Jimei School Village and Turtle Garden (Aoyuan)
集美学村 · Jíměi Xuécūn
Schools and colleges founded by Tan Kah Kee, with swallowtail roofs around a dragon-boat lake, and his tomb garden of carved granite on a spit in the sea.
Booking requiredBring your passportHalf a day
Tip
Walk around Longzhou Pond first, then book an afternoon Aoyuan slot so you see the sea wall in the softer late light.
- Opening hours
- Campus streets and Longzhou Pond open all day. Aoyuan about 08:00–18:00 (June–September), 08:00–17:30 (October–May); Tan Kah Kee Memorial Museum 09:00–18:00 (last entry 17:30), closed Mondays except public holidays. To be confirmed
- Price
- Free (Aoyuan and the memorial museum need a free booking). To be confirmed
- How to book
- Aoyuan and the memorial museum use free real-name booking in morning and afternoon slots, same day up to 7 days ahead, through the 集美鳌园景区 WeChat account (门票预约 → 散客预约). If it will not accept your passport, ask at the entrance with your passport. To be confirmed Could not get tickets? Tell us what you need
- Getting there
- Metro Line 1 to Jimei Xuecun (集美学村) station, then about 15 minutes’ walk east past Longzhou Pond to Aoyuan; about 25 minutes from Zhenhai Road
- Address in Chinese
- 厦门市集美区浔江路8号（集美鳌园景区）
Photo: DragonSamYU · CC BY-SA 4.0
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