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Are you going to visit Xiamen, Fujian province in China? Discover with us the must-see areas where to stay in Xiamen!

Xiamen, on the south-eastern coast of the People's Republic of China, is a city ranked among the most enjoyable to live in China. Located in front of Taiwan and wet by the waters of the China Sea, Xiamen is a port city that has long attracted European settlers – Portuguese, Dutch, French, British – and which nowadays attracts many Chinese and international tourists. Peated by 3.5 million people (2010), most of the population is concentrated on the island of Xiamen and Gulang Yu, although the city has also developed on the continent, which is connected by five bridges.

Looking for a place to sleep in Xiamen? The city has activities to do and must-see sites: the island of Gulangyu, the Nanputuo temple, the Hulishan fortress of Xiamen, the botanical gardens of the island of Xiamen, the museums of Xiamen, etc. We’re not going to tell you everything at once! Here is our presentation of some interesting neighborhoods where to stay in Xiamen.

Siming

Siming is the historic Xiamen district, located throughout the southern part of the homonymous island. It was here that the first port was founded by the Mings. There you will find a large number of places to sleep in Xiamen, from the hotel to the living room (Airbnb for example), to the guesthouses or inns.

The neighbourhood encompasses Gulangyu a historic island where the first Western settlers settled from 1842. You will find many buildings of colonial architecture, but what makes its main attraction, it is especially that the island is prohibited to motor vehicles (cars, trucks, motorcycles, scooters) and it is worthwhile! Walking on foot, by bike or by electric car, between colonial palaces and fine sandy beaches. Oh yes, we forget: the climate here is subtropical and the annual average temperature is 21°C! And on the beach side, we go to that of Huangcuo For example.

On the island of Xiamen, the population is dense, especially in the north of the neighborhood, but you can stroll through the two botanical gardens that form two gigantic lungs of greenery in the city: Wanshi and Xiamen Botanical Garden . The south of the island is made up of hills where hiking, especially on the Guanyin Mountain. In addition, there are several hotels in Siming, around Bailuzhou Park and its water plan ( Yundang Outer Lake ).

Huli

Huli , it is the area encompassing the northern part of the island of Xiamen. If you have a plane to take, it is in this area that you have to stay in Xiamen: the airport is nearby. All right, there are almost 2 million inhabitants on the island, so as much you can warn that urbanization is dense there.

Why choose to stay in Huli? Because it is one of the city’s most active districts. The neighbourhood houses the industries, businesses and all the necessary amenities of a tourist on a journey (bank, shops, restaurants, souvenir shops).

Haicang

Haicang , it is the other large area of Xiamen, on the continent. It is separated from the island of Xiamen by a sea arm of one kilometre where seven islands and islets float, like a small archipelago connected to the bitumen of the continent. It is rather in the southeast – that is, near the seafront – that you will have to look for where to sleep in the district of Haicang because you will find most of the activities to do and things to see. To find airs San Francisco (but without red), take a look at the Haicang Bridge, a 648-metre long suspension bridge that makes one of the attractions of the neighborhood.

Jimei

Do you want to stay in Xiamen in the interior of the land to be safe from the high population density of the historic island? Targetz , between sea and mountains, on which one can especially toss on the slopes of the Shuiyunjian. By choosing to stay in Jimei, it is a quieter look, quieter than you will have on Xiamen. In addition, there are several hotels in Jimei, with international food chains, shops and many parks, between the Xinglin Bridge and Maqing Road .