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Xiamen is an attractive coastal city one and a half hours flight south from Shanghai and is the major commercial city (but not the capital - that is Fuzhou) in Fujian Province. Somewhat recently blighted due to the smuggling scandal of a couple of years back, it nonetheless enjoys an excellent living environment and is rightfully regarded as one of China's most pleasant coastal cities. Xiamen has long held close ties with Taiwan - the Taiwanese island of Jinmen is swimming distance just off the coast. With direct links slowly being reestablished between Xiamen and Taiwan the city will boom if this accelerates.

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Xiamen City Guide

The Lost Souls of Amoy
The Lost Souls of Amoy
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Xiamen Restaurants
Xiamen Restaurants
XIAMENHaoqingxiang Restaurant 59 Hubin Zhong Lu (592) 220 9178 Haoqingxiang Restaurant has delighted gastronomes from all over South-east Asia since 1940 with its Southern Fujian snacks, including Zongzis(the pyramidal bamboo wrapped glutinous rice an