Xiamen/Jimei
- Xiamen Garden Expo Park Bus #3 from Xiamen University or #2, 51, 66 or 534 from bus station near Gulanyuy ferry).The park has a land area of about three square km (750 acres, and consists of five exhibition park islands, four ecological landscape islands and two peninsulas, including the main pavilion, Chinese Education Park, Marine Culture Island, Spa Island and other functional areas and related facilities.adults ¥60, students 48, seniors & children under 1.2 m free.
Buy
Shigu Road is a major commercial street in Jimei, where one can find many different stores. There are usually many small market stands where one can find cheap clothing items, electronics, and food. The shopping center Jimei Dakang Shijie can be found very close to the Jimei Sports Center BRT Station.
Eat
A relatively good choice of eating places can be found in Central Jimei, most of them around Shigu Road (especially the southern section of the road.) There are some quite good restaurants, including Haopengyou (Good Friends), which provides good and affordable Chinese food. Thanks to its university, Jimei has also some foreign eating places around the southern part of Shigu Road, which include an Italian and a Thai restaurant. Cheap joints which serve standard Chinese fried noodles and baozi (steamed buns) can be found all around Jimei. San De Li Restaurant, 978 An Ren Da Dao 978. Daily - 9AM to 2PM, 5PM to 10PM.This restaurant is a local instituion and serves full restaurant Chinese cuisine. Ginger Duck in Claypot is their specialty. They can vacuum pack the duck for easy take away. Besides Ginger Duck, there are also other local Xiamen delicacies available.¥75 for Ginger Duck, average cost of other dishes around ¥40.
Drink
Take-Away Coffee is a nice café located at 103 Shigu Road. Despite the name, it is also possible to sit down and drink at the café.
Sleep
Jimei doesn't have an extremely large range of places to stay, but there a few choices. Another alternative is to stay on Xiamen Island where there are more choices, but that means a 20-60 minute bus ride to the Jimei city center.
Mid-range
- Jinjiang Inn175 Xunjiang Road. No. Jimei. Located in Jimei Study Village as a part of the well-known Jinjiang Inn chain. Provides good and affordable hotel rooms in a location close to the city center. Chinese Breakfast included. Prices around ¥200-250.
- MT Inn is a boutique style hotel along the Yinjiang road with good communications, and a short walking distance from Shigu Road. Rooms starting from ¥198.
Splurge
- Xiamen Jingmin North Bay Hotel is located close to the Jimei city center, and offers high-quality rooms with flat-screen TVs. The hotel has spa and a fitness center, as well as a tennis court and a karaoke bar, among other features. Free pickup from Xiamen Airport. Rooms starting from ¥758.