Located in the southeastern coastal area of China, Xiamen is an ideal holiday resort and a paradise for tourists. It boasts breathtaking coastal scenery, a year-round spring-like climate, the opportunity to partake in folk customs native to Fujian and Taiwan, beachfront cuisine, exotic architecture and a healthy ecological environment, home to an abundance of flowers and large flocks of egrets.
In Xiamen, tourists can get a sense of the sweeping changes being brought forth daily by modernization, experience a romantic atmosphere and the warmth and kindness of locals, and at their leisure, enjoy tranquility in a land of peace tucked quietly away from the world and free of all its concerns.
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"Sending away the king shipm," a folk custom observed in Fujian Province, is underway on a beach (WANG XINQI) |
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Huandao Road or "Island Ring Road" (LI LUANHAN) |
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Summer draws holidaymakers to the city's beaches (LIN QIAOSEN) |
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The Xiamen Garden Expo on Zhongzhou Island, Jimei District (GAO AIMIN) |
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A flock of egrets perch and fly over the Lujiang River (CHEN MENGZHE) |
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A symphony concert is in progress on the Huandao Road, or "Island Ring Road" (CHEN YADU) | |