Xiamen, China (cost, travel, population, live)

[The Postman]

Travel in Xiamen - YouTube

I know this is partly propaganda, but of the cities I visited, Xiamen was one of my favourite. One of the major ports in the Southeast in Fujian province, once known as Amoy, the air is relatively clean, it's got a lot of nature, lots of historic neighbourhoods, doesn't feel too crowded, and includes the quaint Gulang-yu, as well as the unique Minnanese culture.

Has anyone else had experience visiting or living in this city? I think if I lived in China this might be one of the cities I would live in. Does the video 'sell' the city to you?

It's one of those cities that is much less well known than the big ones ( a lot of cities in China are) yet is actually decent sized with 3.4 million in the metro area. The nicest city in Fujian imo.

[Bettafish]

Xiamen has a good reputation in China too. It is not a major city but everyone knows it.

[deliwanger]

I like Xiamen , I've been to Gulangyu , really great scenery

[Chava61]

I know 2 different instructors (one a British English language teacher and other an American business course/s instructor) who have both taught in Xiamen at different times. Both of them loved the place.

Also a former Chinese student went there with her ex-boyfriend on a vacation and highly recommended visiting Xiamen.

[silverkris]

Very nice. It's not as hurried as some of the other big cities in China, decent weather, great seafood.

Gulangyu is very scenic.

[Tomboy-]

It is a non poor coastal Chinese city without frost, and costs are lower than other coastal cities with large population. But not too much to offer.