One city has spring scenery and half a city has flowers
Thousands of waves come from the sea
This is a beautiful ecological garden city
This is a city of high-quality innovation and entrepreneurship
This is Xiamen
An aerial view of Xiamen, the "Garden on the Sea" city. Photo by China News Service reporter Wang Dongming
A garden city, facing the sea
Xiamen is located on the southeast coast of China
Connected to Taiwan by water
According to legend, it was the habitat of egrets in ancient times.
Therefore, it is also called "Egret Island"
Unique location
Creates mountain and sea scenery that is easy to see wherever you go
Egrets flying under Yunzhen Bridge. Photographed by Lin Binxiang
The beauty of Xiamen comes from nature and is obvious to all
Fresh blue, green in the city
Flowers bloom in all seasons
There are many strange rocks on the mountain and strange rocks on the sea.
There are many islands, making them a wonderful place of their own.
Hence the name "Sea Garden"
The coast of Gulangyu Island at night. Image source: Visual China
Aerial photography of the sea of phoenix flowers. Photo by Xu Guanghui
Aerial photography of Verbena. Photographed by Lin Binxiang
A breakdown of Xiamen’s urban history
This frequent visitor to the "most" series of lists
It is the happiest city in the country and the most livable city in the country.
Xiamen University is home to “the most beautiful university in China”
"The most beautiful road around the sea" - Huandao Road
"The most beautiful sea bicycle path" - Xinglin Bay Greenway
The Fuzhou-Xiamen High-speed Railway is China’s first cross-sea high-speed railway with a speed of 350 kilometers per hour.
After the opening, it will become a reality to sit on the high-speed rail and watch the sea
Aerial photography of Xiamen University campus scenery. Image source: Visual China
Ring Island Road. Photo by Chen Lijie
Xiamen's most beautiful marathon circuit around the island. Photo by China News Service reporter Wang Dongming
Xiamen sea viewing platform. Photo by China News Service reporter Wang Dongming
Literature and art are synonymous with Xiamen
people who come here
Always slowing down unconsciously
Take a city walk
Looking for romance scattered in the corners of the city
Citizens sing and relax on the edge of Didang Lake. Photo by China News Service reporter Wang Dongming
Enter the Furong Tunnel, "the most literary and artistic place in China"
Kilometers of creative graffiti on the wall
Colorful and full of personality
Furong Tunnel is also known as "the most artistic tunnel in China". Image source: Visual China
Take the country’s first maritime subway
——Xiamen Metro Line 1
Howling forward among the sky and the sea
Like entering a fairy tale dream written by Hayao Miyazaki
Xiamen Metro Line 1. Photo by Chen Lijie
Xiamen’s most beautiful sea view subway line 1. Photo by Wang Wenjin
Stroll through cat-themed alleys
——Dingaozi Cat Street
Satisfy the shit-eating officials
All imaginations about "everything can be 'meow'"
Tourists play in Xiamen Cat Street. Photo by China News Service reporter Lu Ming
Romance in Xiamen
Gulangyu accounts for half of
This small island covers an area of less than 2 square kilometers.
At its peak, there were nearly 500 pianos and nearly 100 musical families.
Here, I often encounter the melodious piano sound unexpectedly
"The moon is fragrant, the piano is bright, and the waves are sentimental."
It is Xiamen poet Wang Guozhen’s sincere confession to Gulangyu Island.
Gulangyu Island complements the modern urban area opposite. Photo by China News Service reporter Wang Dongming
Gulangyu's per capita piano ownership rate ranks first in the country. There are more than 100 musical families on the island. In 2002, Gulangyu was named the "Island of Music" by the Chinese Musicians Association. Photo by China News Service reporter Wang Dongming
mid 19th century
After Xiamen was opened as a treaty port
Literature, art and education in Gulangyu Island
prosperous for a while
The Xiamen Zheng Chenggong Memorial Hall is located in the Sunlight Rock Scenic Area of Gulangyu Island, Xiamen City, Fujian Province. It houses more than 400 historical relics about Zheng Chenggong. Image source: ICphoto
Residents of Gulangyu Island play musical instruments. Photo by China News Service reporter Wang Dongming
Thousands of buildings built successively
Different styles
"Mix and match" the charm of southern Fujian, Nanyang flavor and European style
Just like the "Architectural Museum of All Nations"
Gulangyu Island, Xiamen. Image source: Visual China
Xu Jishe obtained materials from missionaries living here
Compiled "Yinghuan Zhilue"
Complete educational facilities
Educational philosophy integrating Chinese and Western elements
Let Gulangyu get rid of Lin Yutang, Lin Qiaozhi, Zhou Shuan, etc.
Industry giant
2017, "Gulangyu: Historic International Community"
Successfully included in the World Heritage List
Overlooking Gulangyu Island from the air, the red brick ancient houses are spectacular. Due to historical reasons, buildings of different Chinese and foreign styles have been perfectly collected and preserved here, making it a famous national 5A-level scenic spot. Image source: Visual China
The golden rooster sings, the egret crows
This artistic and fresh island city
Closer ties with the film and television industry
Become one of the cities with the highest filming rate in domestic film and television dramas
Surrounded by mountains and rivers, the scenery is beautiful
This is the reason why the Golden Rooster Award landed in Xiamen
2023 Golden Rooster Film Festival Awards Night. Photo by China News Service reporter Wang Dongming
Andy Lau and Wu Jing attended the Golden Rooster Awards evening party. Photo by China News Service reporter Wang Dongming
A beautiful ecological city
The beauty of Xiamen
It is also inseparable from hard work the day after tomorrow.
Continuously release goodwill to the ecology in urban development
It is built by Xiamen, a high-looking ecological garden city.
important starting point
Before the treatment of Yuandang Lake. Photo courtesy of Xiamen Municipal Party Committee Propaganda Department
After the treatment of Yuandang Lake. Photo by Wu Wei
Yuandang Lake in the west of Xiamen Island
In the past, it was a "stinking lake" that locals were ashamed to talk about.
After 30 years of comprehensive renovation,
Surrounded by tens of thousands of square meters of mangroves
Egret Pianpian
As the "most beautiful living room" in the city
Achieving a dazzling new scene in Xiamen
Butterfly changes in Yuandang Lake
It is a model of harmonious coexistence between people and nature in Xiamen
Egrets feed on the banks of Yuandang Lake. Photo by China News Service reporter Wang Dongming
Citizens relax around Yuandang Lake at night. Photo by China News Service reporter Wang Dongming
thereafter
Xiamen continues to pioneer and innovate
Extending the Yuandang Lake experience from the lake to the bay
Applied to Xiamen’s entire marine ecological management
Create a successful practice in Xiamen’s beautiful bay city construction
Xinglin Bay. Photo by China News Service reporter Jia Tianyong
Groups of cattle egrets fly in the Maluan Bay Ecological Three Islands Park. Photo by China News Service reporter Jia Tianyong
Whether the environment is good or not, animals are the most sensitive
With the restoration of natural ecology
Hairy prawn, yellowfin seabream, Chinese white dolphin, etc.
Rare marine creatures reappear in Xiamen waters
Black-faced Spoonbill, Oriental White Stork, Chestnut-throated Bee-eater, etc.
Rare birds frequently visit Xiamen
Achievements in Xiamen’s two landscapes, one black and one white
Groups of egrets, either perching or fishing
for white landscape
Thousands of cormorants circling the lake
It’s a black landscape
Thanks to Xiamen's systematic protection of migratory birds and surrounding natural ecology for more than ten years, the chestnut-throated bee-eater, a national second-level protected animal and "the most beautiful bird in China", has frequently appeared in Xiamen in recent years. Photo courtesy of Xiamen Municipal Party Committee Propaganda Department
Chinese white dolphins swim in the waters of Huoshuo Island. Photo by Zhou Qing
cormorant. Yu Lishe
Xiamen beautiful bay
It is both a romantic line and a development line.
Surrounded by the inner bay of China's largest city - Tong'an Bay
Beside the blue sea and silver beach, lush mangroves dot the coastline
Multiple ecological parks are like bunches of grapes
Forming a fascinating romantic line of tourism around the East Coast
The passenger flow in a single day during holidays exceeds 100,000
East Rim Sea Area. Photo courtesy of Xiamen Municipal Party Committee Propaganda Department
low tide
The tidal flat of Ha Tamwei Mangrove Park
A group of landmark landscapes outlined by mangroves emerge from the sea
Pattern of English letter "I", love heart and five-star red flag
Together, it means "I love China"
Quite ingenious and spectacular
These are Xiamen people born towards the sea
With decades of ecological restoration efforts
A love letter to the motherland
Xiatanwei Mangrove Park. Photo by Wang Huoyan
Xiatanwei Mangrove Park. Photo by China News Service reporter Jia Tianyong
Stars of "overseas Chinese" in Jiageng's hometown shine brightly
Comfortable and leisurely
It is the life attitude of Xiamen people
But hundreds of years ago
to make a living
They also have the courage to go to Nanyang and work hard
Xiamen was once a transit center for overseas Chinese from southern Fujian.
Overseas Chinese Approval seals both the banknote and the letter
Approval for overseas Chinese sent to overseas Chinese
Protect the family, defend the hometown, save the country
Full of overseas travelers’ deep attachment to their motherland, hometown and relatives
On August 18, 1939, Muar sent it to Yongchunlin, stamped with "Gulangyu Date Stamp" and "Quanzhou Ruiji Credit Bureau". Image source: Overseas Chinese Museum
Draft on Kuala Lumpur-Xiamen Overseas Chinese Bank, September 17, 1929. Image source: Overseas Chinese Museum
In times of national crisis
Patriotic overseas Chinese leader Tan Kah Kee cherishes the ambition to serve the country
"Determined to use the wealth gained in life to provide education"
The statue of Tan Kah Kee located in Xiamen University. Photo by China News Service reporter Wang Dongming
He usually carries no more than 5 yuan in cash.
Return to hometown Jimei, Xiamen from Singapore
Investing money in establishing various schools
Forming a Jimei aesthetic village renowned at home and abroad
Encountered financial difficulties when advocating for the establishment of Xiamen University
He sold three villas
Used as funds to support schools
Today, Xiamen University has become
One of the most famous cultural landmarks in Xiamen
Jimei Mei Village has become a tourist card of Xiamen. Photo by China News Service reporter Zhang Bin
Mr. Tan Kah Kee prepared the land purchase agreement for Xiamen University. Photo by China News Service reporter Wang Dongming
Xiamen University. Photo by China News Service reporter Wang Dongming
There is a Tan Kah Kee star in the sky
There are countless "overseas Chinese" stars shining in Xiamen
Humanistic construction and economic development here
Everything is permeated with the power of "qiao"
Tan Kah Kee Memorial Hall. Photo by China News Service reporter Li Siyuan
The Xiamen Overseas Chinese Museum was initiated by the late patriotic overseas Chinese leader Tan Kah Kee in September 1956, becoming the first museum in the history of Chinese museums to be founded with funds raised by overseas Chinese. The picture shows the receipt for Tan Kah Kee’s donation to the Overseas Chinese Museum. Photo by Xu Hanyang
Since the reform and opening up
Invested and founded by overseas Chinese
Modern factories, large commercial buildings, docks
Donated school villages, hospitals, roads and other public welfare projects
are integrated into Xiamen’s economic and social development
During the most difficult period of China's Anti-Japanese War, Tan Kah Kee advocated the establishment of Chiyu Bank, which provided a classic example of "supporting the school through action" and "helping the hometown through action" in the history of education and finance at home and abroad. The picture shows Chiyu Bank’s anniversary group photo in 1944. Image source: "Chiyu Bank Archives Collection"
The cultural resources of overseas Chinese also return to Xiamen
Jiageng Architecture, known as "wearing a suit and hat"
With its Minnan-style roof and Western-style house body
Forming a new style that is both Chinese and Western
Selected into the list of "The First Batch of Chinese 20th Century Architectural Heritage"
In the Huang family garden
There are a dazzling array of oil paintings, stone carvings, colored glazes and colored paintings.
Shuzhuang Garden
The pavilions and pavilions are unique and charming
Mr. Tan Kah Kee put the most effort into it, and it is also the most magnificent Jiannan Tower Group among the "Kah Kee Architecture". Photo by China News Service reporter Wang Dongming
The seaside boardwalk in Shuzhuang Garden. Image source: Visual China
The arcades on Zhongshan Road, a century-old street in Xiamen, are full of splendor. Photo by China News Service reporter Wang Dongming
Xiamen people grew up with the sea breeze
The taste is based on southern Fujian and reaches far away from Southeast Asia.
Taro buns, ginger duck, sand tea noodles, peanut soup
Fried oysters, frozen bamboo shoots, roasted pork rice dumplings
Satisfy the picky stomachs of diners from all over the world
The night view of Xiamen’s No. 8 Market is the most smoky side of the city. It hides the authentic taste of Xiamen and presents the most authentic market life of Xiamen people. Image source: Visual China
Xiamen has a dazzling array of seafood. Photo by Peng Lifang
Frozen bamboo shoots. Photo by Peng Lifang
The concept of living off the sea
Great influence on the culture of southern Fujian people
Xiamen people respect "Heaven" and often "encounter God at the corner"
Temple gods and folk culture have become
Linking tourists to their hometown, Nanyang and southern Fujian
When the Hecuo Shunji Palace and Guanyinshan Business CBD are "in the same frame", the left hand is traditional and the right hand is trendy. The ancient-style temples form a strong contrast with the skyscrapers in the Guanyinshan business district not far away, and are Xiamen's most distinctive personality label. Image source: Visual China
Mid-Autumn Cake Betting Originated in Xiamen
by throwing dice
Placing good hopes for a good year
Listed as national intangible cultural heritage
And accompanied by the footprints of the southern Fujian people
Spread to Taiwan and even around the world
People on both sides of the Taiwan Strait wear "No. 1 Scholar Hats" in Xiamen to win the title of No. 1 Scholar. Photo by China News Service reporter Wang Dongming
Chasing stars doesn’t necessarily mean getting up early
But you can walk in the cold wind for an hour to "send off the king's ship"
Xiamen people have their own "toppers" to chase
There are also many people who come from overseas to have a look.
Sending the King's Ship is a folk ritual activity to send plagues and pray for blessings.
Formed in southern Fujian, mainly Xiamen
It has a history of more than 600 years
Later spread to Taiwan
With the "Southern Ocean" immigration and maritime trade
Spread to Southeast Asia, the Strait of Malacca and other areas where overseas Chinese inhabit.
In 2020, China and Malaysia jointly nominated the "Send the King's Ship" to be successfully applied for World Heritage.
People on both sides of the Taiwan Strait wear "No. 1 Scholar Hats" in Xiamen to win the title of No. 1 Scholar. Photo by China News Service reporter Wang Dongming
An open and inclusive vibrant city
Xiamen shelters guests from all over the world and welcomes thousands of hectares of waves.
Openness and tolerance are the inherent attributes of this city
Xiamen is sharing the fruits of open development with the world
As early as hundreds of years ago
Foreign navigators discovered
Xiamen, one of the deepest natural ports in the world
It is the "Gateway to South China"
Xiamen Container Terminal. Photo by China News Service reporter Wang Dongming
Since the reform and opening up
Xiamen ranks among the first batch of special economic zones in China
The construction process of China’s free trade pilot zones
Xiamen International Convention and Exhibition Center and CBD Center. Photo by China News Service reporter Wang Dongming
Among the first four special economic zones in China
Xiamen Special Economic Zone
Designed for "Taiwan"
Special because of "Taiwan"
Prosperous because of "Taiwan"
Xiamen held a cross-strait family gathering and community gathering. Photo by China News Service reporter Wang Dongming
As one of the cities closest to Taiwan from mainland China
Here, relying on the superior location advantage of Taiwan
High quality economic development level
Rich cultural characteristics of southern Fujian
Continue to expand cross-Strait exchanges and cooperation,
Continuously explore new paths for cross-Strait integrated development and set an example
The scene of the 15th Straits Forum Conference. Photo by China News Service reporter Wang Dongming
At the Cross-Strait (Jimei) Dragon Boat Cultural Festival, Taipei Lion Head Opera Troupe Xiamen performed a wonderful Taiwanese lion folk performance. Photo by China News Service reporter Li Siyuan
The cross-strait dragon boat race kicked off in Jimei, Xiamen, a famous hometown of overseas Chinese in China. Photo by China News Service reporter Li Siyuan
It combines "please come in" and "go out"
This international investment and trade window
Become a hub port with one of the world’s largest container throughputs
Xiamen Container Terminal. Photo by China News Service reporter Wang Dongming
September 8th every year
China International Fair for Investment and Trade
All held here
Thousands of businessmen gather to pursue the “golden key” to wealth creation
Xiamen "1998" CIFIT. Photo by China News Service reporter Wang Dongming
With the advancement of the “Belt and Road” initiative
“Silk Road Shipping” sets sail from here
The two Silk Roads, land and sea, meet here.
One of China's largest cruise home ports has emerged here
Go to the world and embrace the future
The 1000th China-Europe freight train (Xiamen) departed from Xiamen Station. Photo by China News Service reporter Wang Dongming
The island town of yesteryear
Transformed into one of the most popular cities in China
Xiamen, break the waves and move forward
shining like a pearl
Between the blue waves and golden sands on the southeastern coast of China
Capture Xiamen’s unique “orange tenderness” at the pier. Image source: ICphoto
AI also went to Xiamen
Let’s take a look at Xiamen through the eyes of AI
If the city also has MBTI
(An assessment method in personality psychology that divides people into 16 personality types)
Xiamen is probably an ENFP
Beautiful, romantic, passionate, open
Dare to fight and break through, the potential is unlimited
The hospitable "Little Egret"
Welcome everyone to come and see "Xia"
Author: Yang Fushan, Wang Dongming, Peng Lifang, Liu Wenwen, Jia Tianyong, Li Siyuan
Source: China News Service WeChat official account