This park was within walking distance of the hotel I stayed in. And it's a really lovely area to... read more
We were at the nearby Tan Kah Kee's former residence and our guide brought us here. Lots of walking... read more
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This park was within walking distance of the hotel I stayed in. And it's a really lovely area to get out and explore. It doesn't take a tremendous amount of time, maybe half an hour at most. However, from the area you just to see....More
We were at the nearby Tan Kah Kee's former residence and our guide brought us here. Lots of walking from the Jimei school buildings to this memorial park of a famous overseas chinese businessman and philanthropist named Tan Kah Kee, also known as Chen Jiagan....More
This garden was built for Tan Kah Kee's memorial. If you don't know about him, google this Chinese philanthropist. Xiamen university and Jimei university are what they are today because of Tan. Before he died, he told the then Chinese premier Zhou Enlai he would...More
If you plan on going to Jimei just for this, then skip. Otherwise like all places here it is very nice and charming. So if you have an hour or two to spend when in Jimei why not pay a visit
The park is about the guy that founded the university. If you are Chinese and comes from the Fujian area it's probably interesting but otherwise you shouldn't spend time and money to go here.
This area is mostly about a man named Tan Kah Kee who went abroad and made a fortune in the rubber business then came back and donated much of the fortune to building the Xiamen University as well as many other schools. The area there...More
You can get there by bus 959/958 (one ride costs 2rmb per person), the bus stop is at the Xiahe road (Xiahe lu) and it's on the opposite side to Xiamen Railwa Station. When you will pass the long bridge over the sea you have...More
We went to Jimie on May 26 to watch the Dragon Boat Races, during a break in the competition we decide to visit The Turtle Garden and the Jimie Liberation Monument. We only spent about 2 hours wandering around the Turtle Garden and Jimie Liberation...More
Never thought I would say this when I need to take a hour journey to Jimei via public bus. The garden is the burial ground of local Overseas chinese Tan Kah Kee who have contributed to the building of modern china through education and welfare...More
This place was another good diversion from the city. This place is in part an acknowledgement of the past valuable contributions made by Mr Tan Kah Kee to the Xiamen and Chinese people. You need to walk about a kilometre from the bus stop, along...More
