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Updated: Jan 8, 2019
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The UNESCO World Heritage site Gulangyu in Xiamen, Fujian province. [Photo by Erik Nilsson/China Daily]
Xiamen
"Piano Island" is Xiamen's key attraction.
The UNESCO World Heritage site Gulangyu hosts hundreds of specimens of the instrument. Many of the most impressive are housed in shore-side museum.
About 10 million travelers descend on the settlement of roughly 20,000 residents annually.
Visitors walk among its concession-era architecture. Cars are banned.
Travelers also take advantage of Xiamen's seaside location by enjoying seafood, swimming and kite surfing.
Tens of thousands of migrating egrets gather in Yundang Lake.
Xiamen University is a major attraction. Its grounds are like gardens. And the campus is flanked by the Nanputou Buddhist temple and Jiageng Park, a scenic spot dedicated to the university's founder.
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