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Xiamen

3 Days in Xiamen

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Day 1Arrival DayMediumGulangyu

Gulangyu Island

Car-free island of colonial villas and pianos.

  1. AM

    Arrive and Settle In

    Check in, drop your bags and get your bearings.

  2. 15:00
    3 h

    Gulangyu Island

    UNESCO

    Kulangsu, a Historic International Settlement

  3. 19:00
    1.5 h

    Oyster omelette and satay noodles

    Food

    Zhongshan Road

Good to Know

  • Ferry tickets to the island sell out; book a day ahead

Day 2Day TripFullYongding

Fujian Tulou

Round earth fortresses housing whole clans.

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Day 3City DayMediumGulangyu

Sunlight Rock · Nanputuo Temple

The island's high point and Shuzhuang Garden. A Buddhist temple below Wulao peaks.

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Day Trip · UNESCO

Quanzhou

The Song-Yuan port's mosques and temples.

Day Trip

Jimei School Village

Tan Kah Kee's school buildings with swallowtail roofs.

Half Day

Xiamen University and Shapowei

China's prettiest campus and the arts harbour.

Half Day

Huandao Road

Cycle the seaside road.

When to Go

This version is for Mar–Apr, Oct–Nov. The best months below come from GoGo's climate data.

Typical highs

Best monthsRain: wettest Jun (222 mm), driest Oct (42 mm)

Climate: NASA POWER