On its latest list of the world’s most suitable cities for residential and business life, Business Travel magazine ranked Xiamen on the #2 top spot. With its special charm, Xiamen is topped only by another amazing Chinese city, Chengdu. Other world ... Read More>>
It may come as a surprise to some, but Xiamen is hosting its very own ice sculpture exhibition this year! The 2011 Ice Sculpture Exhibition opened in Xiamen’s Dudong Niushan Park on February 3rd and will run until February 2nd, 2012. According to ... Read More>>
On the evening of February 3rd, the first day of the Lunar New Year, the 2011 Spring Festival cross-strait fireworks show will be held in Xiamen. Fireworks will be set off simultaneously both near Wanyue slope of Huandao Road in Xiamen and at the seaport ... Read More>>
According to a report, it is stated that the country’s largest Starbucks will be formally open for business in Xiamen on Jan 5th. Serving as Xiamen’s first Starbucks location, it is situated on Lujiang Road and consists of four floors with a ... Read More>>
Twelve parks including Music Island Park, Gaolin Park and Jinshang Park have been built in Xiamen this year, offering good spots for the city’s residents to enjoy leisure time. Next year, the city will continue to establish another 20 new parks, ... Read More>>
Xiamen Airlines has decided that they will continue to pursue and expand their operations in Hailaer, Inner Mongolia, and will start flights connecting Hailaer, Nanjing and Fuzhou beginning on July 10th. The airline company will also resume flights ... Read More>>
Fifty buses powered by natural gas will start servicing residents in Xiamen beginning at the end of July this year. These buses can be easily spotted with their green body paint – a clear distinction from the yellow-painted buses powered by diesel ... Read More>>
Starting May 8th, Xiamen-Fuzhou high-speed trains are being replaced by a new model, which means advanced soft sleeper tickets are available for high-speed trains between Fuzhou and Xiamen. The train numbers are D6240/39 and D6242/41, the starting time of ... Read More>>
Visitors that drove to Xiamen during the May holiday may have found themselves “stranded” and having to make do with other options for accommodation if they had not taken care to book hotel rooms in advance. Hotels in Xiamen were all booked out ... Read More>>
During the May holiday, Xiamen officials initiated a special tour where visitors can opt to gaze at attractive scenic spots of Xiamen and Kinmen Islands from aboard ferries and it has proved very popular with tourists. Xiamen received 15,000 visitors for ... Read More>>
In order to serve the World Expo better, high speed trains from Shanghai South railway station and Hangzhou railway stations to Xiamen will begin operating on April 26th. The shortest time of the whole trip will be 7 hours 50 minutes and 6 hours 32minutes ... Read More>>
Xiamen has plans to build a model representation of Taiwan on Eyu (Alligator) Island, to better introduce the geography, history, culture and the economy makeup of the neighboring region to visitors. The project is expected to mobilize over tens of billions ... Read More>>
Xiamen Airlines launched flights from Xiamen to Wuyi Mountain starting Mar. 5, which now becomes the only flight connecting with a tourist resort in China at the moment. Flights between Xiamen and Wuyi Mountain are every three hours both ways – with a ... Read More>>
On January 19, Bus No.30 (from Ferry to Exhibition Center) started to run at night to meet local needs. The night bus departs from the Ferry berth and the Exhibition center at 0:00, 1:00. 3:00, 5:00 and 6:00. The trial operation lasts for one month. Read More>>
Tangsong Antique Town, a new antique market was opened to business on Jan. 11th, which made the number of antique markets in Xiamen reach seven. Xiamen is planning to integrate the antique market with the tourist industry to make the city a national antique ... Read More>>
Xiamen’s largest tourism shopping centre is opening for business in mid-January. The Hengshida Shopping Plaza will be located at No. 1 Port BRT Station, facing the beautiful Gulangyu Island. The 9000 square metre shopping centre will specialise in ... Read More>>
Xiamen is offering discounts to bullet train passengers from Shanghai. Entrance fees of 4A tourist spots are 20% off for passengers with bullet train tickets. Passengers can get 55% discounts on standard rooms in 36 hotels above three stars and free ... Read More>>
Ticket prices for flights from Xiamen may go up during the travel period from Dec. 20th to early January 2010. The lowest price for tickets from Xiamen to Hongkong from Dec. 20th to early January is still in the 500 RMB to 600 RMB price range. It is ... Read More>>
Xiang’an Under-sea tunnel, the first under-sea tunnel in mainland China was linked up on November 5th after four years of construction. The tunnel has a total length of 8.695km, at a depth of 6.05km beneath the sea. The deepest point is 70m under sea ... Read More>>
Xiamen’s “City Origin Point” Sculpture located on the square in front of the music fountain in Bailuzhou Park began its public display on October 10th. The sculpture is designed to express the historic features and regional culture of ... Read More>>
"Today’s Dream" has opened in Xiamen, a direct passenger ferry across the Penghu Sea. The ferry is a deck-type high-speed ferry, 100.56 meters long, 14.9 meters wide, 10.3 meters deep, with three floors and the capacity to carry 678 passengers. Seats ... Read More>>
Despite the influence of the global financial crisis, Xiamen’s Processing and Export District has seen major increases in foreign investment, thus continuing its trend of strong increases. This year’s new foreign investment adds up to more than ... Read More>>