| UPDATED:  December 17, 2012  NO. 51 DECEMBER 20, 2012 |                                                    |  Snapshots of Xiamen's Beauty |                                                    |  Beijing Review provides a series of pictures taken in Xiamen to reveal glimpses of the city's stunning beauty |                                                    |  Photos by Wei Yao |                   |                                    |   
 
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 GULANGYU IN THE RAIN: Gulangyu Island, a famous local tourist resort, viewed from above   |   
 
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 BEAUTIFUL UNIVERSITY: Students sit on the lawn at Xiamen University  |   
 
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 ANTIQUE ARCHITECTURE: A tourist walks on Gulangyu Island, where many old buildings reside   |   
 
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 NIGHTVIEW: Residents bustle to shop at Zhongshan Road, the city's biggest pedestrian street   |   
 
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 IN BLOOM: Bougainvillea, the city flower, blossoms in the yard of an old villa  |   
 
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 DOWNTOWN PARK: Zhongshan Park is located in the downtown area   |    |                                                
                
              
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