Xiamen University
厦门大学 · Xiàmén Dàxué
Often called China’s most beautiful campus: lakes, seaside lawns and 1920s buildings mixing Chinese roofs with Western walls.
Booking requiredBring your passport1.5–2 hours
Tip
Weekday slots are much easier to get than weekends; set a reminder for when booking opens.
- Opening hours
- Visitor slots only. Weekdays 10:30–11:30, 13:00–14:00, 16:30–17:30; weekends and school holidays longer slots between 08:30 and 17:30. To be confirmed
- Price
- Free
- How to book
- Only through the 厦门大学访客预约系统 WeChat account or the 参观厦大 mini-program, 1–3 days ahead; demand is high and a lottery is used on busy days. Passport holders enter through the Visitor Centre gate on Siming South Road and are checked manually at the counter, so bring the passport you booked with. Could not get tickets? Tell us what you need
- Getting there
- Bus to Xiamen University (厦大) stop, or taxi; next door to Nanputuo Temple
- Address in Chinese
- 厦门市思明区思明南路422号（厦大访客中心）
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