Then 4 days and 3 nights is a good itinerary.
Route:
D1: directly to Gulangyu Island first, save the accommodation back and forth, but also convenient to return to schedule time.
Before 5:30 p.m. is in the east ferry terminal boat, after 5:30 p.m. is in the ferry terminal boat. The first day in Gulangyu Island can stroll inside the small alleys, see the Gulangyu Island Universal Architecture.
D2: You can go to the paid attractions in Gulangyu. You can buy a combined ticket (Sunlight Rock, Beans Village Garden, Hao Yue Yuan, etc.), and there is a group purchase on Ctrip. But personally I think it's worth to go to Sunlight Rock and Beans Village Garden, you can choose what ticket to buy according to your needs.
From Gulangyu Island back to Xiamen Island, the time should be relatively late, you can in Zhongshan Road pedestrian street shopping and eating ~ ~
D3: early in the morning to go to the Temple of Nanputuo, at noon in the temple to eat vegetarian, very good ~ and then to the 12 o'clock at noon Xiamen University open to tourists to enter the campus of the University of Xiamen, Xiamen University next to the door queue by the ID card to enter Xiamen University.
Inside Xiamen University, you can go to the Furong Lake, Furong Tunnel, the string field and so on. After coming out from Xiamen University, there are some special streets near Xiamen University, such as Nanhua Road, Dingaozai and Shapaowei.
After that, you can go to Huandao Road and Zengcuo'aun.
The attractions on this day are all very close to each other.
D4: I don't know when I will return, but if you have enough time, you can go to the ferry along the Lujiang Road. If you have more time, you can go to the lower Huaxin Road.
If more in
Xiamen
stay a few days, you can also go to the Jimei school village, Railway Park, Wenzeng Road and other attractions.
Scenic spots around Xiamen
city: Nanjing Tulou, Yunshui Ballad, Yongding Tulou, Baishuiyang, etc.