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Aoyuan and the Tomb of Tan Kah Kee 鳌园Áoyuán
4A scenic area · National heritage site · Xiamen, Fujian
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Xiamen
- Region
- Fujian
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- 4A scenic area, National heritage site
About Aoyuan and the Tomb of Tan Kah Kee
A walled memorial garden on the Jimei waterfront holding the tomb of Tan Kah Kee (1874–1961), the Singapore-based businessman and philanthropist who founded the Jimei schools and Xiamen University; he began building the tomb in 1955 and was buried here in 1961. A long gallery of carved stone panels leads to the Jimei Liberation Monument, and behind it the turtle-shaped tomb is ringed with stone reliefs showing scenes from his life.
How to get to Aoyuan and the Tomb of Tan Kah Kee
At the end of Jiageng Road in Jimei School Village, Jimei District, next to Kah Kee Park and about 30 minutes by road from central Xiamen.
Nearby
- Gulangyu Island 鼓浪屿 10 km
A car-free island of old villas, banyan trees and drifting piano music
Also within 20 km: Early Buildings of Jimei School Village and Xiamen University 集美学村和厦门大学早期建筑 (under 10 km), Xiamen Garden Expo Park 厦门园林博览苑 (under 10 km), Xiamen Chengyi Nature Exploration Museum 厦门诚毅自然探索馆 (under 10 km), Xiamen Lingling International Circus City 灵玲国际马戏城 (under 10 km), Laoyuanzi Folk Culture Park 老院子民俗文化风情园 (under 10 km), Huihe Stone Culture Park 惠和石文化园 (under 10 km).
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