[2025 Xiamen Attraction] Travel Guide for Xianyue Park (North Gate) (Updated Jul)

We entered Xiangyue Park just as the morning haze began to lift, the stone paths winding quietly between old banyan trees and granite outcrops 🌳🪨🌤️. The air was still cool, carrying the earthy scent of damp soil and fallen leaves. Locals practiced tai chi in shaded clearings, their slow movements matching the stillness of the park. Occasionally, the sound of birds broke the silence, their calls echoing softly between the rocks. Climbing higher, the city gradually revealed itself below rooftops, distant bridges, and the faint shimmer of the sea beyond the haze 🏙️🌊🍃. Pavilions stood calmly at the hilltops, their red roofs vivid against the greenery, offering a place to rest and watch the breeze move through the trees. Xiangyue Park didn’t feel manicured it felt like an old friend, steady and unhurried, where nature and stone held space for reflection and the city felt far away, even if it wasn’t 🚶♀️🕰️🌿. #chinatravel #myitinerary #travel

🌟Route: South Gate of Xianyue Park ➡ Tudigong Temple (nearby are cherry blossoms and a wall of firecracker flowers) ➡ Cultural Square (snapdragons) ➡ Trail (pear blossoms in front of the entrance) (not long after walking up the trail, you can see cherry blossoms, plum blossoms, and albizzia) ➡ Towards the Flowing Light Flower Trail (Begonia) (keep going and you can see wind bell trees) ➡ Glass viewing platform ➡ Entrance to Peace Park 🌟The whole journey takes about two hours if you just walk 🌟Parking lot: Jianfa Yuexiang Center parking lot, Minli Second Primary School parking lot, Xianyue Hospital parking lot 🌟Bus: Cultural Palace Station, Xianyue Garden Station, Xiandong Villa Station

After breakfast at the Westin Hotel in Xiamen on the weekend, cross the Xianyue Road overpass, walk for more than 10 minutes, and start the Cloud Sea Trail Health Path exercise from Xianyue Mountain Park. From the south gate of Xianyue Park, walk up the mountain trail, and you will reach the famous Xiamen Tianzhu Rock Temple. To the left along the quiet health trail is the direction to Dongdu/Haicang. To the right is the direction to SM/Subway Line 1 Tangbian Station. This time, I plan to choose to walk towards the direction of Haicang Bridge. While exercising, you can also enjoy flowers & overlook the city's beautiful scenery (mainly the Haicang Bridge and the urban landscape of the Sea World). During the Spring Festival travel rush, there are many inbound flights, and you can see a plane ✈️ flying over the Haicang Bridge every 5 minutes or so. I think, if it's evening, this is definitely also the best spot for appreciating and photographing the sunset and afterglow. Finally, follow the signs along the way to Century Peace Park, pass Dongdu Second Primary School, and take the bus home from Yueyang Community Station. 🌟Highlights: Scenic views along the way + leisure sports 👍Most recommended: Xiamen Tianzhu Rock Temple Tianzhu Rock Temple is located on Xianyue Mountain on the north side of Lianyue Road in Huli District, Xiamen City. It belongs to Heshan Xianyue Community. The temple was founded in the late Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty (1712—1722), and because it stands alone on a solitary ridge and is hidden in deep mountains, it is rarely visited, and the history of its destruction and reconstruction is unclear. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, a monk from Nanshan Temple in Zhangzhou, Zhuanmi, took up residence here, worked hard, and rebuilt the temple, insisting on the dual practice of agriculture and Zen. In the early 1930s, the abbot of Miaoshi Temple, Master Shanlin, rebuilt and expanded the temple halls and dormitories, covering an area of more than 300 square meters. After Master Shanlin passed away, his disciple Master Zhengming inherited his mantle. On the eve of the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, the temple was destroyed by war and reduced to ruins. In 1998, the reconstruction of Tianzhu Rock Temple was approved by the municipal government. The Buddhist venue was presided over by Monk Shi Mingde from Nanputuo Temple. The temple is designed according to traditional Chinese temples, with a focus on axial symmetry, and the architectural complex is based on yellow walls and yellow tiles, representing the traditional Minnan style. With the support of the ten directions of the Sangha, the temple has begun to take shape, and the Dharma Hall, North and South Arhat Halls, Bell and Drum Tower, Ancestor Hall, and Guan Gong Hall have been completed. 📍Detailed address: South Gate of Xiamen Xianyue Mountain Park (Cloud Sea Trail Health Path) 🚉Transportation strategy: Wenhua Palace Station: Routes 24, 25, 25 interval, 101, 101 interval, 116, 126, 780, 845, 846, 859, 954, about 720 meters away. Lianyue Road North Station: Routes 33, 101, 101 interval, 103, 113, 115, 116, 758, 846, 859, 951, about 700 meters away. Dongdu Second Primary School Station: Routes 4, 16, 139, 301, 321, 436, 436 interval. ⏳Recommended visit duration: Half a day