Kai Yuan Hotel Xiamen

Travel Blogs from Xiamen

Fall in love with Gulangyu Island

A travel blog entry by chinaholiday

... outline the homeowner's interest and temperament in life.

As a famous city leisure city, the shops style are mostly lazy style, so that visitors are too embarrassed to yell. Looking at these stops, you will feel that life is full of happiness. Sunshine is genial in the afternoon, at this time, buying something to drink, reading your fond book and listening to your favourite songs, work and troubles are staying away from you. ...

Views of Xiamen

A travel blog entry by tveldstra

Well, my time here in Xiamen is almost up. I have three more days left and they will go by fast. So I'll bundle up and try to stay warm through them all. The temperature isn't that cold but when it is the same temperature inside as outside, you begin to feel it.

Here are some pictures of different places around Xiamen. Click on the pictures for more ...

Xiamen Round 2

A travel blog entry by tveldstra

... of others about Buddhism, Taoism, and Nestorian Christianity. Through these books Alison and I (the only students in the class) have learned the history of Chinese Philosophy. Although it’s not the most interesting class I’ve had, it is very informative.

All in all, these past three weeks have been very low-key. They've been very quiet and (to be honest) a bit boring. All the students, including me, are ready to go ...

三十年一回首

A travel blog entry by sdfz

有朋自远方 ;来，童鞋ࡺ 4;扎劲

接下去的要 ;有请才女 - 师姐一展当 ;年的文笔
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土楼 Tulou

A travel blog entry by tveldstra

... owns a vertical row of rooms. The first floor room has one function, the second floor room another, and so on. We guessed that at this particular tulou, the second floor was the kitchen. We had the opportunity to visit the different floors so we wandered around.

We continued on our tour to the village of Y�n Shuĭ Y�o (“Cloud and Water”). We walked passed many shops, buildings, and people. There was even a group of three men playing traditional Chinese music. ...