Xiamen Solo Stroll on Duxi Island｜Enjoying Sweet Solitude

Xiamen’s tranquility is a freedom that overflows when you wander alone～🌊​
Wuyuan Bay Wetland Park・Watching Swans Alone​
A place more healing than crowds! The wooden boardwalk winds around the lake, black swans leisurely glide, their wings stirring up silver ripples, and the reeds rustle softly in the wind🌾 Find a birdwatching platform to sit, put on your headphones and listen to your favorite songs, watch egrets skim the water catching small fish, and occasionally a fallen leaf drifts into the lake like a little paper boat slowly floating. Buy an orange popsicle, take a bite, the sweet and sour seeps down your throat, and even time slows down just right～​
Baijia Village Old Tea Stall・Sipping Tea in Solitude​
A cozy corner hidden at the end of an alley! Under a bamboo canopy sit old rattan chairs, grandparents gather chatting, enamel cups brewing Tieguanyin tea, the aroma mingling with osmanthus scent🍵 Order a cup of tea with a fried jujube cake, glutinous rice wrapped in sesame, biting into a sweet peanut filling, hot enough to steam but impossible to stop. Listen to grandpa talk about “tea used to be just two mao a cup,” occasionally a pigeon lands on the table corner pecking at fallen peanut crumbs, the time alone is full of warmth～​
Shapowei Shelter・Watching Old Boats Alone​
A quieter corner than the art district! Old fishing boats rest on the water, their light blue hulls gleaming, fishermen squat on the planks mending nets, the spools turning with a “rustling” sound🐠 Find a window-side café, order an Americano, watch the sunlight stretch the boat’s shadow long, occasionally a seagull lands on the mast, tilting its head to look at the water. Flip through your book, occasionally glance up at the sea, the comfort of solitude is hidden in every second～​
Huangcuo Beach・Watching the Sunset Alone​
An incredibly healing moment alone at dusk! Step on the warm sand walking toward the sea, the waves coolly brushing your ankles, watch the sunset dye the sea orange-gold, the silhouette of a cargo ship slowly passing by🌇 Buy a mung bean cake, flaky crust crumbling in your palm, take a bite of the sweet fragrance mixed with sea breeze, gentle songs playing in your headphones. Wait for the last ray of light to disappear, write a little mood on the sand, the joy of solitude is simple and full～​
💡Solo Stroll Tips​
Bring a small notebook! Write whenever you want, super free～Wear soft-soled shoes! Walking long in old alleys and on the beach won’t hurt your feet～Tea at the stall can be refilled, drink slowly, no rush～​
The charm of Xiamen isn’t the rush of checking in, but the quiet of solitude, the richness of tea, and the warmth of the sunset. Wandering alone like this is how you truly catch Xiamen’s gentleness～💫

Post by moonlightsunrise | Oct 21, 2025