Eat Vegetarian Food, Watch the Shelling Performance, Listen to Nan-in, And Discover the Cultural Heritages of Xiamen

South Putuo Temple is under the Five Old Peaks in the south of Xiamen Island. Founded in the Tang Dynasty, it is one of the Buddhist resorts in southern Fujian. It's featured by "free admission, no incense in the temple, and free incense gifts when entering in the temple". It is called as "the real Buddhist temple" by tourists. The blood book Lotus Sutra of the Ming Dynasty in the temple and He Chaozong's masterwork White Porcelain Guanyin are the most valuable.

The vegetarian food of South Putuo Temple is also one of the highlights. The cottage pudding of South Putuo has won the Golden Award of "Chinese Famous Dessert" and is a famous specialty of Xiamen. The vegetarian food here is famous for its pure and elegant flavor at home and abroad. Each dish has an elegant name, with elegant charm and poetic illusion.

The Hulishan Fort was built in 1894. It is the oldest and largest 19th century coastal fort that still remains on the original site in the world. Among the weapons on the fort, the most famous one is the Krupp Cannon (280mm) purchased from German Krupp Arsenal in 1893, which is well preserved to this day.

Every day at 10 am and 4 pm, the western cannons drill of the Qing dynasty army will be performed on the fort, reflecting the military grandeur of Xiamen Port Fort during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The most exciting thing is the cannon shooting performance, which is definitely worth your ticket.

Trinity Church is the largest Christian church in Fujian. It has a unique architecture and a rare cross tridimensional shape, with the Octagonal Clock Tower standing in the middle. The hall can accommodate about a thousand people. The center is a 10-meter-diameter dome, like a big horn. The indoor sound quality effect is excellent.

This church has the best Christian choir in China. Ninety percent of the staff are music professionals. Even non-believers will feel that it is a wonderful concert.

Haoyue Park, located in the east of Kulangsu (Gulang Island), Fuding Rock Beach, was built to commemorate Zheng Chenggong's historical achievements: expulsion of Dutch and recovery of Taiwan. The name was taken from "The bright moon (Haoyue)" in Zheng Cheng's poem "I can't sleep due to missing you, and the bright moon is shining through the curtain." The most striking thing in the park is the statue of Zheng Chenggong, which has 10 times the height of Zheng Chenggong himself. It is said that since the statue was built, Xiamen has hardly suffered typhoon disaster.

Haoyue Park is not big, and you can drink tea and chat here, play in the beach, climb up to the statue, with the sound of the waves rolling under your feet like in the ears. You can overlook the most beautiful lights on the opposite side of Xiamen at night.

Shuzhuang Garden is located at the south end of the island. Established in 1931, it is the private garden of Lin Erjia, the elder son of Taiwan's rich merchant Lin Benyuan. Shuzhuang Garden is backed by the rock, facing the sea, using the natural terrain to be cleverly laid out. The whole garden is divided into two parts: Zanghai Park and Bushan Park, making the garden at sea and the sea in the garden, and having the exquisite elegance of Jiangnan courtyard.

In Zanghai Park, you can go to the Forty-four Bridge for sea view, which is the best sea view point of Shuzhuang Garden; The main scenic spot of Bushan Park is the Er Dong Tian, and it's also fun to find your own zodiac sign on the labyrinthine rockery; The Piano Museum is located in Ting Tao Xuan of Shuzhuang Garden. Every half hour in the museum, there will be a special impromptu performance of piano.

Haitiantang Building is the only villa on the island that is symmetrically laid out based on the central axis. There is an evaluation: "It is like a palace, not a palace, but more gorgeous than a palace. It is like a temple, not a temple, but better than a temple; Not Chinese style, not western style, it is unusual. The combination of Chinese and Western styles has the lingering charm. Now, the main building of Haitiantang Building is the Kulangsu Architectural Art Museum. In addition to its unique shape, the Nanyin music performance, with beautiful lyrics and lingering melody, is one of the biggest features. It is the oldest Han traditional music in China, and has been included in the "Intangible Cultural Heritage of Mankind".

Nanyin music is known as the "living fossil in the history of Chinese music", also called as "string tube" and "Quanzhou Nanyin". It is one of the oldest surviving music species in China. It is sung in Southern Fujian Dialect, with beautiful lyrics and lingering melody. It is the oldest Han traditional music in China and has been listed by UNESCO as the "Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity".

Jimei Turtle Garden is located in Jimei School Village. It was originally a small island, shaped like a sea turtle, so it is called the Turtle Garden. The garden is composed of a porch, Jimei Liberation Monument and Jiageng Tomb. The numerous sculptures in the garden are the soul of Fujian stone carving art. Many characters are in various poses, vivid in appearance, and can express various expressions of joy, anger, sorrow, and joy.

The "stone carving" of southern Fujian is a craft in which women of southern Fujian use a tool such as an awl to carve on a stone slate stitch by stitch. In the Turtle Garden, all the walls and fences are inscribed in this way, with flowers, birds, fish, living utensils, mountains and rivers, customs, etc., which have great artistic value.