In recent years, Gulangyu Island has centered its efforts on "inbound tourism services", making cross-border cultural exchange and tourism easier through standardized systems and technological innovation.
On Nov 6, the opening ceremony of the 2025 World Ocean Week in Xiamen was held under the theme "New Engine of Blue Development for the Marine Community with a Shared Future".
COSCO ASIA has recently docked at Xiamen Port's Hairun Terminal, marking the launch of the new WSA3 service route between Asia and the west coast of South America.
In a bid to enhance friendship and promote cultural and people-to-people exchanges between China and the Maldives, Xiamen and the Laamu Atoll Council have jointly launched a marathon exchange and cooperation program.
An innovative procedure set to make medical history was successfully completed at the Xiamen Cardiovascular Hospital Xiamen University on Oct 23.
As of Oct 15, the BRICS route has operated 616 round-trip flights, transporting a total of 40,100 metric tons of import-export cargo, and 41.79 million exported packages.
The 2025 Xiamen International Fashion Week is taking place at cultural and tourism landmarks including Zhongshan Road and Gulangyu Island from Oct 16 to 19.
