Xiamen, China Sept.5, 2014
Streets of Xiamen, Kulangsu Island and warm beer
Xiamen is a city on the coast of Fujian province., just around the corner’s stone to Taiwan off the coast. You can see the island from there if the weather is good. Unfortunately, I could not see it during the stay. But the large signboard claiming the Senkaku islands are theirs. I was not comfortable watching the board with the idea they might be hostile to us. Many from Vietnam coming to the business meeting with me stay in their rooms as we are disputing with China over territory now. But I found they are friendly as far as people whom I met.
It has the warm climate throughout the year. Streets are clean. There was a monument of a teapot on the air pouring water. Maybe it has something with the fact tea is their import produce of the province.
Xiamen was one of the five treaty ports opened for international trade after the treaty of Nanjin was exchanged between Qin Dynasty and Britain. The settlement was formed on the island of Kulangs of the city.