Temple of heaven

The Tianjie Temple is the source for the common Xiamen slang expression for suffering a double loss, "No wife, no monkey." Legend goes that an impoverished student who lived in the temple had nothing but a trained monkey as his servant. One day, a wealthy man met the student by chance. Impressed by the student's hardworking spirit and polite monkey servant, the wealthy man decided to betroth his daughter to the student. To express his gratitude, the student killed his monkey to cook soup for his ... View Detail

Former Residence of Su Song

Su Song is a prime minister in Song Dynasty, a pure and upright officer, diligent in government affairs and love the people, acted the official for last 60 years, fruitful, it is a remarkable politician, diplomat, pharmacology family, astronomical family, there is " the Eclectic " It claims. Leave a lot of scientific works for descendant. Su Song former residence " Lushan hall " ,In the northwest corner Yongfeng township of county town, covers an area of 1700 square meters, Su Song's ... View Detail

Huli Mountain Fort

Ancient Fort at Huli Hill was built in 1891 and is located on the Hulishan Shore, south of Xiamen. It occupies an area of 13,000 square meters. It fully reserves the ancient military facilities such as the emplacement, the barracks, the castle, the secret tunnel, the trench, the ammunition depot and the drill ground etc. all its buildings distinctively reserve the military style of the Ming Dynasty and that of the Qing Dynasty besides the construction structure referring to the Europe King Forts ... View Detail

Tan Ji Niansheng to

The Mausoleum of Chen Jiageng is situated in Turtle Park in Jimei Town, Xiamen City of Fujian Province.Xiamen University, colloquially known as Xia Da, located in Xiamen, Fujian province, is the first university in China founded by overseas Chinese. Before 1949, it was originally known as the University of Amoy. The school motto is "Pursue Excellence, Strive for Perfection". The university is one of many comprehensive universities directly administered by the Chinese Ministry of ... View Detail

Therefore base Yanping

A stone gate is all that remains of Koxinga's Yanping Fortress, which he built during the 17th century to train his troops for battle against the Qing Dynasty. After he viewed the lone gate, a local Chinese wrote, "Please run your eyes bitter."When your eyes have quit running bitter, note the characters "Old Yanping Fortress" engraved on a rock by the gate. Mr. Tan engraved these characters in 1922, after building a school dorm behind the former fortress. (He chose the Yanping Fort location to ... View Detail

Tongan Confucian Temple

Tong'an Museum opened in early 1990 inside the Tong'an Confucian Temple, this museum has 3 main areas: Tong'an historical relics, Tong'an historical personages, and archives. The museum has at least a couple thousand items in the exhibits.Tong'an Confucian Temple was first built during the Five Dynasties (907-960 AD), rebuilt in 1768 AD, and renovated in 1987. The 1050m2 temple houses the Tong'an Museum and memorials for such Song Dynasty luminaries as Zhuxi and Su Song. ... View Detail

White Deer Cave

This cave sits on a hillside outside of town and enjoys a view of Xiamen. The mouth of the cavern is directly across from a Ming Dynasty temple, and it takes its name from the two white deer statues that guard its entrance. Mists rising from the depths of the cave present a good opportunity for photographers.Considered by local officials as one of the "eight minor sights of Xiamen," this cave is worthy of at least four or five snapshots. The cave is named after two white clay deer ... View Detail

The former residence of Tan Kah Kee

Perspiration rolled down our cheeks as we made our way to the former residence of Tan Kah Kee., at 149 Jiageng Road, Jimei, was completed in June 1918. It is a building in Roman style, with a ground space of about 400m2. It used to be the place where Mr. Tan Kah Kee and his younger brother Tan Keng Hean ( or Chen Jingxian ) lived and worked when they were in Jimei.It was destroyed in an air raid by the Japanese in 1939.In 1950, Mr. Tan Kah Kee returned from Singapore and settled down in Jimei. ... View Detail

Zheng Chenggong Memorial Hall

Zheng Chenggong, known to the West as Koxinga, is a Ming Dynasty icon, still celebrated in China today as a national hero.Depending on who you ask, Koxinga was either a ruthless and brutal pirate ruffian or a heroic soldier brimming with charisma and loyalty to the Ming. No matter which school of thought you subscribe to, it was Koxinga who led Chinese troops to victory over the Dutch East India Company for control of Taiwan in 1662, thereby ending almost four decades of Dutch occupancy. Later, ... View Detail

Green Reef Chi Gong

Ciji Palace is situated at the hub of Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Quanzhou. It is superior for geographical position and picturesque scenery all around. Xiamen Island, Nine Dragons River, Zhangsong Highroad are all not far.Ciji Palace is the site where the famous doctor Wu is worshiped. According to legend, doctor Wu was good at leechcraft and used to cure patients whenever he met them. He helped relieve and recover from pain, so he was most welcome by locals. After his death, in order to memorialize ... View Detail