Why visit Xiamen
Townapedia lists 80 museums and landmarks, 24 parks and trails, 184 places to eat, 121 places to stay and 23 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Gulangyu, Haicang Bridge, Hujingtou Battle Museum and Landmine Museum.
Weather in Xiamen
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About Xiamen
Xiamen, historically romanized as Amoy, is a sub-provincial city in southeastern Fujian, People's Republic of China, beside the Taiwan Strait. It is divided into six districts: Huli, Siming, Jimei, Tong'an, Haicang, and Xiang'an. All together, these cover an area of 1,700.61 square kilometers (656.61 sq mi) with a population of 5,163,970 as of 2020 and estimated at 5.365 million as of 31 December 2025. The urbanized area of the city has spread from its original island to include most parts of all six of its districts, as well as 4 Zhangzhou districts (Xiangcheng, Longwen, Longhai and Changtai), which form a built-up area of 7,284,148 inhabitants.
From the Wikipedia article Xiamen (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Xiamen on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do23
Xiamen Botanical Garden
Monument and historic site · 3.1 km
Botanical garden integrating plant species conservation, scientific research, science education, and tourism
Xiamen University
School · 4.5 km
Public research university in Xiamen, Fujian, China
Xiamen University of Technology
School · 4.5 km
Public university in Xiamen, China
Xiamen Zhangzhou Bridge
Bridge · 13.7 km
Bridge in People's Republic of China
11 more on the map.
Museums and landmarks80
Hujingtou Battle Museum
Museum · 15.6 km
Military museum in Lieyu, Kinmen, Taiwan
Gallery of Foreign Artefacts from the Palace Museum Collection
Museum · 3.5 km
60-1 Guxin Road
68 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds24
12 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes184
Starbucks
Cafe · Coffee Shop · 2.7 km
76-132 中山路
Mo-Su 10:00-22:00
Knife-cut Noodles
Cafe · Chinese, Noodles · 2.3 km
275-101 大同路
Mo-Su 10:20-14:00, 17:00-01:00
Starbucks
Cafe · Coffee Shop · 4.0 km
164;166;168 龙头路
Mo-Su 08:00-20:00
Chai
Cafe · Cake · 2.0 km
296号香港广场121店铺 厦禾路 Xiahe Road, 厦门
Mo-Fr 08:00-23:00; Sa,Su 13:00-23:00
Citiark Coffee and Cake
Cafe · 3.9 km
25 Guxin Road
Mo-Su 08:30-19:30
Huang Zehe Peanut Soup Restaurant
Restaurant · 2.9 km
Peanut soup
22;20 中山路 Zhongshan Road
Mo-Su 06:30-22:30
Lǜsùlín Buffet Restaurant
Restaurant · Chinese · 3.6 km
Mo-Su 11:30-13:30, 17:30-20:30
Zhongran Seafood Restaurant
Restaurant · Asian, Chinese · 2.9 km
5-7 海后路
172 more on the map.
History
The area of Xiamen was largely bypassed by the Qin and Han conquests and colonization of Guangdong, which passed west of Fujian down the Lingqu Canal between the Xiang and Li rivers. It was first organized as Tong'an County in AD 282 under the Jin, but it lost this status soon afterwards. Tong'an County was again established in 933 under the Later Tang.
From the History section of Xiamen on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay121
Churches and places of worship37
Shopping49
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries43
Healthcare20
The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University
Hospital · 2.9 km
Map of Xiamen
250 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 9 km away.
- Liuwudiancun 15 km northeast, about 15 min by car
- Aotoucun 16 km northeast, about 16 min by car
- Wuyucun 17 km south, about 17 min by car
- Xindian 22 km northeast, about 22 min by car
- Zhenhaicun 25 km south, about 25 min by car
- Dadeng 26 km east, about 26 min by car
- Shima 28 km west, about 28 min by car
- Lianhecun 29 km northeast, about 29 min by car
- Shijing 38 km northeast, about 38 min by car
- Zhangzhou 43 km west, about 43 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Xiamen night cityscape 2018 - Flickr - Jaykhuang, Jay Huang from Pleasanton, USA, CC BY 2.0
- 鼓浪屿 - panoramio, gdczjkk, CC BY 3.0
- Haicang Bridge, jeanbi, CC BY 2.0
- Lvzhengwan Building,Jimei University 20130123, BreakdownDiode, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Xiamen Brg 20200808, HualinXMN, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Panoramatic view of xiamen university at sunset, Ratvirgin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- The Xiamen Zhangzhou Bridge, Glabb, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 金門烈嶼湖井頭戰史館 20200815104613 01, Ping an Chang, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 金門烈嶼地雷主題館 20200807171157, Ping an Chang, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Catholic Church, Kulangsu, 2019-09-26 18, Siyuwj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Xiamen Botanical Garden6, 大禾花, CC BY-SA 4.0
- TFAH of XMU 23.4.16, HualinXMN, CC BY-SA 4.0
- OPD Hall,Xianyue Hospital, HualinXMN, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Xiamen University of Technology Siming Campus, Mx. Granger, CC0
- 由廈門大橋望向集美大橋, 寺人孟子, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 华侨博物院 20251026 02, FradonStar, CC BY 4.0
- The view from the "Banshan viewing platform" inside Xiamen Botanical Garden, looking out over Wanshilian Temple, Metacladistics, CC BY 4.0
- Dragon sculpture at Bailuzhou Park, Xiamen, Slyronit, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Exit 2 of Huli Park Station, HualinXMN, CC BY-SA 4.0
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