The main local specialties in Xiamen are: Gulangyu Pie, Sunlight Rock Pie, Peanut Crisp, Fish Skin Peanut, Bodhi Pill, Qingjin Fruit, Xiamen Medicinal Wine, Dry Seafood, Lacquer Line Carving, Xiamen Pearl Embroidery, etc. The main commercial streets in Xiamen include traditional shopping places such as Zhongshan Road, Xiahe Road, Bailuzhou Shopping Amusement City, Gulangyu Longtou Road, Hubin Middle Road, Ladies Street, Xiamen University Street, Railway Station and Fushan Business Circle. There are some specialty shops in Xiamen University Street, Sibei to Datong Road and Hexiang West Road, which are more suitable for young people and worth spending time on.

Zhongshan Road: It is the only commercial street in China that leads directly to the sea. It starts from the ferry pier in the west and ends at the Workers' Cultural Palace in the east. Hundreds of banks, large and small shopping malls, restaurants, cinemas, bookstores and department stores are gathered in the street just a few hundred meters away. Because of its popularity, it has naturally become an important stronghold for businessmen from all walks of life to fight in Xiamen and an important window for business and tourism in Xiamen. The biggest feature of the buildings here is to keep the old arcade commercial buildings in southern Fujian. No matter whether it is windy or rainy or scorching, people can go shop after shop without holding an umbrella. Clothing is the main commodity of Zhongshan Road, and there are more than 2 clothing merchants. Paris Spring, Laiya Department Store, Giordano, Benny Road and other famous brands have rushed to Zhongshan Road. Women's Street: If Zhongshan Road is a handsome tree, then Women's Street is a beautiful flower on this handsome tree. Women's Street is an auxiliary street of Zhongshan Road. Although the street is only 3 meters long and 5 meters wide, there are many shops on both sides of the street, filled with women's ornaments everywhere, which is enough to make women who love beauty linger. Xiamen University Street: In fact, this street has only one side, along the old school gate of Xiamen University to the new school gate, and there are many shops along the street, and the goods are dazzling; On the other side is the wall of Nanputuo Temple. Because it is close to Nanputuo Scenic Area, people who come here to travel will generally visit this street. At the same time, because it is close to Xiamen University, it is also permeated with the cultural atmosphere that echoes Xiamen University. As long as careful people pay a little attention, it is not difficult to find that there are bookstores and stationery stores here, and the names of the stores alone are different. Railway Station and Toyama Business Circle: There are not many shops in Toyama and the business circle of the railway station, but there is a large population flow here. This is a prime location in Xiamen, and many big businesses are scrambling to settle here, including Wal-Mart, Paris Spring Department Store, KFC, McDonald's and Chengda Shopping Plaza. The World Trade Center is a big center of this business circle. Whether it's fashion clothes, household items or delicious food, it can generally meet your needs here. Xiamen local specialty must buy some Gulangyu Pie, which is made of refined white flour and wrapped with various fillings. It tastes sweet and crisp, moist and cold, and has a variety of flavors, including red beans, mung beans, strawberries, pineapples, coconuts and other fruits, and the price is not expensive. Large 8 yuan/box and small 6 yuan/box are the best choices for tasting and giving to relatives and friends, among which Wangji Pie is a better one. In addition, the vegetarian cakes in Nanputuo are also very famous. When you buy dry seafood and tea, you should go to Xiaxi Road. When you buy it, you should bargain, usually at 4% off the original price. Tips: Tourists who buy dry seafood locally should be careful, especially in Gulangyu Island, the highest price of Daguanbei will be 98 yuan per catty, but after hard bargaining, it only takes about 2 yuan to win; When buying shrimp, you should buy the best gold hook. Many shops use the shrimp of bighead shrimp as a gold hook, so you'd better taste it with your mouth before buying it. The gold hook is very fresh, but it is not true if it is not fresh.