A few months ago I took some photos one evening while walking along the boardwalk in Xiamen (厦门).
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| A shot taken from Xiamen looking toward Gulangyu Island |
Gulangyu Island has an interesting history. In 1842, after the First Opium War (in which the then mighty British empire fought for its right to smuggle opium into China), China was forced to open several ports to foreign trade, one of which was Xiamen. The small island of Gulangyu (which is very close to the coast of Xiamen) then became the home of many of the early European businessmen and their families. Gulangyu still boast some old European style buildings and is now one of Xiamen's main tourist attractions. Here's a few more shots of the boardwalk in a slideshow:
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