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>>
Recently, the Dutch artist Mehdi Giacometti opened to the public a rope knot works of art exhibition in the Chinese European Art Centre, Art Institute of Xiamen University. At the exhibition, you can see hundreds of works. Akbar tried to explore a new path ... 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>>
You can now travel from Beijing to Xiamen in just one day by train on the new high speed railway route that will open on July 1. 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>>
From March 23, tourists in Xiamen can board a train that runs directly from Xiamen to Zhangzhou, the “flower capital of southeast China”. 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>>
The 2013 Xiamen International Marathon will be held on January 5, 2013. The event will feature a full and half marathon, as well as 10 km and 5 km races. Winners for men’s and women’s full marathon events will take home 40,000 USD. Both online ... Read More>>
The 2012 Yuanboyuan Festival of Lights will be held at Xiamen's Yuanboyuan (园博苑) from September 20 to October 18. The festivities will feature 3D light shows, Taiwanese food stalls, a children's writing wall, a car show, and a special photo exhibition. ... 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>>
Wondering how to spend Halloween in Xiamen this year? Why not check out the 6th WOX 2012 Halloween Party Bash at Havana Latin Restaurant and J.J Bar! The festivities include live performances and DJs and a costume competition with awesome prize give-aways. ... Read More>>
The first annual New Year’s Dive event will be held at the beach by the “One Country Two Systems” signboard on Huandao Nan Lu. Read More>>
The sixth annual Xiamen Lantern Festival will be held at the Yuanbo Garden from February 12-27. Read More>>
On March 2, American folk singer Joe Gil will hit the stage at Xiamen’s BASAO Tea for a live show. Read More>>
Croatian Pianist Maksim Mrvica returns to China for a concert at Xiamen Bailuzhou Park Music Square on December 1. 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>>
German piano prodigy Sebastian Knauer will perform in Xiamen's Hongtai Music Hall (宏泰音乐厅) on October 14. Knauer, who at 13 was already performing Hadyn's Piano Concerto in D at the Hamburg Concert Hall, went on to collaborate with Sir Roger Norrington ... 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>>