and damaging the cleanliness of the city. In addition, smoking is prohibited in public places and offenders will be punished. Be sure to pay attention when you arrive in Xiamen.

There are a lot of seafood in Xiamen, but most of them are seven or two scales (so are fruit sellers on the street).

1 Hao Yueyuan-Lu Manor-Riguangyan-Xiamen Museum-Xiamen Underwater World

It takes about 10 minutes by ferry to Gulangyu in the morning, and the round-trip fare is 3 yuan. It takes about 10 minutes to walk to Hao Yue Garden (ticket to 25 yuan, 2 hours to visit), 15 minutes to walk from Hao Yue Garden (ticket to 20 yuan, 2 hours to visit), and then only 10 minutes. The tour time is about 3 hours), then you can go to Xiamen Museum (ticket 15 yuan) and Xiamen Underwater World (ticket 70 yuan), and you can eat seafood noodles, clams and sea melon seeds at the food stalls on the island for lunch.

The next day Jimei Xue Cun-Aerospace City-Yanping Old Base-Guilaitang (former residence of Mr. Chen Jiageng)

Take the 18 tourist shuttle bus and get off at Jimei Xue Cun. You can walk a few steps to the Space City (tickets 10 yuan, the city tour time is about 40 minutes). Then you can walk 15 minutes to Yanping Ancient Base, visit it for half an hour, and visit the Home Returning Hall (Chen Jiageng's former residence). Lunch can be settled in Jimei School Village.

Day 3 Nanputuo Temple-Xiamen University-Hu Lishan Fort-Wanshiyan

In the morning, take the 17 bus to Nanputuo Temple to burn incense, walk around the temple and eat bowls of vegetarian noodles; Then go to the Buddhist College near the main entrance of the temple. Then walk to Xiamen University and stay in this famous coastal school for half a day. There are many food stalls in front of Xiamen, so you can try them. After that, you can walk to the nearby Huli Mountain Fort. If there is still time, go to Wanshiyan again.