Introduction to Xiamen’s tourist attractions 6 Introduction to Xiamen’s tourist attractions

Introduction to Xiamen tourist attractions

1. Gulangyu Island

Gulangyu Island was officially approved as a national 5A tourist attraction on May 8, 2007. It was selected as "the first of the five most beautiful urban areas in China" by National Geographic magazine and is known as the "Garden on the Sea". Many buildings with Chinese and foreign architectural styles are well preserved on the island, and it is known as the "Architectural Exposition of All Nations". The residents on the island love music and have a high density of pianos, so it is praised as the Island of Pianos. The main tourist attractions include: Sunlight Rock, Shuzhuang Garden, Bathing Beach, Zheng Chenggong Memorial Hall, etc. Millions of Chinese and foreign tourists come here every year for sightseeing. On July 8, 2017, "Gulangyu: Historic International Community" was included in the World Heritage List, becoming China's 52nd World Heritage.

2. Nanputuo Temple was built in the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties, and was originally called Sizhou Yuan. Monk Wen Cui in the Northern Song Dynasty renamed it Wuwuyan. Yuan waste. It was rebuilt in the early Ming Dynasty and renamed Puzhao Temple. In the late Ming Dynasty, the poet monk Jueguang moved to the temple and built it in front of the mountain. The temples and courtyards were well-equipped, and there were often more than a hundred monks living there. In the early Qing Dynasty, it was abandoned due to military disasters. In the 22nd year of Emperor Kangxi's reign in the Qing Dynasty, Shi Lang, Marquis of Jinghai, stationed in Xiamen after regaining Taiwan, donated money to repair the old temple, and built a Dabei Pavilion to worship Guanyin Bodhisattva. He compared it with the Guanyin Dojo in Mount Putuo, Zhejiang, and changed its name to Nanputuo Temple. In the following hundreds of years, it was renovated and expanded many times by monks such as Jingfeng, Shengji and Xican. By the early years of the Republic of China, it had formed a Zen temple with three halls and seven halls, becoming the largest and most famous temple in southern Fujian in modern times.

3. Xiamen University

Xiamen University is known as "the most beautiful university in China". The campus is surrounded by mountains and lakes, facing the sea, backed by Wanshi Botanical Garden, and on one side is Nanputuo The temple, with Baicheng Beach on one side, faces Gulangyu Island, a world cultural heritage site, across the sea. The early buildings of Xiamen University, including the Qunxian Building Group, Jiannan Building Group, Furong Building Group and Xiamen University Anthropology Museum, are national key cultural relics protection units and were selected into the list of "the first batch of Chinese 20th Century Architectural Heritage".

4. Xiamen Huandao Road

Xiamen Huandao Road is 60 meters wide and has 6 lanes in both directions. It is a first-level urban secondary arterial road. The motor vehicle lane is 18-24 meters, the non-motor vehicle lane is 6-7 meters, the sidewalk is 6-8 meters, and the green belt is 80-100 meters. From Baicheng to Huangcuo, construction started in February 1997 and was completed on September 8, 1998. Huangcuo moved to Qianpu and was completed on September 8, 1999. The section from the Convention and Exhibition Center to Xiangshan was started in September 1999 and completed in September 2000. From May 2001 to December 2002, the Xiangshan to Wutong section was opened.

5. Tong'an Film and Television City

Tong'an Film and Television City is located in Tong'an District, Xiamen. It is a palace built after the Forbidden City in Beijing. It covers a total area of ??1,000 acres and has an initial investment of 135 million. Yuan, it was awarded the national 4A-level tourist attraction in 2009 and became the first national 4A-level tourist attraction in Tong'an District.

6. Beichen Mountain,

Beichen Mountain, commonly known as Beishan Rock, is one of the twelve famous scenic spots in Xiamen. It is located in the northeast corner of Tong'an District, Xiamen City, in Wuxian Town, Tong'an Within the territory, it is adjacent to Nan'an and 12 kilometers away from Tong'an urban area. In 1998, it was rated as a provincial scenic spot by the Fujian Provincial Government, with a total area of ??12.2 square kilometers. It is a landform of low mountains, hills and granite, with the Twelve Dragon Pond Waterfall as its main feature. Beichen Mountain has many cultural and historical sites and beautiful natural landscapes. The Guangli Temple in Beichen Mountain, also known as the "Zhonghui Temple", was built by the people to commemorate Wang Shenzhi, who was named the "King of Fujian" by Zhu Wen, the founder of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. According to legend, the twelfth day of the second lunar month is the day when the "King of Fujian" became an immortal. Five days before and after, the Beichen Mountain Temple Fair was unprecedentedly grand, with tourists and pilgrims everywhere, the sound of firecrackers and operas being heard all the time, and it became a unique folk landscape. The "Fairy Palace" on Beichen Mountain still has stone carvings from the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties. The waterfall flowing down from the top of Beichen Mountain is nearly a kilometer long and has not dried up for thousands of years. The mountain has been eroded by water for a long time, forming a canyon and 12 pools distributed from top to bottom, which are called Twelve Dragon Pools. The Twelve Dragon Ponds in Beishan are one of the twenty famous scenic spots in Xiamen. In addition, Beichen Mountain also has landscapes such as Xiangu Cave, Fairy Waterfall, Shuitian Cave, Tomb of the King of Fujian Wang Shenzhi, Mountain Gate, Stone Turtle, Stone Ox, Stone Boat, and Stone Palanquin.

What are the tourist attractions in Xiamen?

1: Gulangyu Island

Gulangyu Island is a small island without cars off the coast of Xiamen City. It is very small and located in Zhongshan. Opposite the road near the Xiamen Island Ferry Terminal.

Gulangyu Island covers an area of ??1.87 square kilometers and faces Xiamen City across the sea. There are approximately 20,000 people and it is a very popular tourist destination. Among the many scenic spots on the island, the most attractive ones are Sunlight Rock and Shuzhuang Garden.

Gulangyu Island is famous for its beaches and winding alleys, as well as its various buildings. It is located in China's National Scenic Area and one of the top ten scenic spots in Fujian Province.

Two: Sunlight Rock

Sunlight Rock is also called Longtoushan. As the highest point on Gulangyu Island, Sunlight Rock Scenic Area includes Sunlight Rock and Bird Garden.

There is a saying that if you have not climbed to Sunshine Rock, then you have not been to Xiamen. On the top of Sunlight Rock is a huge stone with a diameter of more than 40 meters.

Riguangyan Temple is one of the four major Buddhist temples in Xiamen. The temple was built in the Ming Dynasty and is famous far and wide, attracting monks from all dynasties.

Three: Zhongshan Road Pedestrian Street

Walking along Xiamen Zhongshan Road Pedestrian Street is worth even the precious time of traveling to Xiamen. Most tourists will come to Zhongshan Pedestrian Street before or after going to Gulangyu Island, because the starting point of Zhongshan Road is right opposite the Xiamen Ferry Terminal.

Zhongshan Road has beautiful scenery at night with different colors. Zhongshan Road is full of shops and street food. Zhongshan Road is not just a commercial street, it is also the leisure, entertainment and food center of Xiamen.

There are more than 200 shops on the street, including clear chain stores and trinket shops. Most of the buildings along Zhongshan Road are a combination of Victorian and traditional Chinese architecture, two-story buildings known as "qilou" designed for business and living.

Four: Huandao Road

Xiamen Huandao Road is a seaside road with a total length of 43 kilometers. The green belt provides tourists with the perfect place to ride bicycles along the beautiful coast.

The best part of the Ring Road is the 10-kilometer ring road from Baicheng Beach at Xiamen University to the Xiamen International Convention and Exhibition Center from south to east.

You can rent a bicycle or a tandem and ride the 10-kilometer island loop for about 2 hours. You can also visit some interesting attractions such as the Huli Mountain Fort, the parks along the ring road and the seaside walkway.

If you have strong legs, you can walk the 10-kilometer Ring Island Road, which is a paradise for leisure travelers to enjoy the blue sky, beaches and green belts by the sea.

Most bicycle rental shops open at 08:00 in the morning and close at 9:00 in the evening. The cost of mountain biking is about 10 to 15 yuan/hour, and the deposit is RMB 300. Tandem bicycles charge more.

Five: Hulishan Fort

Hulishan Fort, a spectacular site surrounded by granite and an impressive gate, is located at the southern end of Xiamen Island. Hulishan Fort was built in 1891 and covers an area of ??13,000 square meters.

Its buildings clearly retain the military style of the Ming and Qing dynasties. The fortress consists of barracks, secret tunnels, towers, sentry platforms, ammunition depots, trenches and castles.

The German-made KRUPP cannon is the largest existing coastal artillery gun in the world.

Six: Xiamen University

Xiamen University was founded in 1921 by the famous patriotic overseas Chinese leader Tan Kah Kee. Xiamen University is a picturesque campus nestled between the sea and the "Five Old Man" mountains, and is considered one of the most beautiful campuses in China. Xiamen University has the Lu Xun Memorial Hall and the Anthropology Museum.

Seven: Nanputuo Temple

Nanputuo Temple is located in the southeast of Xiamen Island. It is surrounded by the elegant sea and the Wulao Peak behind the temple.

The buildings include the Tianwang Hall, the Main Hall, the Dabei Hall and the pavilion built in 1936. Monks from Nanputuo are often seen on the nearby bustling city center streets. Nanputuo Temple was a very famous Buddhist temple during the Tang Dynasty.

Eight: Overseas Chinese Museum

The Xiamen Overseas Chinese Museum is located at the foot of Fengchao Mountain. It is a comprehensive museum that displays the history of overseas Chinese. It is also the only Chinese museum established by overseas Chinese.

The Overseas Chinese Museum was founded by Chinese philanthropist Tan Kah Kee. This is a building with a construction area of ??more than 3,000 square meters and more than 7,000 exhibits on display. The museum's special exhibitions include key cultural relics unearthed in Xinjiang, folk cultural relics from Inner Mongolia, and ancient Chinese agricultural scientific and technological achievements.

Nine: Jimei School Village

Located on the side of the bank facing the north of Xiamen, stands a famous tourist resort, Jimei Town, with beautiful scenery and rich cultural relics.

Jimei School Village was built in 1993 with funds provided by a well-known philanthropist and educator named Mr. Tan Kah Kee from Xiamen.

Jimei School Village covers an area of ??100,000 square meters, with universities, colleges, middle schools, primary schools and kindergartens, and has 10,000 students and teachers. Jimei School Village is famous at home and abroad for its excellent educational traditions and excellent facilities.

Ten: Wanshi Botanical Garden

Wanshi Botanical Garden, also known as Xiamen Botanical Garden, is a well-designed botanical garden around the Wanshiyan Reservoir in the southeastern city of Xiamen.

Wanshiyan Reservoir was built in 1952 and extends to Wanshi Botanical Garden. It is divided into more than 20 plant areas, breeding farms and display rooms, housing tens of thousands of tropical cultivated plants.

What are the tourist attractions in Xiamen?

There are many famous tourist attractions in Xiamen, such as: Furong Tunnel, Zengcuo_, Gulangyu Island, Bashi Old Street, Zhongshan Road, Shapo Wait a minute.

1. Furong Tunnel:

Furong Tunnel is known as "the most artistic tunnel" among the top ten must-see attractions in Xiamen. It is also a relatively well-known graffiti tunnel in China. There are many classic graffiti such as One Piece, which is its attraction. You must visit this place that has left many people with memories of their youth.

2. Zengcuo_:

Zengcuo_ is a scenic spot suitable for shopping and eating. It is small and fresh, and there are also literary and artistic inns. The various snacks are really It makes people drool to the point of drooling, walking in it, admiring the unique architecture, and recalling this unforgettable time.

3. Gulangyu Island:

There is no difference at all if you go to Xiamen but not to Gulangyu Island. There is no difference at all if you don’t go to Xiamen. Here there are various overseas Chinese hometown customs and very Minnan characteristics. The snacks and various old buildings make the whole place feel very peaceful. So far, Gulangyu Island has become a world heritage.

4. Bashi Old Street:

After eight o'clock, the stall owners begin to close their stalls, and the number of people in Bashi gradually decreases. At this time, you can see this market again the other side of. From the surging crowds to almost one person occupying a street, the night in Ba City became quiet.

5. Zhongshan Road:

Zhongshan Road is a very historic commercial street in Xiamen. The buildings on both sides of the street have a strong Nanyang style, and the dazzling array of snacks are even more impressive. It's so greedy that you can't move your feet. The People's Theater has a large-scale 5D Southern Fujian interactive drama at 7 o'clock every night, which is worth watching.