Xiamen’s 1st Foreign Tourist-Friendly Street: 7 Must-Save Itineraries from Zhongshan Road!
Xiamen Inbound Tourism Booms: Zhongshan Road Launches Multilingual Service to Welcome Global Visitors
Xiamen continues to shine as a must-visit destination on China’s travel map, captivating international tourists. As the iconic century-old Zhongshan Road remains a top hotspot, bridging the language gap and conveying the city’s warmth become essential. To address this, the “Zhongshan Road Multilingual Volunteer Service Team” has officially launched. Rooted in Minnan (Hokkien) culture and empowered by multiple foreign languages, this team builds a rainbow bridge of cross-cultural communication under the historic arcades. Volunteers use the “key of language” to unlock Xiamen’s stories, transforming a visitor’s 240-hour transit stay into a vivid cultural snapshot of the “Garden on the Sea.”
Seven Curated Xiamen Itineraries Departing from Zhongshan Road:
Route 1: World Heritage & Colonial Architecture
Key Stops: Zhongshan Road → Dongdu Cruise Terminal → Sanqiutian Pier → Gulangyu Organ Museum (Koh Yek Hong) → Bagua Lou (Red Dome) → Sunlight Rock (Experience “Gulangyu Shared Piano” at Tianfengge) → Shuzhuang Garden → International Calligraphy Art Museum → Haoyue Garden → Palace Museum Foreign Artifacts Exhibition Hall (Experience “Gulangyu Shared Piano”)
Route 2: Siming District Romance & Coastal Charm
Key Stops: Zhongshan Road → Nanputuo Temple → Shapowei Art Zone → Yanwu Bridge Viewing Platform → Xiamen University & White City Beach → Hulishan Fortress → Lujiang Hotel → Lujiang Night Cruise → Eighth Seafood Market (Diba Shichang) → Xiamen Botanical Garden → Huandao Road (Coastal Scenic Drive via ¥1 Bus) → Wanyue Slope → Shanhai Healthy Pathway (Pan Gui Tower) → Coastline Cafes → Minnan Grand Theatre
Route 3: Huli District: Culture, Sailing & Modern Wonders
Key Stops: Zhongshan Road → Huihe Stone Culture Park (Stone Carving Museum, Minnan Opera, Stone Pot Rice, DIY Shadow Carving) → Wuyuan Bay Sailing & Yacht Port → Pax Ocean Wutong Hotel → Yujian Minnan: Illusion of Time Theme Park → Xiamen Sea World Center (Tidal Eye Ferris Wheel, Zhongyu Ocean Kingdom, Ice & Snow World)
Route 4: Jimei District: Cultural Heritage & Family Fun
Key Stops: Zhongshan Road (Take Metro Line 1 ‘Sea Train’, luggage transfer to Jimei Station) → Metro Line 1 Sea View Section → Garden Expo苑 (Yuanyanglin) → Jipan Restaurant → Jimei School Village → Jimei Shili Changdi (Long Dyke) → Howard Johnson Jimei Lake Plaza → Jimei Tower → Chengyi Science & Technology Exploratorium → Weiyou Restaurant (Xinglin Bay) → Xiamen Lingling International Circus City → Xiamen Laozi Courtyard Scenic Area
Route 5: Haicang District: Serene Nature & Hot Springs
Key Stops: Zhongshan Road → Jinsha Academy → Paper Times Bookstore → Qifa Fishing Village (Xinduhui) / Linjia Minnan Cuisine → Haicang Bay Park → Songyu Pier (¥2 Sunset Cruise) → Caijianwei Mountain → Haicang Crowne Plaza → Tianzhu Mountain National Forest Park (Four Seasons Valley, Tingxi Garden) → Yangcuo 66 Farmhouse / Muye Restaurant → Riyue Valley Hot Spring Resort → Sanjiangkou Hot Spring Riverside Camping
Route 6: Tong’an District: Ancient City & Culinary Delights
Key Stops: Zhongshan Road → Xiamen Fantawild Theme Park (Lunch in park) → Coastal Romance Line (Lunch at Sunshine Town) → New Town Hotels (Portman, Renaissance, Marriott, Fantawild Hotel) → Tong’an Film City → Old Town Lunch (Tong’an Bell Tower, Song Bolin Area: Braised Pork Belly, Popiah, Manjian Gao cakes, Wanzai Guo rice cakes, Fried Jujube) → Old Town Golden 2 Hours (Confucius Temple, Ancient County Office, Tong’an History Museum, Tongyu Pool)
Route 7: Xiang’an District: Village Life, Sports & Islands
Key Stops: Zhongshan Road → Aotou Village & Outlets → Aotou Seafood Restaurants → Xiamen Olympic Sports Center → Dihua Islet → Dacheng Island Red Brick Ancient Dwellings → Heroes’ Three Islands Battlefield Park → Hongshan Auto Culture Park → Dazhai Fire Dragon Fruit Farm
