Gulangyu Island, winding coastline, slope Sui sand fine natural seaside bathing beaches around, the main attractions are the Sunlight Rock, Beans Village Garden, Hao Yueyuan, Yukyuan, the Island Road, Drum Rock, Piano Museum, Zheng Chenggong Memorial Museum, the Underwater World and natural seaside bathing beaches, etc. The highest peak is the symbol of Xiamen. The highest peak of the sunrock is the symbol of Xiamen, there is "not on the sunrock is the same as not in Xiamen," said.
--Dining/Lodging/Shopping
Longtou Road on Gulangyu Island is the most important shopping and dining street on the island, with a concentration of the island's four most famous snacks: Yeh's Mazi, the original Lane's mouth fishballs, Wang Kee's pies, and Huang Sheng Kee's preserved meat, as well as Gulangyu Island specialties such as pies, mung-bean cakes, meat floss, and dried meat.
Gulangyu Island offers a wide range of food, as well as seafood from the island, Zhang Sanmai milk tea, granular flatbread, and BBC Royal Cake, scattered along Longtou Road.
Accommodation:
There are not many lodging spots on the island, the upscale ones are Xiamen Sea Garden Hotel, Haoyueyuan Leisure and Resort Club, etc., and there is also the famous NAYA NAYA Hotel which is converted from the former German Consulate and is adjacent to the International Youth Hostel.
--Transportation
Take a boat ferry at Xiamen Ferry Terminal for a single fee of 8 yuan. The first ferry from Xiamen Station departs at 05:45, and the first ferry from Gulangyu Station departs at 05:30, 06:00. 07:00 - 19:00, every ten minutes. 21:00 - 00:20, about 20 minutes.
The ferry ride takes about 7 minutes, and you have to pay 1 yuan for the view from the second floor.
--Tickets/Opening Hours
Access to the island is free. Sunlight Rock, Beans Village Garden, carving museum, organ museum joint ticket 80 yuan. The ticket to the island is 60 yuan.
Jimei Tourist Area
The environment here is quiet and elegant, and the climate is pleasant. The imposing Xiamen Bridge rises from the sky here, the picturesque Xinglin Bay and her side by side, and is located in this Jimei University, constituting a beautiful campus scenery, attracting students from all over the country. Famous at home and abroad, Jimei school village, once walked more than eighty years of glorious and long journey.
There are the former residence of Mr. Chen Jiageng, Ao Yuan, Li Lin Yuan, Dragon Boat Pond, Crocodile Garden, Wanbao Mountain Sightseeing Orchard, the village complex, a unique human landscape of southern Fujian style
--Transportation
Xiamen Railway Station, Xiamen University, the entrance of the public **** buses to and from Jimei. 18, 50, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56 buses can be reached by 66, 67 buses, 56 buses to and from Jimei, and the other buses can be reached by 66, 67 buses, 56 buses, 56 buses, 56 buses, 56 buses, 56 buses, 66, 67 buses and more, 66, 67 buses can be reached; Tong'an can be reached by bus 67, 69.
--Tickets
Jimei Ao Yuan is 10 yuan.
Nanputuo Temple
Nanputuo Temple is grand in scale, covering an area of 258,000 square meters, with a building area of 21,270 square meters. Temple buildings include the Hall of the Heavenly King, Maharishi Temple (currently under repair, temporarily unable to visit), the Hall of Great Compassion, the Pavilion of Hidden Scriptures and so on. The bell and drum tower on both sides, the newly built charity building on the left side and the right side of the Puzhao building, left and right correspond to each other, majestic and spectacular.
--Dining
Nanputuo Vegetarian Biscuits have won the Golden Tripod Award of Chinese Famous Desserts and are a famous specialty of Xiamen. There are Tim, salty various flavors of fillings, 10 yuan/box.
--Transportation
Arrive in the city by No. 45, 87, 17, 1, 18, 29 and 47.
--Tickets
Nanputuo Temple 3 yuan
Nanputuo Temple opening time 8:00 ~ 20:00
Sun Moon Valley Hot Spring Theme Park
Located in the western part of Xiamen, Haicang District, Dongfu Town, is a natural hot springs composition of the tourist resort, the national AAAA scenic spot.
The park has a spring culture area, Mingtan Island, Peacock Garden, recreation and sports garden, the moon spring, nursery area, swimming pools, bubbling pool area and other attractions for tourists to enjoy, interactive experience. There are more than 100 natural open-air hot spring soaking pools and more than 40 kinds of specialty hot springs. The rich and magnificent white wine spring, red wine spring and coffee spring, the milk spring, coconut spring and lemon spring that nourish skin and beauty, the ginseng spring, ganoderma lucidum spring and angelica spring that are good for health and wellness, the ice spring and hot spring that are rich in excitement, the rose spring and mist spring that are full of romance, etc., allow visitors to have a glimpse of the unique atmosphere of the hot springs.
--Transportation
There are free shuttle buses at Xiamen Ferry Terminal, Tourism Distribution Center, and SM Plaza Parking Lot, and the time of the shuttle buses at each of the three points is different, so you need to arrive at the point in advance to wait for the bus. Each person is required to purchase a 20 RMB voucher to ensure that they are going to the hot springs area, and the voucher can be used for any purchase in the hot springs. You will also need to pick up a card at the front desk of the spa to get on the bus when you return.
--Tickets
Opening hours: 12:00 a.m. - 1:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m. opening on weekends and holidays, soaking in the hot springs is not limited to the time, free tea, borrowed high-temperature disinfection of bathing suits.
Holiday tickets 188 yuan (including hot springs), weekday tickets 118 yuan
Xiamen University
Xiamen University is a famous patriotic overseas Chinese leader, by Comrade Mao Zedong known as the "flag of the overseas Chinese, the national light," Mr. Chen Jiageng founded in 1921, is the first university founded by overseas Chinese in the history of modern Chinese education. It is the first university founded by overseas Chinese in the history of modern education in China. Famous alumni include Yu Guangzhong, Lin Feng, Yi Zhongtian and Lu Xun.
--Transportation
Road 1, 15, 18, 20, 29, 45 can be reached. The main entrance is a concentration of stations with numerous buses to SM Square and other places.
Sightseeing Avenue of Huandao Road
Located in the southeastern part of Xiamen Island, Huandao Road Sightseeing Avenue is built by the sea, which is the race track of Xiamen International Marathon, and one of the best tourist belts in Xiamen city. It starts from the ferry terminal and passes through Yanwu Bridge, Hulishan Fortress, Zengcuo Aun, Convention and Exhibition Center, Wuyuan Bay and the airport. The total length is 31 kilometers, of which the demonstration section of colorful pavement is 4 kilometers long. The section of coast from Xiamen University to Qianpu is about 9 kilometers long, which is known as the golden coastline, and is a seaside green promenade integrating tourism, sightseeing and recreation.
--Tickets: Free
Hulishan Fort
Hulishan Fort is an important geographic location, to the east to support the Whitehead Fort, in advance of the enemy ships blocked outside the Xiamen waterway; the main (south) and the opposite shore of the Lantau Tsaiwei Fort across the sea opposite each other as horns, the artillery crossfire can be blocked blocking Xiamen waterway of the enemy ships; to the west to pursue the enemy ships into the port of Xiamen, to guard the port; to the north to support the land and the sea. The enemy ships entering Xiamen harbor can be pursued to the west, and the harbor can be defended; to the north, the army camp can be supported.
--Transportation
Buses 35, 96, 812, 616, 618, 531, 503, 811, 809, 106, 87, 86, 82, 48, 47, 29, 22, and 2 can be reached.
--Tickets: 25 RMB 7:30~18:00
Weather in Xiamen:
Xiamen's overall climate is relatively mild, with an abundance of rainfall, and an oceanic climate. Summers are hotter, with July and August generally above 30°C; winter temperatures are often below 10°C; the average temperature is 21°C throughout the year. The average temperature throughout the year is 21℃. The sunshine is long and abundant, so Xiamen is full of flowers and trees all year round. A thin sweater plus a jacket is enough for the fall and winter seasons, and if you go to the beach, where the wind is stronger, you can add an extra piece of clothing as appropriate.
Specialty products of Xiamen:
Peanut pastry longan lacquer line carving green fruit Wenchang fish Xiamen medicinal wine Xiamen bead embroidery pies Shiitake mushrooms meat sauce
But I saw the most is still:
Gulangyu Island pies - sold everywhere, the island sells ranging from 5-10 yuan, there are more than 20 kinds of brands, Carrefour and Walmart sell more than 6 yuan;
Nanputuo vegetarian cake - only in the temple and the airport to see the sale of 8 yuan, looks like an egg tower flavors are also a variety of;
Dried seafood - everywhere in the sale of prices up and down a lot of difference, depending on your The price difference is a lot, depending on your bargaining and literacy skills;
Tea - everywhere there are stores selling oolong tea, Tianfu is a national chain of people who do not know the goods can go there to buy some Tieguanyin.
Xiamen dining:
Xiamen's famous dishes are eighteen Luohan Buddha jumps over the wall, Chinese wolfberry crushed lobster, crispy bright shrimp ball, yellow shark's fins, Lotus ring abalone, salad spiced sesame eel, crispy fish steak, heron island pine roe fish, gili manna ball, and so on hundreds of seafood dishes.
There are more than 200 varieties of Xiamen snacks, including roasted meat dumplings, fish ball soup, shrimp noodles, pancakes, taro buns, oyster omelette, earth bamboo shoots jelly, satay tea noodles, onion fruits, fried kuey teow, and so on; and sweets such as peanut soup, Yuanzai soup, gongsuan sandwiched cake, deep-fried sesame flower, deep-fried jujube, deep-fried garlic, noodle tea, and stewed pots.
World Trade Center Carle Food Court: the square has dozens of flavors from all over the country, the first floor of the Wal-Mart hypermarket, a large shopping mall from the first to the fourth floor of the basic pattern of the mall, the fifth floor of the food court to bring together the delicious food from all over the world.
Zhongshan Road, Huahui Food Street: there are more than 20 food stores, with a variety of flavorful snacks.
Hubin North Road Food Street: Located in the middle of Hubin North Road, there are nearly 10 hot pot cities.
SM City Plaza Food Court: a collection of delicious food from all over the world, you can eat a full range of snacks.
Overseas Chinese Seaview City Food Street: Gathering food from all over the world, there are Thai cuisine, Korean barbecue, Italian restaurants, Taiwanese flavors and so on.
Shopping in Xiamen:
The main commercial streets in Xiamen are Zhongshan Road, Gulangyu Longtou Road, Xiamen Harvest Road, Egret Island Shopping and Fun City and Hubin Middle Road.
Xiamen University Street, Si Bei to Datong Road, Wo Xiang West Road, some small specialty stores, more suitable for young people, it is worth taking the time to go poking around.
But if you just want to buy some specialties, or recommended to go to Carrefour and Walmart, there are special counters, quality assurance, price uniformity.