Life Advice: When visiting Xiamen, make sure to set aside 1 day for Jimei...

✨【Why Fall in Love with Jimei?】
✔️ Half ocean, half city | Left hand: Spirited Away-style sea train, Right hand: Southeast Asian style historic streets
✔️ No filter needed | Red walls and green tiles of Jiageng architecture, every casual shot has cinematic quality
✔️ Overflowing with local flavor | The aroma of satay noodles mixed with the salty sea breeze, more authentic than the main island

🚆【Transportation Cheat Codes】
▪️ Direct high-speed rail: Arrive at Jimei directly from Xiamen North Station (saves crossing the island!)
▪️ Metro exploration: Take Line 1 to "Jimei School Village Station" to begin your Miyazaki-style journey
▪️ Recommended cycling: Rent an electric bike at the station (30 yuan/day), enjoy the sea breeze while navigating through alleys

📸【Immersive Photo Route】

1. Sea Train · Real-life Anime Opening Scene (8:30-9:30)
▫️ Best shooting spots:
▫️ First carriage from Gaoqi Station toward Jimei School Village (window seat in front, capture the extending tracks)
▫️ Boardwalk next to "Dashe Theater" outside Jimei School Village Station (capture panoramic view of train crossing the sea, see image 2)
▫️ Time magic: Shoot in early morning mist when the sea surface is smooth as cream

2. Dragon Boat Pool · Jiageng Architectural Masterpiece (10:00-11:30)
▫️ Must-see buildings:
▫️ Nanxun Building (former site of Fujian's first skyscraper, pointed roof against blue sky is stunning)
▫️ Daonan Building (red brick arched windows + Roman columns, perfect for vintage Hong Kong-style portraits)
▫️ Hidden experience: Visit during the fifth lunar month to catch dragon boat training and feel the Min-nan passion through drumbeats

3. Jimei Dashe · Ancient House Living Laboratory (12:00-14:30)
▫️ Culinary map:
✔️ Dashe Theater satay noodles (generous seafood, soup so rich you'll want to lick the bowl)
✔️ Ajie Wuxiang (freshly fried bean curd rolls, burst with juice when dipped in sweet spicy sauce)
▫️ Photography tip: Circle through "Dashe Theater-Dashe Ancestral Hall-Dashe Theater" to capture swallow-tail ridge houses with drying fish in one frame

4. Ten-Mile Embankment · Romance Vending Machine (16:30-19:30)
▫️ Sunset formula:
▫️ 17:00-18:00 Shoot backlit hair on the lawn (bring reflector for face lighting)
▫️ 18:10-18:30 Capture trains chasing the sunset by the sea (use telephoto lens for stronger compression)
▫️ Night bonus: After 19:00, bands perform on the embankment; order a "Sea Flower Jelly" and sit on the reef listening to "The Brightest Star in the Night Sky"

🏨【Accommodation Inspiration】

- "Jimei School Village · Dashe Homestay": Recommended Min-nan ancient house renovations around "Dashe Theater" (300+ yuan per person, swallow-tail ridges right outside your window)

- "Xinglin Bay · Sea View Hotel": "Hilton Garden Inn Xiamen Jiageng" under Conrad (first-line bay view, bathtub with sea sunset view, 800+ yuan per person)

💡【Pitfall Guide】
⚠️ The best section for sea train viewing is "Jimei School Village-Gaoqi"; the opposite direction has no sea view!
⚠️ The beach near Jiageng Park has undercurrents; do not swim
⚠️ "Benshui Vermicelli Duck" on Shigu Road opens at 11:00; arrive early to avoid lines

🌿【Travel Philosophy】
In Jimei, time is deconstructed—
In the morning, be the protagonist in a Miyazaki animation; at noon, become a diner in a Min-nan ancient house; at dusk, transform into a poet on the sunset beach; at night, turn into an audience member at a street live performance...
If you're tired of the crowds at Gulangyu Island and the noise of Zengcuoan, you must come to Jimei, where Xiamen's softest heartbeat is hidden~