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The Overseas Chinese Museum examines the history of Chinese migration, settlement and community networks across Southeast Asia and other regions. Documents, personal objects, photographs and thematic displays show how migrants maintained family and cultural ties while contributing to trade, education and political change abroad and in Fujian. The museum gives essential depth to Xiamen’s identity as a maritime gateway and to the architecture and philanthropy seen elsewhere in the city. Visitors should allow time for the historical narrative rather than treating the collection as a miscellaneous display of foreign objects. The collections trace migration through contracts, travel documents, household objects and community records rather than treating overseas Chinese history as a single success story. Exhibits address labor, family separation, cultural adaptation and political engagement across generations. They also explain how money and ideas returned to Fujian through schools, architecture and charitable institutions.
A major Buddhist temple with strong connections to Minnan and Southeast Asian Chinese communities.
Shapowei Art Zone combines creative studios and small galleries, historic sheltered-harbor setting, and independent cafes and design shops in a practical Xiamen stop.
Landscaped campus of a multi-disciplinary university founded with donations from overseas.
A large botanical garden with tropical, rainforest and succulent collections that needs several hours.
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