For Xiamen, she is more like an old friend after a long separation. I don't remember when we met or how many times we met. Even the last meeting is blurred. Wandering in nostalgic thoughts, time is always complicated and simple. I only remember that when we first met, I was so happy when I was young that I left all my light steps, happy laughter and clear eyes to her. And she also showed me the most classic Gulangyu Island, Xiamen University and Nanputuo, as well as clean beaches, brick-red houses and clean streets.
After each meeting, I expected something and gained something. It seems that she has never let me down. With the wind of reform and opening up and the title of special economic zone, she took off at a speed of thousands of miles a day and soon became a modern international port scenic tourist city. The new landmark, the Twin Towers, is like two sails, braving the wind and waves in the sea of Xiamen, making this city with the reputation of "sea garden" more attractive, such as Penglai embedded in the secular world. What is commendable is that she has a spirit of pursuing perfection, constantly shaping herself, enriching herself and surpassing herself, so that people who see her again will have unexpected surprises every time.
The old fishing village is a cultural tourism industry costume that Xiamen has just put on in recent two years, and it is also a masterpiece of Minnan culture. The most outstanding performance is the super-large soul work "The Legend of Southern Fujian", with a 360-degree indoor live stage and a 360-degree rotating wheel auditorium, which is the international leading level. Six stories, such as Tiancheng Kashima, Island City War, Adventure in Nanyang, Descendants of Dragon in Fishing Village and Blessing China, have condensed the thousand-year history of southern Fujian. High-tech indoor landscape scenes make people feel as if they have traveled through time and space and visited their territory in person.
A tourist attraction must have its own cultural and historical figures. When you hear the rumble of guns on the stage of the performing arts show, you can't help thinking of national heroes Zheng Chenggong and Chen Huacheng, who died heroically and inspired future generations. When we saw the scene of overseas Chinese returning to their hometowns in Nanyang, we couldn't help admiring Chen Jiageng, a patriotic overseas Chinese who invested in running a school and benefited future generations. The old fishing village combines modern elements of high-tech fashion with local historical and cultural symbols in southern Fujian perfectly. The ancient and modern meet here, but they are completely drunk. While we admire Xiamen people's avant-garde tourism culture concept and advanced business consciousness, we can't help but recall the rock rhyme of the Tianfu Dahongpao cup at the station on the way.
Revisiting the old place will inevitably be entangled with a feeling of nostalgia, just like two old friends meeting and exchanging greetings will turn to reminiscence. Strangely, there is always a place where the homesickness can be properly pinned, and Zhongshan Road Commercial Street is a place especially suitable for nostalgia. This commercial street leads directly to the sea, which is unique in China. Now it has become a "famous historical and cultural street in China" and the oldest characteristic label in Xiamen. As night falls, the lights are shining. Xiamen's history and humanities, its prosperity and wealth, and its rhythm of the times are scattered in the streets.
Strolling through this bustling old commercial street and enjoying the colorful night scenes, it is easy to forget its age. There is only a century-old arcade building in Nanyang style, which reminds passers-by from time to time. A dazzling array of Fujian-Taiwan snacks, saturated with a strong Fujian-Taiwan flavor, echoed in the old southern sound between the alley and the neighborhood, so that every tourist can clearly know where he is. Every corner here hides the story of the years. A classic and exquisite "Miss Zhao's Shop" combines petty bourgeoisie, romance and nostalgia, and is completely isolated from the noise of the outside market. It quietly put me in an ancient tea incident, and since then, it has formed an indissoluble bond with Ceylon lemon black tea in the store.
If Xiamen is a gorgeous lady, then Zhongshan Road Pedestrian Street is a shining brooch on her skirt. The charm of Zhongshan Road Pedestrian Street made me linger, forgetting the original intention of coming. Sometimes it feels amazing. It was clearly directed at the lights of the Great Hall of the People, and finally I came back with the old courtyard of the fishing village, but I couldn't see a trace of regret on my face. Suddenly understand, there is a calm, called washing away lead China. Perhaps once a person deepens the years, he will also downplay his mood, which will naturally follow suit. Watching the flowers bloom and fall and enjoying the clouds leisurely should be a precious gift given back to people by the passage of time.
When we meet again after a long separation, when we think that time has passed, some prosperity will turn into the background. In fact, the story of Xiamen has been going on. She will always be an unfinished book. I took it in my bag when I set out, and I just need to put vivid and interesting clips into my bag along the way and come back with more chapters. Please remember that there is such a beautiful city in the sea, and there is a place where the sea exists in the south. Her name is Xiamen.