Xiamen, or, otherwise, Xiamen is the largest port in the Chinese province of Fujian, located in the Taiwan Strait. It is located on the islands - between Quanzhou and Zhangzhou.
This place is one of the cleanest in the environmental plan on our planet. Xiamen is the resort and the city - the port. In this area, you can observe natural beauty - mountains and sea, simultaneously with a large number of new buildings. During the reign of the Dynasty, the Wonderful city bay was a venue for the accumulation of local pirates. Nowadays, Xiamen is a free financial zone. The city knows as one of the most developed in the state. Xiamen since 1979 is open to foreign investment, there lives many visitors in the city, and the indigenous people here are three hundred and sixty thousand. The city lives mainly at the expense of the tourist industry. Xiamen - the fourth city in the country.
Natural beauty, wonderful sea views, ancient and cultural attractions allow the city to be called one of their most tempting for vacationers in China. Gulania Island is one of the most wonderful places of Xiamen. Here are located Sun lit by the mountain, Garden Howe, Garden Shudjan and Piano Museum - Very attractive sights of tourists. South, next to the famous University of Xiamen, is located Historic temple Nanputo . In addition to these places, there are more like Dimai, Vancheshan and many others.
Gulanu Island
Gulania Island has five hundred meters wide, its territory area - 177 sq. Km. His common name is the "garden in the sea." There is also such: "Piano Island". Initially, the island was called Yuen Zhow Di, but during the dynasty of the mines he was given another name - Gulan. Translated this means "drum waves". The architecture of the island of Gulanu is a traditional Chinese style, however, it is also present elements of the influence of the West. Twenty thousand people live on the island.
Gulanu is a musical island and a popular tourist attraction. Here, anyone who loves music will be able to get aesthetic pleasure and take a look at the same time on local wicker.
For a long period, no one lived on the island. At the end of the opium war, the territory of the island turned into a public concession, which England, United States, Germany and Japan was divided into a public concession. After the appearance on the island of Christian religion, there was also widely popular music that came from the West. On the island of Gulania there are such institutions as Museum of the Authority and the Piano Museum . There are more than a hundred ancient and famous families who have tied their lives with music. These people often conduct concerts, music is their main activity.
In addition to the developed musical culture, Gulania also offers to look at such beautiful wonder how Rock sunshine , which is the most beautiful and picturesque attraction of the island, Garden Howe, Dragon Head Mount other.
On the Rock sunshine You can admire a wonderful natural landscape. When you visit the mountain peak, you will have the opportunity to overlook all the beauties of the island of the Gulani and the very city of Xiamen. The latter with a cable car connects to Park Chin . There is here Moon - Park , and in it - Garden Bainyoo, House of Heroes And other places.
Garden Howe.
Garden Howeu is another significant landmark. Its territory is thirty thousand square meters, in the garden there is a large bronze figure of Jen Chhan Gong, which was a general patriot, as well as the figures of his associates.
Dragon Head Mountain
Dragon Head Mountain, Hen Hill and Mount Flag Located in a row on the island. Mountain data surrounds the open sea, they are covered with plenty of beautiful flowers and white clouds. The air in the local area is distinguished by freshness and purity. Nature around and the surrounding species give the impression of staying in a fairy tale.
Park - Garden Shudzhan
This place is rich in beautiful colors. The atmosphere of pacification and calm reigns in the garden. Forty-four bridges are constructed over water. Attract vacationers such local wonder how Monkey Cave and Twelve "Labyrinth Caves" having original and unusual forms. Also in the park are beautiful pavilions.
South Temple Puto
The southern temple of Putoo is a famous old construction of Xiamen. It is located against the top of Vlao. This building was elevated during the Song dynasty, and during the reign of the Ming dynasty, work was carried out on its reconstruction and expansion of the area. In 1925, the Buddhist Academy Minnan was founded at the Puto Temple, thanks to which the temple got great fame. Throughout the history of the temple, Puto was a large number of pilgrims of the Buddhist faith.
The main part of the temple buildings are Tianwan Hall, Daibay Hall, Daesbao Hall and Pavilion Sutry Collection . Among other things, a large number of Buddha Figures has been preserved in the temple. The temple has a lot of cultural relics that belong to the periods of the North Wei Dynasties, Tang, Song, Min, and Chin.
Botanical Garden
In Xiamen, the Botanical Garden is located in the central part of the city, in the south-eastern part of the Park John Shan. This garden has erected in the 1960th year according to the traditional ancient Chinese style. It occupies a territory of about twenty six square kilometers, here approximately a million eight hundred thousand trees grow here! Among them, tourists can observe the unique representatives of the world of Flora Tropics and subtropics. The garden consists of twenty nine smaller, among which - Chinese Garden Rare Plant, Bamboo Forest, Orchid Garden, Rosary other.
Chinese Rare Plant Garden boasts a huge number of different trees, most attractive to visitors such as Metasequoia and Gingko. . In addition, here you can see the water, where Amazonian Victoria and a giant water lily grow - its leaves by weight are comparable with the weight of the child. The orchid garden is notable here by the varieties of Chinese wild orchid. There are among them very valuable and rare plants. In addition to all this, the Siamen Botanical Garden has excellent decorative premises and pavilions erected in accordance with the traditional style.