Xiamen is a very beautiful coastal city, known as the Garden on the Sea.

Thousands of egrets live here every year, forming a unique natural landscape in Xiamen, so it is also known as Egret Island.

Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Quanzhou are part of the southern Fujian region, and the southern Fujian language Xiamen dialect is spoken.

Overseas Chinese customs, Fujian and Taiwan customs, seaside food, and exotic architecture gather here, making this city a unique and charming feature.

The ancient flavor of southern Fujian is hidden in the markets of Xiamen.

Tea tables and ancient talks are the leisure heritage of this city; red brick houses, fanzilou, and arcades are the city's urban character. Walking around, it seems that you will fall into an old southern dream at any time.

Xiamen is a famous coastal city, facing the sea and full of blooming flowers in spring.

Walking along the beach on the roadside, flowers and green trees, sea water and sunshine, sunrise and sunset will always be your memories! Xiamen is a lazy and leisurely city, where time seems to be stretched out, making people

Let go of everything and feel the tenderness brought to you by the wanton sunshine and the gentle sea breeze.

Xiamen is also a city where tradition and modernity blend together. From the modern city to the old Nanyang dream, from the romantic petty bourgeoisie to the pyrotechnics of the city, here, you seem to be able to switch experience modes at will.

In Xiamen, what you can see is the scenery, but what you can’t see is the feelings.

When you come to Xiamen, you not only want to see the scenery, but you also want to look for one thing: literary and artistic feelings.

Sunshine, beaches, islands, music, literary and artistic street scenes, and small and fresh shops are all included when visiting Xiamen. You don’t need to plan an itinerary, just walk around aimlessly and enjoy the atmosphere of literary and artistic petty bourgeoisie.

1. Xiamen History Xiamen’s written history began in the middle of the Tang Dynasty and has been more than 1,100 years.

During the Tianbao period of the Tang Dynasty, Han people surnamed Xue and Chen immigrated to the island. Today's Nanputuo Temple is inherited from the family temple of those immigrants.

Before the Ming Dynasty, except for a few fishermen, it was almost deserted.

Japanese pirates invaded continuously from the Song and Yuan Dynasties. By the Ming Dynasty, Japanese pirates were rampant along the southeast coast, and Xiamen began to function as an important coastal defense town.

From the 20th to the 27th year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1387-1394), a city was built on Xiamen Island for coastal defense. This was the origin of Xiamen City.

However, in the Ming Dynasty, this place was just one of the thousand households of Yongning Guards, and it was under the jurisdiction of Quanzhou Prefecture next door.

After the Qing Dynasty entered the customs, Zheng Chenggong used this place as a military base to fight against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty, and named it Siming Prefecture to show his determination to restore the Ming Dynasty.

In the 19th year of Kangxi's reign, Siming Prefecture was captured and Xiamen City was destroyed.

In the 22nd year of Kangxi (1683), the Admiral Yamen of the Fujian Navy moved to Xiamen and re-expanded Xiamen City, making it the location of the Taiwan-Xiamen Military Preparation Road. The coastal defense magistrates of Quanzhou Prefecture also moved to Xiamen. Since then, Xiamen has gradually become the

and even the coastal defense towns on the southeast coast.

After the Opium War, the corrupt Qing government signed the humiliating Treaty of Nanjing. Xiamen became one of the five earliest treaty ports in my country, and Gulangyu even became a public concession.

Although this is a painful history for China, it was also during this period that Xiamen developed rapidly.

2. Gulangyu Island Gulangyu Island faces Xiamen Island across the river, covering an area of ??1.88 square kilometers.

The island has a beautiful environment and beautiful scenery. It is a tourist area that integrates history, humanities and natural landscapes. It was included in the World Cultural Heritage List in 2017.

There are so many historical memories here.

In the early years of the Qing Dynasty, Zheng Chenggong stationed troops and trained naval forces on Gulangyu Island, leaving ruins such as stockades and water drills. After the Opium War, it became a concession until the victory of the Anti-Japanese War.

Once a concession and a wealthy area, many old buildings of different Chinese and foreign styles are well preserved here, and it is known as the World Architectural Expo.

Gulangyu is a fertile ground for music and the cradle of musicians. From time to time, the ethereal sound of the piano will echo in the ancient streets and alleys. Music has become a particularly gorgeous scenery of Gulangyu Island.

Gulangyu is a small island suitable for walking. There is no hustle and bustle of cars and you can enjoy the slow pace of the island.

Stone roads, old villas, walking on the streets with different styles, it seems that you have the illusion of traveling through time and space.

It is very common to get lost on Gulangyu Island. You don’t know what scenery will appear in the next second. This feeling is like opening a blind box and it is quite unique.

Gulangyu Island attaches equal importance to the atmosphere of life and the style of literature and art.

Literary, romantic and stylish cafes, bars, cultural and creative shops, and gourmet restaurants can be found everywhere, allowing you to unleash your literary and artistic feelings.

The snacks on Longtou Road will make your taste buds bloom.