Xiamen is a beautiful seaside tourist city. It is located on the seaside, with beautiful scenery and rich cultural tourism resources. Because outsiders know about Fujian Province, most people may know Xiamen but not the provincial capital Fuzhou, so it is a good place for tourism all year round.
It is also a place that some literary and artistic young people like. The first time I learned about Xiamen was when I was in elementary school and learned about Xiamen University from the textbook. Then I knew that this is a beautiful place. Xiamen is divided into two parts: an inner island and an outer island.
There are three districts, Siming District and Huli District, and outside the island there are Haicang District, Xinglin District, Tong'an District and Xiang'an District.
The author has also traveled to Xiamen and summarized some of the scenic spots he visited.
1. Xiamen University: Go and see it when traveling to Xiamen. It was founded in 1921 by Mr. Tan Kah Kee, the patriotic overseas Chinese leader. It is the first university founded by overseas Chinese in the history of modern education in China. It is one of the earliest universities in China to recruit graduate students and the first
It is a university that has built independent campuses overseas. Its early buildings have been selected into the list of national key cultural relics protection units and the "First Batch of China's 20th Century Architectural Heritage". It is known as "The Power of the South" and "The Most Beautiful University in China".
Nowadays, Xiamen University has been opened to tourists. It is one of the must-see attractions for many tourists in Xiamen.
It is "one of the most beautiful campuses in China".
Tour routes and tourists can only enter through the Danan and Qunxian gates. Visitors can enter the school with their second-generation ID cards. Xiamen University has long provided free maps to tourists, which are distributed by the school gate security. The best time to visit is about 3-3 years a year.
May, September-November.
Spring and autumn can be regarded as the best time to travel to Xiamen, because the weather is refreshing and the temperature is pleasant at this time, and countless kinds of flowers in Xiamen are mainly blooming in these two seasons.
2. Nanputuo Temple: Nanputuo Temple is located under the Wulao Peak in the southeast of Xiamen City, Fujian Province, adjacent to Xiamen University and facing Bicheng Harbor. The temple covers an area of ??258,000 square meters and a construction area of ??21,270 square meters.
It was first built in the late Tang Dynasty and was called Sizhou Temple. It was renamed Puzhao Temple during the Song Zhiping period. In the early Ming Dynasty, the temple was deserted and was not rebuilt until the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty.
Because it is dedicated to Guanyin Bodhisattva, it is similar to the Guanyin Temple in Putuo Mountain in Zhejiang. It is also named "Nan Putuo Temple" to the south of Putuo Mountain. It is one of the Buddhist resorts in southern Fujian.
In the temple, the "Miaofa Lotus Sutra" written in blood during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty and the famous white porcelain Guanyin of He Chaozong are the most valuable.
The main buildings on the central axis of Nanputuo Temple include the Tianwang Hall, the Daxiong Hall, the Dabei Hall, and the Sutra Pavilion.
There are bell and drum towers, meditation halls, guest halls, and warehouses on both sides, as well as the Minnan Buddhist College and the Buddhist Yangzhengyuan. There is a release pond in front of the temple, and the "Taixu Master Memorial Tower" has been newly built behind the temple in recent years.
The whole temple is magnificent and well-organized.
Nanputuo Temple is a national key Buddhist temple in the Han area, the sixth batch of provincial cultural relics protection units in Fujian Province, and one of the eight scenic spots in Xiamen. It is said that many tourists like to come to Nanputuo to worship Buddha and seek peace. It is said to be particularly efficacious. If you have good physical strength,
You can walk through the temple and climb up to the Wulao Peak at the back. Wulao Peak not only has good air, but also overlooks the beautiful panoramic view of Xiamen University.
3. Hulishan Fort: Hulishan Fort (Hulishan Fort) is located at the protrusion of the southeastern promontory of Xiamen Island, Xiamen City, Fujian Province, China. It is adjacent to the Xiamen University Park and surrounded by the sea on three sides. The scenic spot is a national cultural relic protection unit and a national 4A tourist attraction.
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The Huli Mountain Fort was built in the 17th year of Guangxu's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1891 AD) and completed in the 22nd year of Guangxu's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1896 AD). It has a total area of ??more than 70,000 square meters and a castle area of ??22,000 square meters. It is divided into war areas. In Ping District, Barracks District and Houshan District, the structure of the fort is half bunker type and half city wall type. It has European style and the architectural charm of Ming and Qing Dynasties in my country. It is historically known as the "Gateway to Fujian and the Key to Tiannan". It is also the A famous patriotic education base.
The most famous thing on the Huli Mountain Fort is a 28-generation (280mm) Krupp cannon purchased from the German Krupp Arsenal in 1893. It is well preserved and has an effective range of up to 16,000 meters (the longest range is 19,760 meters). It cost 10 silver
It only cost ten thousand taels (including shipping and insurance).
The Krupp Cannon of Hulishan Fort was once identified as "the oldest and largest 19th-century coastal gun on its original site in the world" and won the Guinness Award for Best Project in the Shanghai World.
4. Xiamen Dadeng Island Battlefield Sightseeing Park The Heroic Three Islands Battlefield Sightseeing Park is located at the southeast end of the beautiful Dadeng Island, covering an area of ??more than 87,000 square meters. It has experienced the baptism of the "August 23" artillery battle in 1958.
, once became a ruins of war, with an average of 1.5 artillery shells falling per square meter of land.
The former forward position has now been given a new look, becoming the only one in the country facing Kinmen, with the great cause of reunifying the motherland as its theme, battlefield sightseeing as its content, and integrating patriotism education, national defense knowledge education, military science education, and leisure and entertainment.
Multifunctional education base and tourist attraction.