Gulangyu 1

Gulangyu Island was officially approved as a national 5A-level 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 was known as "the garden on the sea". Many buildings with Chinese and foreign architectural styles have been preserved on the island, which has the reputation of "World Architecture Expo". The residents of the island love music and have a high density of pianos, so they are known as Qindao. The main tourist attractions are: Sunlight Rock, Xinzhuang Garden, Beach, Zheng Chenggong Memorial Hall, etc. Millions of Chinese and foreign tourists come here for sightseeing every year. 2017 On July 8th, "Gulangyu Island: Historical International Community" was listed in the World Heritage List, becoming the 52nd World Heritage Site in China.

2. Nanputuo Temple was founded in the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties, formerly known as Sizhouyuan. Cui Wen, a monk in the Northern Song Dynasty, was rebuilt as an endless rock. Yuan Fei. It was rebuilt in the early Ming Dynasty and renamed Zhao Pu Temple. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the poet and monk Jueguang moved to the front of the mountain, and the main hall and courtyard were complete. There are often more than 100 monks who were abandoned in the war disaster in the early Qing Dynasty. In the 22nd year of Qing Emperor Kangxi, Shi Lang, the Emperor of Jinghai, returned to Taiwan Province Province to settle in Xiamen, donated money to restore the ancient temple view, and added a great compassion pavilion to worship Guanyin Bodhisattva, which was renamed Nanputuo Temple by analogy with Guanyin Dojo in Putuo Mountain, Zhejiang Province. After hundreds of years, it was rebuilt and expanded by monks who presided over Jingfeng, saved themselves and participated many times. By the early years of the Republic of China, a Buddhist temple pattern of three halls and seven halls had been formed, which became the largest 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 lakes, facing the sea, backed by Shiwan Botanical Garden, with Nanputuo Temple on one side and Baicheng Beach on the other, facing the world cultural heritage Gulangyu across the sea. The early buildings of Xiamen University, including Qunxian Building Group, Jiannan Building Group, Furong Building Group and Xiamen University Anthropology Museum, are national key cultural relics protection units, and have been selected as "the first batch of China 20th century architectural heritages".

4. Xiamen Huandao Road

Xiamen Huandao Road is 60 meters wide and has six lanes in both directions. It is the main road of a first-class city. Motor vehicle lane 18-24m, non-motor vehicle lane 6-7m, sidewalk 6-8m, green belt 80- 100m. Baicheng to Huangcuo, 1997 started in February, and 1998 was completed on September 8th. Huangcuo to Qianpu, completed on September 8, 1999. The section from the Convention and Exhibition Center to Xiangshan started in September 2000 and was completed in September. From May 2006 to February 2002, Xiangshan-Wu Tong section was opened.

5. Tongan Film and Television City

Tongan Film and Television City, located in Tongan District, Xiamen, is a palace built in imitation of the Forbidden City in Beijing, with a total area of 1 10,000 mu and an initial investment of135 million yuan. In 2009, it won the national 4A-level tourist attraction and became the first national 4A-level tourist attraction in Tongan District.

6. beichen mountain,

Beichen Mountain, commonly known as Beishan Rock, is one of the twelve famous scenic spots in Xiamen. Located in the northeast corner of Tong 'an District, Xiamen, in Wuxian Town, Tong 'an, adjacent to Nan 'an and 12km away from Tong 'an City. 1998 was rated as a provincial-level scenic spot by the Fujian provincial government, with a total area of 12.2 square kilometers. It is characterized by low mountains and granite landforms, with Twelve Longtan Waterfalls as its main feature. There are many cultural and historical sites in Beichen Mountain, and the natural landscape is beautiful. Guangli Temple in Beichen Mountain, also known as "Zhonghui Wang Zun Temple", was built to commemorate Zhu Wen, the ancestor of the Liang Dynasty in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, who was named the "King of Min". According to legend, on February 12th of the lunar calendar, "King Min" became an immortal. In the first five days, the Beichenshan Temple Fair was unprecedented, with tourists offering incense, setting off firecrackers and watching a play, which became a unique folk landscape. There are still three generations of stone carvings in the "Fairy Palace" on Beichen Mountain. The waterfall flowing down from the top of Beichen Mountain is nearly a thousand meters long and has never dried up for thousands of years. Because the mountain has been eroded by water for a long time, a canyon and 12 pools distributed from top to bottom have been formed, which is called Twelve Longtan. Twelve Longtan in Beishan is one of the twenty famous scenic spots in Xiamen. In addition, there are Xiangu Cave, Xianren Waterfall, Cave, Fujian Crown Tomb, Mountain Gate, Stone Tortoise, Stone Boat and Stone Car in Beichen Mountain.

What are the tourist attractions in Xiamen?

One: Gulangyu Island

Gulangyu, a small island without cars along the coast of Xiamen, is opposite to Xiamen Island Ferry Terminal near Zhongshan Road.

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

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

Second: Sunshine Stone

Sunlight Rock is also known as Longtou Mountain. As the highest point of Gulangyu Island, Sunlight Rock Scenic Area includes Sunlight Rock and Bird Garden.

There is a saying that if you haven't climbed Sunlight Rock, you haven't been to Xiamen. There is a boulder with a diameter of more than 40 meters at the top of Sunlight Rock.

Riguangyan Temple is one of the four major Buddhist temples in Xiamen. Built in the Ming Dynasty, this temple is well-known and attracts monks from different dynasties.

Three: Zhongshan Road Pedestrian Street

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

Zhongshan Road has beautiful scenery and different colors at night. Zhongshan Road is full of shops and street snacks. Zhongshan Road is not only a commercial street, but also a leisure, entertainment and food center in Xiamen.

There are more than 200 shops in the street, with clear chain stores and small jewelry stores. Most buildings along Zhongshan Road are a combination of traditional Victorian architecture and China architecture. It is a two-story building, known as the "arcade", designed for business and life.

Four: Huandao Road

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

The best part of the road around the island is from Baicheng Beach of Xiamen University to Xiamen International Convention and Exhibition Center, and the circular road from south to east is 10 km.

You can rent a bicycle or a double car to ride around the island road of 10 km for about 2 hours. You can also visit some interesting attractions, such as Huli Mountain Fort, parks along the ring road and sidewalks by the sea.

If you have strong legs, you can walk around the roundabout road 10 km, 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 8 am and close at 9 pm. The mountain bike fee is about 10 to 15 yuan/hour, and the deposit is 300 yuan. A tandem bike is more expensive.

Five: Fort Hu Lishan

Located at the southern tip of Xiamen Island, Hu Lishan Fort is a spectacular site surrounded by granite and impressive gates. Fort Hu Lishan was built in 1 year, covering an area of10.3 million square meters.

Its architecture obviously retains 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 Krupp cannon made in Germany is the largest coastal gun in the world.

Six: Xiamen University

Xiamen University was founded in 1960 by Mr. Chen Jiageng, a famous patriotic overseas Chinese leader. Xiamen University is a picturesque campus, located between the sea and the "Five Old People" mountain range, which is considered as one of the most beautiful campuses in China. Xiamen University has Lu Xun Memorial Hall and Anthropology Museum.

Seven: Nanputuo Temple

Nanputuo Temple is located in the southeast of Xiamen Island. It is surrounded by the elegant sea and five ancient peaks behind the temple.

The buildings include the Heavenly King Hall, the Ursa Hall, the Great Compassion Hall and the pavilion built in 1936. Monks in Nanputuo often appear in busy downtown streets nearby. Nanputuo Temple is a very famous Buddhist temple in Tang Dynasty.

Eight: Overseas Chinese Museum

Xiamen Overseas Chinese Museum, located at the foot of HIVE BOX Mountain, is a comprehensive museum showing the history of overseas Chinese and the only China Museum founded by overseas Chinese.

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

Nine: Jimei Xuecun

Jimei Town, a famous tourist resort, is located on the north bank of Xiamen, with beautiful scenery and rich cultural relics.

Jimei School Village was founded in 1993, and the funds were provided by a famous philanthropist and educator. He is from Xiamen, and his name is Mr. Chen Jiageng.

Jimei Xuecun covers an area of 6,543,800 square meters, with universities, colleges, middle schools, primary schools and kindergartens, with 6,543,800 teachers and students. Jimei Xuecun is famous at home and abroad for its excellent educational tradition and excellent facilities.

Ten: Shiwan Botanical Garden

Shiwan Botanical Garden, also known as Xiamen Botanical Garden, is a well-designed botanical garden, located around Wanshiyan Reservoir in the southeast of Xiamen.

Wanshiyan Reservoir was built in 1952, extending Wanshiyan Botanical Garden. It is divided into more than 20 plant areas, farms and exhibition rooms, which can accommodate 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, Zeng Cuo An Village, Gulangyu Island, Bashi Old Street, Zhongshan Road and Shapowei.

Furong tunnel 1:

Furong Tunnel is known as the "most literary tunnel" among the top ten scenic spots in Xiamen, and it is also a well-known graffiti tunnel in China. There are many classic graffiti such as One Piece, which is its attraction. This place that left memories of youth for many people is a must.

2. Zeng CuO _:

Zengcuo _ is a scenic spot that is not suitable for shopping and eating. There are small fresh, but also literary inn. All kinds of snacks are really mouth watering. Walk in them, enjoy the unique architecture and recall this unforgettable time.

3. Gulangyu:

It makes no difference whether you go to Xiamen or Gulangyu Island. Here, all kinds of overseas Chinese hometown customs, Minnan specialty snacks and all kinds of old buildings give people a very quiet feeling, and Gulangyu Island has also become a world heritage.

4. Bus Old Street:

After eight o'clock, the stall owner began to collect the stalls, and the number of people in the eight cities gradually decreased. At this time, you can see the other side of the market. From the surge of people to the occupation of a street by almost one person, the nights in eight major cities are quiet.

5. Zhongshan Road:

Zhongshan Road is an old commercial street with a long history in Xiamen. The buildings on both sides of the street have a strong Nanyang style, and the dazzling snacks are even more appetizing. There is a large-scale 5D Minnan interactive drama at the People's Theatre at 7 o'clock every night, which is worth seeing.