How many unknown secrets does Xiamen hide in the early morning!

The night views you flood your social media with might not even show the true beauty!

You think Xiamen’s night is just the lights of Gulangyu Island, the barbecue stalls on Zhongshan Road, and the small bars in Zengcuo'an? Too naive! This city, kissed by sea breezes for a thousand years, truly dazzles only after the sun sets!

When the daytime tourists ebb away and the evening breeze gently brushes the coconut trees along Huandao Road, did you know? There’s a hidden “sea light corridor” quietly lighting up—the Jianwu Bridge viewing platform, with the fewest people at 1 a.m. but the most explosive views! Beneath your feet is the dark sea, ahead the twin towers shimmer with flowing lights, and in the distance, Gulangyu floats like a crystal box on the Milky Way.

At that moment, you might doubt: is this really a city in China, or a scene from a sci-fi movie? Even crazier is the Moonlight Ring Bridge at Wuyuan Bay!

The nation’s only “moon” shaped lighting project, when lit at night, half hangs over the sea, half reflects in the water, perfectly forming a glowing full moon.

Some propose here, some sit alone crying all night. You say it’s a tourist spot? No, it’s a refuge for the urban soul. And Zhongshan Road? Don’t just focus on the satay noodles and local jelly!

After 8 p.m., the old arcade buildings suddenly transform into a “museum of light and shadow”! 3D projections flow on century-old walls: overseas Chinese returning home, fishing boats setting sail, stories of the Piano Island... In just ten minutes, viewers are moved to tears—turns out the roads we walk every day hold such deep nostalgia? Yet some say, “Xiamen’s night view is nothing special.”

Friend, did you just visit the popular check-in spots and leave? If you haven’t witnessed the rare sight of sun and moon shining together at Huangcuo Beach (the sun not yet set, the bright moon already risen), haven’t listened to a late-night folk song in the Shapowei Art District, or haven’t tasted the steaming peanut soup with fried dough sticks at 3 a.m... then you really don’t understand how deeply affectionate Xiamen’s night is.

What’s even more heartwarming—no matter how late it is, the convenience stores on the street are always lit, the grandma pushing her cart sells grass jelly for only 5 yuan, and the security uncle will proactively tell you the best photo angles. In this era full of “exquisite indifference,” Xiamen’s night still preserves the warmth of last century’s human kindness.

So, may I ask: when you’re working overtime to the point of collapse in a first-tier city, feeling hopeless about life, is there a city that can pull you back to reality with a single light, a breeze, and a bowl of hot soup?

Come to Xiamen, don’t just see the daytime scenery. Experience its night—gentle, romantic, full of stories, just like the light of life we desperately try to hold onto but always miss.

Post by Chloe Anderson | Sep 17, 2025