CITY JOURNAL / Fujian

Xiamen

An island’s architecture remembers journeys across the sea.

Xiamen’s Gulangyu Island preserves buildings and streets shaped by cultural exchange. A roofline or doorway can become a small starting point for that larger history.

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Gulangyu Island

Island streets hold a meeting of architectural traditions. Gulangyu’s buildings recall exchanges between local residents, returning overseas Chinese and people from abroad.

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Watercolor illustration from the app; inspired by local scenery.

Shapowei

A former harbor neighborhood that Xiamen includes in its evening cultural and shopping circuit.

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