Xiamen Travel Guide
Xiamen is a relatively prosperous small city on the southeast coast of China across from Taiwan. About two million people live there. In 2006, a survey named it China’s second most livable city. It has one of China’s cleanest and most enjoyable living environments. It benefits from the ocean air and from investment from overseas Chinese and Taiwanese. It had long been an important port city for both Chinese empires and foreign empires because the natural harbor in the city is good and very deep. Though it isn’t a big city in China, both its port and its airport are among China’s top twelve. It has a global transportation network and an internationalized financial system with foreign banks and investment playing an important role in the economy. The relative prosperity will make travel in the city more comfortable, and the many historical sites, some beaches and park areas, and Gulangyu Island that is a pedestrian only area are the highlights of travel to the city. more about Xiamen »
- Chinese Name: 厦门
- Chinese Pinyin: xià mén
- Location: East of China
- Latitude: 26° 46′ N
- Longitude : 118° 04′ E
- Elevation: 63.2 M (203 FT)
- Time Zone : (UTC+8)
- Area Code: 0592
- Population: 2.5 million
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Xiamen Top Attractions
Hulishan Fortress
Hulishan Fortress is a key national historical and cultural site. In August 2000, the Fortress was listed in the Guinness World Records for the year 2000. The Fortress, built in the 20th year of Emperor Guangxu's reign (1894), has more than 100 years of a gloomy history of rise and fall. The base of the f... more about Hulishan Fortress
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Shopping in Xiamen
Xiamen, a beautiful coastal city in Southeast China, is one of China’s five special economic zones. The developed economy gives Xiamen many large scale shopping malls selling all kinds of goods including home appliances, high fashions, gold and silver jewelries, jade articles, art wares, antiques, and works of calligraphy and paintings. Visit...more info about Xiamen Shopping »
Recommended Xiamen Tours
- 4-Days Essence of Xiamen Tour ( XM-1 ) From $ 481
- 5-Days Amazing Sea & Mountain Tour Combo ( XM-2 ) From $ 953
In February the weather is a little cold and humid. You can look at this page for February weather information in Xiamen: http://www.chinahighlights.com/xiamen/weather/february.htm
It will take you about 40 mins if you take bus NO. 37 from airport to train station. For train ticket, it is better to buy in advance as the end of June is the beginning of Summer holiday. Train tickets may be popular then. it will take you 2 hrs buy bullet train from Xiamen to Fuzhou, the price for 1st class seat is CNY103.
It will take you about 40 mins if you take bus NO. 37 from airport to train station. For train ticket, it is better to buy in advance as the end of June is the beginning of Summer holiday. Train tickets may be popular then. it will take you 2 hrs buy bullet train from Xiamen to Fuzhou, the price for 1st class seat is CNY103.
Hi Kilua, you can fly from Xiamen to Beijing. Please click here to book your flight ticket online:http://www.chinahighlights.com/china-flights/.If you need any tour arrangement in Beijing, please do not hesitate to let me know.
Night train is available from Xiamen to Hangzhou. Please click the following link for train schedule.
http://www.chinahighlights.com/china-trains/search-result.asp
Hi Anniel,
Thank you for your inquiry!
You can visit the Great Wall from Xiamenl however, you need to get those cities which close to the Wall first (such as Beijing, Jiayuguan, etc.)
Please visit our relevant page for detailed information: http://www.chinahighlights.com/greatwall/
Regarding your inquiry about Xiamen, I am glad to tell you that Xiamen is suitable for traveling all year round, and the best seasons are spring (March to May) and autumn (October to November).
You can visit our Xiamen page for more information: http://www.chinahighlights.com/xiamen/
Hope it helps.
Wish you a nice day! ;-)
Hello. I am not sure if there is a place called "Youxi" that you mentioned in your question. Can you give me more details?
Yes, it will be very crowded. If you need any help, please contact us at service@chinahighlights.com.
You can take train D6212 to get Putian from Xiamen. It only takes one and a half hours.
There are derect bus from Xiamen to Hong Kong, and it is said there are 2 departures a day. Youo can catch the bus in Hubin Long Distance Bus Station (湖滨长途汽车站), which is located in 5 Jinhu Road (金湖路5号) and the telephone is 968828. In fact, you can take a derect bus from Xiamen to Guangzhou or Shenzhen, then transfer a train or a bus to Hong Kong, which is money-saving but not time-saving.
Information about from Guangzhou to Hong Kong or from Shenzhen to Hong Kong, you can see: http://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/transportation/guangzhou-to-hong-kong.htm
http://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/transportation/shenzhen-hong-kong-transportation.htm
Hi Hor W S, you could take flight or train from Xiamen to Wuyishan. Please visit the link below to check the schedule and price:
Flight: http://www.chinahighlights.com/china-flight-schedules/
Train: http://www.chinahighlights.com/china-trains/
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- New Air Route Xi'an–Huangshan–Xiamen to Open Mar. 16, 2011
- Xiamen Airlines Establishes Base In Tianjin Feb. 19, 2008
- Shandong Airlines To Open Five New Routes Jan. 9, 2008
