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 Xiamen Fangte Magic Kingdom theme park officially opens on March 18. 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 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>>
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>>
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>>
The Shenzhen-Xiamen high-speed rail, which travels along the southeast coast between the two cities, is expected to open in 2013. 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>>
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>>
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>>
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>>
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>>
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>>
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>>
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>>
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>>
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>>
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>>
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>>
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>>
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>>
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>>