The city of Xiamen has opened its first hospital that specializes in care for children. The Xiamen City Children’s Hospital officially opened on June 1 and will be offering in and outpatient services, including operations, GP consultancy and also ... Read More>>
Gualangyu residents can now access free wifi in up to 88 different public places. The Xiamen Radio and Television Network has just finished installing the equipment, and the wifi coverage extends to all the main roads and piers of the island. Read More>>
Jimei District will be playing host to the annual Cross Strait Dragon Boat Cultural Festival May 17-18. 66 teams from Xiamen, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau and seven mainland cities will be competing in three different categories Read More>>
The Xiamen Fangte Magic Kingdom theme park officially opens on March 18. Read More>>
The Shenzhen-Xiamen high-speed rail, which travels along the southeast coast between the two cities, is expected to open in 2013. Read More>>
Xiamen’s first Laox Store will open on Jiahe Lu on December 29. Laox is a Japanese retailer (acquired by Suning last year), which sells home appliances, toys, jewelry and other goods. The new store will be over 10,000 sq. m large and will feature 200,000+ ... Read More>>
Effective as of November 26, the “fuel surcharge” in Xiamen taxis has been reduced to 2 RMB. At present, Xiamen taxi flag fall is 8 RMB for the first 3 km, with 2 RMB for each addition km, as well as the aforementioned 2 RMB fuel surcharge fee. Read More>>
Xiamen Medical University professor Fu Jinwen was dismissed after investigations revealed her Columbia University PhD degree had been forged. The school made public yesterday their decision to release Ms. Fu from her contract, further stating she would also ... Read More>>
Startingmidnight, March 30th, Xiamen’s taxi fuel surcharges will increase to 3 RMB. Passengers who encounter taxi drivers adjusting the price before March 30th can refuse to pay and can make an official complaint by calling 123. See also: Gulangyu ... Read More>>
On March 26th, Xiamen Airlines opened a new daily Xiamen-Zhengzhou-Xining flight route. The flight departs from Xiamen at 12:30, arrives in Zhengzhou at 14:35, departs from Zhengzhou at 15:35 and arrives in Xining at 17:15. The return flight departs from ... Read More>>
On average, Gulangyu (鼓浪屿), the island off the coast of Xiamen, sees nearly 20,000 tourists per day, and during holiday periods, such as Spring Festival, and the October "Golden Week”, the number reaches 100,000-110,000. According to experts ... Read More>>
An inbound trial flight from Xiamen landed successfully at the Gonggar Airport in Lhasa on December 13th, paving the wave for the expected opening of two new flight routes –Xiamen-Lhasa and Fuzhou-Lhasa – on January 15th. The trip from Fuzhou to ... Read More>>
Capital Airlines opened a new Xi’an-Hefei-Xiamen flight on December 2nd, which runs six to seven times per day. The new flight JD5325/26 operated on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays departs from Xi’an at 13:20 and arrives in Hefei at ... Read More>>
According to the Xiamen Sports Bureau, over 55,800 people had registered for the 2012 Xiamen International Marathon as of December 2nd. There were 16,272 online registrations, 1,788 onsite registrations and 37,744 group registrations. Of these, 13,920 ... Read More>>
Next year a “luxury overpass” on Jiahe Lu (嘉禾路), connecting phase I and phase II of SM Shopping Mall, will be completed. Different from normal overpasses, this one is completely sealed off and equipped with air-conditioning, lighting and fire ... Read More>>
Taxi drivers in Xiamen, Fujian began a strike on Oct. 6th to demand lower administrative fees and higher starting fees for taxis, and 80% of all the taxis were still striking on the night of October 7th. Insiders say that the government is considering ... Read More>>
As of September 3rd, rides on the 14 "Rainbow" tourist shuttle, which connect all of the tourist spots in Xiamen, are free of charge. Visitors only need pay for the entrance fee of the attractions. The free "Rainbow" shuttle currently ... Read More>>
On August 10th, two foreign females were spotted skinny-dipping at Baicheng Beach next to Xiamen University. The scene was captured by a local citizen, who later uploaded the images online, which aroused quite a heated discussion among netizens. Other ... Read More>>
The first yacht market in China is set to open in Wuyuan Bay, Xiamen. Covering approximately 1200 sqm, it will offer customers a comprehensive range of small and medium-sized yachts, including fishing boats, sailing boats, kayaking and canoes. See also: ... Read More>>
On October 19th, “Legend of the Seas”, a cruise ship owned by Royal Caribbean International, will have its maiden voyage from Xiamen cruise ship port headed to Taiwan and Hong Kong. Each cruise lasts for five days and four nights. Xiamen will ... Read More>>
To meet summer travel demands, Xiamen Airlines will launch a dozen new flights including: Xiamen-Chongqing-Lijiang, Xiamen-Urumqi, Xiamen-Hohhot and Xiamen-Hailar. Read More>>
Xiamen Airlines will launch a new round-trip flight from Xiamen to Lijiang (via Chongqing) starting from July 1st. The full price for economy class seats is 2280 RMB. See also: Sanya Launches 26 Flights to 9 Foreign Cities Read More>>
Guanyinshan Fantasy Coastal Water World (音山梦幻海岸水世界), the first large water park in Fujian, will open on a trial run basis on May 20th. According to reports, the water park features some of the newest and most popular aquatic facilities and is ... Read More>>
In the next day or two, moist and warm air flow will gradually intensify in regions around Xiamen. The heat wave will bring cloudy skies to the area, but temperatures will rise by 1℃-2℃ every day. In the next two days, the highest temperature will soar to ... Read More>>