What fun places are there around Gulangyu Island in Xiamen?

? ? Nanputuo Temple

Nanputuo Temple is a famous ancient temple in Xiamen. It is located under the Wulaofeng (ticket) on Xiamen Island, facing Nantaiwu Mountain in Longhai City, and Xiamen in the south. University. Because the temple is mainly dedicated to Guanyin Bodhisattva and is located south of Putuo Mountain (ticket) in Zhoushan, Zhejiang, one of the four major Buddhist temples in my country, it is called Nanputuo Temple.

Nanputuo Temple holds five large-scale Dharma gatherings every year, namely the Three Thousand Buddha Dharma Assembly from the 16th to the 18th of the first lunar month, the Buddha Bathing Dharma Assembly on the 8th of April, and the Buddha Bathing Dharma Assembly on the 15th of July. The Bon Bon Dharma Assembly, the Land and Water Dharma Assembly from October 15th to October 21st, and the Ten Thousand Buddhas Dharma Assembly from December 8th to December 17th.

Tickets are free, and you can get a free incense.

Address: Siming South Road, Siming District, Xiamen City

Transportation in Xiamen City: Take No. 45, No. 87, No. 17, No. 1, No. 18, No. 29, No. 47, etc. arrive.

Hulishan Fort

The fort is located at the protrusion of the promontory at the southeastern end of Xiamen, and its geographical location is very dangerous. The fort was built in the 20th year of Guangxu's reign in the Qing Dynasty. The structure of the fort is half bunker and half city wall, with the architectural style of a modern military fortress. The Rongguang Treasure Museum of Huli Mountain Fort also has two of the largest and smallest ancient cannons in the world.

Tickets are 25 yuan.

Transportation Xiamen Bus No. 35, No. 86, No. 47, No. 29, No. 503, and No. 616 can all reach it. Walking through the south gate of the Xiamen University campus, it only takes 20 minutes to reach the Huli Mountain Fort, and you can enjoy the scenery of the Xiamen University campus.

Tips: Xiamen’s Baicheng Beach is nearby. It has beautiful scenery and can be visited along the way.

Xiamen University

Xiamen University was founded in 1921 by Mr. Tan Kah Kee, the famous patriotic overseas Chinese leader. It is one of the most beautiful universities in China. You can see the sea and campus when you open the dormitory window. The interior is lined with green trees, making it very pleasant to stroll or read under the trees. The atmosphere of Furong Lake and Lover's Valley Reservoir on campus is quiet and romantic, so there is a saying that "love is in Xiamen University".

Tickets No tickets are required. Festivals with large crowds will have limited capacity.

Address Xiamen is No. 422, Siming South Road, Siming District.

Transportation: The main entrance station is concentrated, and there are many buses available. Buses such as 1, 21, 45, 71, and 751 can all reach it.

Wulao Peak

The Wulao Peak behind Nanputuo Temple stands upright on the seaside and stretches across the sky, with extraordinary majesty. The five mountain tops are towering in the sky, sometimes surrounded by white clouds. From a distance, it looks like five old men with white hair and beards are looking up at the vast sea. This is one of the eight scenic spots in Xiamen - "Five Elders Lingxiao". The stone slope is engraved with the word "Wulao Peak". On the huge stone facing the front, there is a huge "Buddha" carved with the word "Buddha". It is more than four meters high and three meters wide. This word was inspired by Guangxu Yiji of the Qing Dynasty (AD 1869). Written by Hui.

Tickets are 20 yuan

Transportation: Bus No. 1, 21, 15, 18, 29, 47, 45, and 71 can be reached.

Wanshi Botanical Garden (Tickets)

Xiamen Botanical Garden, commonly known as Wanshi Botanical Garden, is a botanical garden carefully designed around Wanshiyan Reservoir. It is located in the southeast of Xiamen City and north of Shishan Mountain. noodle.

Wanshi Botanical Garden gathers the eight scenic spots in Xiamen: "Tianjie Xiaozhong", "Gaodu Qin Cave", "Wanshi Suoyun", "Zhongyan Jade Temple", "Taipingshixiao" and other attractions, and There are more than a hundred Moyan carvings.

Tickets are 40 yuan.

Transportation: Take bus No. 87 and get off at Botanical Garden Station; take bus No. 3, 18, 19, 21 and 809, get off at Yizhong Station and walk 300 meters.

Sightseeing bus You can take a sightseeing minibus in Wanseok Botanical Garden, from the Araucaria parking lot (near the west gate) to the National Defense Park (near Wanseok Pavilion). On the way, there are Tianjie Temple, Rainforest World, and Shasheng Temple. There are 4 stations in the Botanic Area and Taipingyan. The first bus is at 07:40 and the last bus is at 17:20. There is a bus every 20 minutes.

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