1、厦门AmoyBrief introductionXiamen is an island city with a rich and dramatic history,replete with pirates,rebel leaders,and European merchants.Now linked to mainland Fujian by a causeway,Xiamen retains a strong international flavor.Known in the West as Amoy,Xiamen has a long history as a port city,and
2、later became a center of British trade in the 19th century.Xiamen is located in Southeast of Fujian province,it is considered as the cleanest port city in China thus people call Xiamen the garden on the sea or call it green island.Back to Song dynasty it started its administrative founding until now
3、.Delicious food in XiamenXiamen cuisine represents that of the whole of Fujian.It is one of the eight most famous Chinese cooking styles.It is famous for seafood,herbal dishes,Putuo vegetable dishes and local snacks.1.Noodles with satay sause2.Xiamen style jelly seaworm3.The ginger female duckScenic
4、 spots and historical sitesThere are a great variety of sights to witness in Xiamen.Gulangyu Island,the most beautiful island near Xiamen,has won great reputation for its Sunlight Rock and Shuzhuang Garden.South Putuo Temple,which is located at the foot of Wulaofeng and is deemed to be the most reno
5、wned Buddhist temple in Xiamen.Xiamen Botanical Garden,known as the Wanshi Botanical Garden,which has scenic spots such as the Morning Bell of Heaven,the Reading and Music Playing Cave,the Cloud Locking Stones,the Jade Scepter Rock and the Peace Stone.In the past decade,Xiamen has changed a lot with rapid advancing in agriculture,industry,science technology and education areas.We love Xiamen and think this city will be better and better.Thanks for your watching and listening!
