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Jimei Tourist Area
Jimei is a suburb of Xiamen City connected to xiamen Island by a 2,212-metre long granite causeway. Jimei is also the residence of Mr. Tan Kah-kee, a famous overseas Chinese philanthropist. Encircled by the sea on three sides, the town is known for its magnificent buildings combining western and oriental styles and picture-postcard sceneries. As a tourist site, Jimei has the following attractions to offer: Jimei School Village, Aoyuan (Turtle Garden) , Returnees' Hall, Xiamen Bridge and Wanbao Hill Sightseeing Farms.
Jimei School Village
Aoyuan (Turtle Garden) Returnees' Hall At the two wings of the residence, exhibition halls were built to display Mr.Tan Kah-kee's life and achievements. The exhibition halls were in a 3-storey building with an area of 800 square metres. Articles displayed includes pictures, illustrations, charts, material objects, some rare cultural relics and the only left book of "Family Tree of Jimei's Chen's". These exhibits vividly presenting to the audience the whole life of Mr.Tan Kah-kee as the great leader of the patriotic overseas Chinese. Now here has become a certain destination for visitors to Xiamen from home and abroad.
Consisting of the main bridge body, Jimei Crossroads, Gaoqi Bridge Approach and the automatic managing system, Xiamen Bridge is also the first cross-strait bridge in China. The main bridge body is 2,070 metres long and 23.5 metres wide. The non-stop Jimei Crossroads is made up of seven circuits. The 855-metre-long and 23.5-metre-wide Gaoqi Bridge Approach was built by the standard of the first class highroad.
The farm is also equipped with a fishing pound, barbecue areas, camping areas, farming areas, refreshment rooms and a restaurant for customers' convenience and to meet their special interests. Further more, a holiday villa within the farm can provide lodging and all kinds of entertainments. |
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Jimei School Village is a general name for all schools and cultural
institutions here. It was built by Mr.Tan Kah-kee in 1913. After decades of
years of development, the village now covers a building area of over 100,000
square kilometers and there are more than 10,000 students in it. The higher
learning institutions are Xiamen Aquatic Products College, Jimei Navigation
Teachers College, and Jimei Finance and Economy Institute. There are also
secondary specialized schools, middle schools, primary schools and nursery
schools in the village. In addition to the schools metioned above, one may find
here auditoriums, swimming pools, stadiums, cinemas, hospitals and navigation
clubs. They are rare through out the country for their large scales and good
facilitation.
The Turtle Garden was constructed in 1950 by Mr.Tan Kah- Kee on the
former site of "Turtle Head Palace" from which came its present name. In the
centre of the garden is the Jimei Liberation Monument with an inscription by Mao
Zedong on the front and a tablet record written by Mr.Tan Kah-Kee on the
back.The stone foundation of the monument consists of two stages. The lower
stage has eight steps, signifying the eight-year Anti- Japanese War; the upper
stage is composed of three steps, symbolizing the three year Liberation War.
They are telling the later generations that victories were hard- won and
therefore should be cherished. The foundation of the monument is surrounded by
gray jade carvings and relief sculptures polished with great care,embodying a
concentrated reflection of exquisite workmanship and a unique style of south
Fujian stone carving art.
Walled by white stones and roofed with green tiles, the Returnees' Hall
covering an area of 4,000 square metres is a typical sample of south fujian
constructions. As the former residence of Mr. Tan Kah-kee, the building is
marked by Mr. Tan's bronze standing statue in front.
The foundation of Xiamen Bridge was first laid on October 1, 1987 and
the principal part was completed in April, 1991. In May of the same year, the
bridge was open to test traffic. Chinese President Jiang Zemin not only
inscribed the four-character title "Xia Men Da Qiao" for it, but also came in
person to cut the ribbon at the ceremony of putting into formal use.
