Overseas Chinese Museum
华侨博物院 · Huáqiáo Bówùyuàn
A free museum founded in 1959 by the philanthropist Tan Kah Kee, telling the story of Chinese emigrants to Southeast Asia and beyond.
Booking requiredBring your passport1–1.5 hours
Tip
Combine it with Nanputuo Temple and Xiamen University on the same walk down Siming South Road.
- Opening hours
- 09:00–18:00 (last entry 17:30); closed Mondays except public holidays. To be confirmed
- Price
- Free
- How to book
- Free real-name booking at least one day ahead on the museum website (hqbwy.org.cn, “Visit” page) or by phone 0592-2084028; bring the ID you booked with. If online booking will not take a passport, call or ask at the entrance. To be confirmed Could not get tickets? Tell us what you need
- Getting there
- Bus to Overseas Chinese Museum (华侨博物院) stop on Siming South Road, or taxi; about 15 minutes’ walk north of Nanputuo Temple
- Address in Chinese
- 厦门市思明区思明南路493号
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Checked against these sources on 2026-09-27. Rules change often, so confirm on the official site before you go.
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