Xiamen Museum

Standing in a high place anywhere in Xiamen, you can easily find the two landmarks of Gulang Island: Sunlight Rock on the highest peak by Lujiang Harbor and Xiamen Museum (Eight Diagrams Building) overlooking Xiamen and Gulang Island. The original owner of the building-Lin Heshou, cousin of Lin Erjia, original owner of Shuzhuang Garden, set up the building in 1907.

Because of its special red dome and the Eight Diagrams, people call it Eight Diagrams Building. Within the museum, there are records of Xiamen's history and developments, the construction process of the SEZ, its sports accomplishments and development of its relationships with other cities and countries. There are also collection of porcelain, jade and weapoms through the ages.

Admission fee: RMB ￥ 15 per person

Publishes at : 07-10-04 19:05

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