Best travel season: Recommended travel time: 4 days

Spring and autumn are the best. Early summer is not bad, but winter is warmer. Around August every year, it is the season where typhoons occur frequently, so you need to pay more attention to the weather conditions.

Leisure three-day tour

Itinerary highlights: Leisure

Xiamen is a leisurely city, and the so-called slow life is the enviable lifestyle in Xiamen. Only by staying for a few days and integrating yourself can you understand the essence of it.

DAY1

Xiamen University--Hulishan Fort--Huandao Road--Zhongshan Road

In the morning, we first visited Xiamen University, which is known as " One of the most beautiful campuses in China”. The main gate of Xiamen University is close to the gate of Nanputuo Temple Scenic Area. On the other side are the beautiful beach and Huli Mountain Fortress. You can visit the Huli Mountain Fortress on foot. Going out from Baicheng of Xiamen University is Baicheng Beach, which can be used as the starting point of the Huandao Road. In the afternoon, you can rent a bicycle and ride along the Huandao Road. There are sea and beautiful scenery along the way, passing Zengcuo'an, Calligraphy Square, Music Square and other small attractions. , there are also Taiwan Folk Culture Village, Mazu Temple, etc. you can visit. Finally, we arrived at the Xiamen Convention and Exhibition Center. Whenever there are large-scale trade fairs, concerts and other activities, this place will be particularly lively.

We arrived at Zhongshan Road in the evening. This is a gourmet shopping street. There are many local Xiamen snacks. You can try authentic delicacies such as flat food, sand tea noodles, and roasted grass jelly.

Catering: Try the authentic local snacks on Zhongshan Road.

Accommodation: There are some B&Bs near Xiamen University or Zengcuo'an.

DAY2

Gulangyu Island--Haoyueyuan Harbor Aberdeen--Beach Beach--Shuzhuang Garden-Piano Museum

Take a boat to Gulangyu Island and walk along the coast Route, visit Haoyue Garden and relive the glory of Zheng Chenggong; follow the stone plank road to the island-wide bathing beach, chase the waves with bare feet, write your inner words on the beach, sit on the rocks and chat with friends, and also chat with the surroundings The golden retriever dog in the house is amusing for a while...

At the end of the island-circling plank road, you will reach Shuzhuang Garden, where you can visit the piano museum, see the Jiangnan style courtyard, and then look at the vast sea.

There are many family hotels on Gulangyu Island, as well as some unique small hotels. Choose the one you like and get lost in Gulangyu Island tonight

Catering:

The small shops on both sides of Longtou Road can solve the catering problem for the day. You can also try the famous Zhang Sanfeng’s milk tea and Miss Zhao’s cakes.

Accommodation:

There are many small hotels on the island, all of which are unique. Just choose the one you like and feel comfortable.

DAY3

Architecture of All Nations--Expo Sunlight Rock--Zheng Chenggong Memorial Hall--Piano Pier--Xiamen Underwater World

First visit the styles of various countries preserved on Gulangyu Island Afterwards, we went to Yuyuan to learn about Lin Qiaozhi’s life story and wished the deceased rest in peace at her tomb.

After passing through some confusing paths on Gulangyu Island, we started to climb Sunlight Rock. Although the mountain is not high, when we reach the top it is enough to overlook the panoramic view of Gulangyu Island. The exquisite red roofs, the occasional characteristic buildings, and the lush The vegetation complements each other and is so beautiful. When you go down the mountain along the path, you can see the ruins of Zheng Chenggong's military exercises and some sculptures commemorating Zheng Chenggong and his army. Return to the Piano Pier along the seaside path, visit the Xiamen Underwater World next to the pier, and then go to Longtou Road to visit small shops and enjoy snacks. After eating, just catch the last boat back in the evening.

Catering:

The seafood on Longtou Road is a bit expensive, but you can buy seafood and find a small kitchen to cook it yourself. I recommend the Longtou Oyster Omelette at No. 189 Longtou Road. It costs 10 yuan a portion and tastes pretty good. There is also Yip's Mochi, a roadside stall that sells two types of rice cakes: white turtle and mochi.

Things to note when traveling to Xiamen:

1. When you come to Xiamen to eat seafood, be sure to bring anti-diarrheal medicine and don’t be greedy.

2. Friends who like to eat late night snacks should not go out too late. The famous food stalls here are doing very well. If you go late, there will be very few seafood varieties to choose from.

3. Around August every year, it is the typhoon-prone season, so you should pay attention to the climate conditions

Best travel time:

The best time to travel to Xiamen is spring and autumn There are two seasons, because the weather is refreshing and the temperature is pleasant at this time, and many varieties of flowers in Xiamen mainly bloom in these two seasons.

Summer and winter are also good choices. The weather in Xiamen is hot in summer, usually above 30℃ in July and August, but island tours at this time are particularly comfortable. Xiamen seems a bit quiet in winter, but the weather is relatively warm and suitable for travel.

Shopping Tips:

You need to be more careful when buying dried seafood in Xiamen. In Gulangyu Island, the highest price of large scallops is 980 yuan per catty, but after hard bargaining, you only need You can get it for about 200; when buying shrimps, you need to buy the best golden hooks. Many shops use shrimps from large shrimps to pass off as golden hooks, so it is best to taste them before buying. Golden hooks are very fresh, and those that are not fresh are not. real.

The tide calculation method in Xiamen:

The high tide is at 12:00 noon on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month.

Then multiply by 8 from the third day of the lunar month until the fourteenth day. For example: Today is the fifth day of the lunar month. That is 5*8=40, which is the tide at 4 pm. Today is the twelfth day of the lunar calendar, which is 12*8=96, which means the tide is at 9:30. After you pass the 15th day of the lunar calendar, it will last until the 29th day of the lunar calendar. Just subtract 15 from that number and multiply it by 8. For example: today is the 20th of the lunar calendar, that is (20-15)*8=40, which is the tide at 4pm or 4am.