Driving Downtown Xiamen | China’s Most Appealing Tourist Destination | 福建 | 厦门

Xiamen is a tourist city in Fujian Province, on the southeast coast of China. Xiamen ranks among China’s most appealing tourist destinations, with a fine mix of urban and natural attractions. Located on the southern coast of the Fujian Province, Xiamen is, in large part, set on a separate island. With origins dating back 5,000 years, trade has been the lifeblood of Xiamen and the city has grown on commerce generated by merchants, both Chinese and European, who used Xiamen as their gateway to China. Xiamen was recently voted China’s cleanest city, and has many attractions for the tourist. Xiamen and its surrounding countryside provides spectacular scenery and pleasant tree-lined beaches. Xiamen is one of the better places to live in China, and although it is more expensive than most places, it is not a bad place to live. English is becoming more widely spoken (although a lot of Chinese still don’t speak English), and Chinese are generally friend