Tong'an was an old-line county with a history of 1,700 years before it became an administrative district of Xiamen in 1997. Tongan is endowed with natural beauty and productive of outstanding people, with a lot of places of interests and historical sites. Tong'an Tourist Area is generally divided into three parts: Dalun Culture Tourist Area, Tingxi Hotspring Holiday Recreation Place and Dadeng Tri-islet Tourist Area.

The main tourist spots in Dalun Culture Tourist Area include: Brahma Temple, Brahman Pagoda, Su Song's former residence, Tong'an Confucian Temple, Zhu Xi's Epigraph and Stone Inscription, Twelve-Dragon Pool, Wuxian Holiday Recreation Place, etc.

The main tourist spots in Tingxi Hotspring Holiday Recreation Place include: Tingxi Reservoir, Hotspring Swimming Pool, Song's Porcelain Kiln.

Dadeng Tri-islet Tourist Area where one can fully enjoy the landscape of the island fishing village and overlook the Quemoy or Jinmen Island of Taiwan Island not far away, or just have a fun swimming on the beach.