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1、精品文档Travelling in XiamenXiamen is a coastal city in Fujian Province of southeastern China. Xiamen and the surrounding countryside are famous for being an ancestral home to overseas Chinese. Itbecame one of China s earliest Special Economic Zones in the1980s. Xiamen was recentlyvoted China s cleanest

2、city,and hasmany attractions for the tourist.Xiamenanditssurroundingcountrysideprovidesspectacularscenery and pleasanttree-linedbeaches. The mostattractive place should be the Gulangyu Island.No. 01: Gulangyu IslandGulangyu,or “Drum Wave Islet”, isa carfreeisland offthe coast of Xiamen City, which i

3、s quite small and is acrossfrom theferryterminalon XiamenIslandnear XiamenUniversity.Gulangyu Islandcovers an area of 1.78 square kilometersand stands opposite to Xiamen City across the sea. It is hometo about 20,000 people and isa verypopular touristdestination.Amongthemany scenicspotson theisland,

4、themost attractiveare Sunlight Rock and the Shuzhuang Garden.Gulangyu Island is renowned for its beaches and winding。1欢迎下载精品文档lanes and itsvariedarchitecture.The islandis on China s listof National Scenic Spots and also ranks at the top of the list of the ten most-scenic areas in Fujian Province.Gul

5、angyu IslandNo. 02: Oversea Chinese MuseumLocated at the foot of Fengchao Hill, the Xiamen Overseas Chinese Museum is a comprehensive museum that highlights the history of overseas Chinese, and the only Chinese museum set up by overseas Chinese.The Oversea Chinese Museum was founded by the Chineseph

6、ilanthropist Chen Jiageng. It is a building with a buildingarea of more than 3,000 square meters, displayingmore than 7000exhibits. Specialexhibitionsof the museum includeUnearthedMummies in Xinjiang, Inner Mongolian Folk Relics and Ancient Technological Achievements of Chinese Agriculture, etc. No.

7、 03: Nanputuo Temple。2欢迎下载精品文档The Nanputuo Temple is located on the southeast of Xiamen Island. It is surrounded by the graceful sea and the Wulao Peaks behind the temple.Nanputuo literally means South Putuo.Putuoreferring to the mountain in Zhejiang province. The buildings include Devajara Hall (th

8、e Hall of Heavenly Kings), MahaviraHall (Daxiongbaodian), Dabei Hall (the Hall of Great Compassion) and a Pavilion built in 1936.The monks of Nanputuo are oftenseen on the nearby busy downtown streets. The Nanputuo Temple is a very famous Buddhist temple founded in the Tang era.No. 04: Hulishan Fort

9、ressHulishan Fortress, which is a spectacular site surrounded by walls made of granite and impressive gates, is located atthe southern tip of Xiamen Island.Hulishan Fortress was built in 1891, occupying an area of 13,000 square meters.。3欢迎下载精品文档Itsbuildingsare distinctivelypreserved tothe militaryst

10、yleof the Ming Dynasty and also thatof the Qing Dynasty.Thefortressis composedof the barracks,a secrettunnel,a tower,a sentry platform, the ammunition depot, the trench, and thecastle. .The German-madeKrupp Cannon is the largest existing coast cannon of its kind in the world.No. 07: Zhongshan Road i

11、n XiamenWalking along Zhongshan Pedestrian Street(中山路步行街 )in Xiamen is worth your valuable time for your short trip toXiamen. Most visitors would come to Zhongshan Walking Streeteitherbeforeor aftergoing to Gulangyu Islandsincethe weststartingpointofZhongshan Road isjustacrosstheferryterminal.Avoid

12、going to the Zhongshan Walking Streeton weekends or。4欢迎下载精品文档China holidays.Zhongshan Road is brightand aliveat nightwithdifferent colours. Zhongshan Road is teeming with shops and street vendors. Zhongshan Road is more than just a commercial street, it is a leisure, entertainment and food center in

13、 Xiamen.Over 200 shops lines up the street with clear chain store outlets and trinket shops. Most of the buildings along the Zhongshan Road are a combination of Victoria-era and Chinesetraditionalarchitectures,a kindoftwo-storeybuildingsknown as “Qi Lou”(ridingacross buildings).Qi Lou is designedbot

14、h for commerce and living.No. 08 Sunlight RockSunlight Rock is also known as Dragon Head Hill. As the highest point of Gulangyu Island, Sunlight Rock Scenic Area。5欢迎下载精品文档includes Sunlight Rock and Piano Garden.There is a saying thatifyou havent ascended SunlightRock,you haven treally been to Xiamen

15、 Perched atop Sunlight Rockis a gigantic stone with a diameter of over 40 meters.SunlightRock Temple is one of the four top Buddhist templesin Xiamen. The temple was first built in the Ming Dynasty andwasfamedfarandwide,attractingaccomplishedmonksthroughout the dynasties. Connected to Sunlight Rock

16、throughthe cable car,Piano Garden is another attractionfortourists.No. 09: Xiamen UniversityXiamen University,whichisoneofthecomprehensiveuniversitiesdirectlyaffiliatedwiththe EducationMinistry,is located in the city of Xiamen in Fujian Province.Xiamen University was founded in 1921 by Tan Kah Kee,

17、thewell-knownpatrioticoverseasChineseleader.Xiamen。6欢迎下载精品文档University, a picturesque campus nestled between the sea and the “Five Old Men ”mountains, is largely considered to be the most beautiful campus in China.No. 10: Island Ring Road in XiamenXiamen IslandRing Road isa 4-6lane seaside road tota

18、lly43km in length, a green belt that offers tourists a perfectplace to bike along beautiful seashores.The best part of theisland ring road starts from the Baicheng Beach from XiamenUniversitytotheXiamenInternationalConferenceandExhibitionCenter,a 10km ringroad fromsouth totheeast.Youmay renta bikeor tamden tocycle the10km islandringfor about2 hours.You also can