#happylaborday #mayholiday #xiamentravel Enjoy an amazing get away to Xiamen for Labor Day 🎉🎉🎉 beautiful beaches, warm weather and fresh seafood 😁 Would highly recommend a visit to Xiamen for anybody looking to get away from the city and relax on the beach or by the pool for a couple days. I can’t wait to go back and continue exploring more, just don’t forget your sunscreen 🌞🏖 Gulangyu island has great historical sites to visit and is only a quick ferry ride from the mainland. The beaches on the south side on the island area great and open to the public for free 😘😁

The Gulangyu island, also known as Kulangsu, is a world cultural heritage site. This island concentrates a lot of history in its 2km, popularly referred to a fairytale island. The three main settlements date from 1900s. Yanzaijiao keeps its ancient authenticity, dating from Qing dynasty, while Lu’erjiao has more European influence. While island has few residents, most inhabitants travel daily. This island is full of shops, inns, restaurants and souvenirs. A sea of people surrounded by water. For short background, Xiamen and Kulangsu island were the main maritime sino-foreign key location for centuries, with huge development for this island. After WWII, Japanese soldiers occupied Jinmen island, with brought thousands of refugees to Kulangsu. Later, during Pacific war in 1941, Japanese troops occupied the island, restructured several areas, and imposed Japanese culture. Later the island was recovered for Chinese, leaving an amazing mixture of cultures, architecture and this odd environment around. Bikes and cars are not allowed. Roads are very small and landscape can be very tiring. Although, there is so much to see and admire: architecture, temples, parks, gardens, beaches, shops inside old buildings. Get there- Take a ferry from Xiamen’s Lun Du terminal. ⛴ Service hours: Everyday, available 24 hours. Takes around 8 minutes to reach the island, and ferry Can get very crowded. #beachview #beach #gulangyu #culturalheritage #architecturalphotos #architecture #kulangsu #xiamen #xiamentravel #xiamenguide #oldarchitecture #island #islandtravel #islandlife #ferry #maydaytrip #scenicspotphotoguide #happylaborday #urbanexplorer #temple #artgallery #ancientlandmark#historicculture

Xiamen is a cool coastal city in Fujian. Once a treaty port known to the world as Amoy, it retains much of the architecture from that time. The main attraction is Gulangyu, an island just off the coast which was a foreign concession where Europeans and Chinese who'd made fortunes abroad built comfortable villas. There is a short ferry crossing to Gulangyu directly from the Xiamen waterfront but it's only available to Xiamen residents. Tourists must go to the cruiseship terminal to take a significantly pricier and longer ferry. This is annoying, but it's still worth visiting the island. Set aside a whole day to walk around the seawall and visit some of the museums in the main town. #leaveyourmark #urbanexplorer #lightthecity #xiamen #amoy #gulangyu #seaside #coast #island #historiccallandmark

Getting There - Quickest & Easiest way is by plane. Airport is very accessible from all the island. Then Taxi / DiDi comfortable and affordable. Attractions - So much worth to see! Gulangyu Island (Top attraction, UNESCO World Heritage) by ferry, Nan Putuo Temple, beautiful beaches, Zhongshan Road, Twin Towers, Channel, Fortress, Botanical Garden, University... Hotels - We (family) stay at the Seaview Resort at the south of the island, in front of the beach. It’s easy to get everywhere with DiDi/Taxi. Food & Restaurants - Siming District has quite few international restaurants. Otherwise there’s plenty of seafood and small stalls nearby the coast, downtown also at Gulangyu Island. Shopping - Zhongshan Road, nice architecture, souvenirs and also shopping malls. Weather - is mild, cloudy & sunny, but still cold to swim at the sea. The outside pools at the hotel are closed until May. Indoor pool is an alternative. No rain and thus perfect for long strolls and sightseeing with this lovely sea breeze. #qingmingtravel

Took a break from the cold, rainy Shanghai weather to spend a couple of days in sunny Xiamen! From rooftop cafes, to the massive botanical garden, to Jimei School Village, there are no shortage of sights to see in Xiamen. One unexpected find was the Railway Cultural Park. What started off as me following an abandoned railway track, wound up being an hour walk along it through changing sceneries with locals playing various games in this makeshift park. I stopped walking after an hour but the railway park continued on as far as the eye could see 🛤 This was my second time in Xiamen and I def see myself going again! #springholiday#travelinspiration#urbanexplorer

Zhonggu cable car in Xiamen, exhilarating way to view the whole city from above! Although the views were great, the cable cars seemed a little old and so it was kind of frightening getting onto such a rickity little car. Didn't regret it though and would recommend. Still good, even in the rain. #scenicspotphotoguide

very nice room, clean, spacious very accomodating good ambiance nice pool & amenities good service perfect 10 for me

#holidayvacation Xiamen University is one of the most beautiful universities in China #holidayvacation#wintergetaway