Fujian

福建 · Fújiàn

Gulangyu Island (Kulangsu) · Photo: Slyronit · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Cities in Fujian

Red roofs of Gulangyu Island with Xiamen skyline across the water

2 daysXiamen厦门Car-free Gulangyu island and Minnan street food.best Oct–Apr

Top sights

Red-roofed houses of Gulangyu with Xiamen across the strait

鼓浪屿Gulangyu Island (Kulangsu)A car-free UNESCO island of colonial villas, gardens and pianos, a 20-minute ferry ride from Xiamen.XiamenBooking required

Sunlight Rock rising above the trees and seafront of Gulangyu

日光岩Sunlight RockThe highest point of Gulangyu, a granite outcrop with a view over the red roofs to Xiamen’s skyline.XiamenBooking recommended

Shuzhuang Garden’s sea bridge with Sunlight Rock behind

菽庄花园Shuzhuang Garden and Piano MuseumA 1913 seaside garden with a zigzag bridge over the water and a museum of antique pianos.XiamenBooking recommended

Furong Lake and the Jiageng-style buildings of Xiamen University

厦门大学Xiamen UniversityOften called China’s most beautiful campus: lakes, seaside lawns and 1920s buildings mixing Chinese roofs with Western walls.XiamenBooking required

White pagoda and pavilion by the pond at Nanputuo Temple

南普陀寺Nanputuo TempleA busy Buddhist temple at the foot of Wulao Peak, with lotus ponds, incense halls and paths up to rock carvings.XiamenBooking required