I finally got around to writing the second part to my entry 厦门 part 1. :) I still have pics from my Yangzhou trip but they’ll have to wait. I realize that I also have pics from my 2005 trip to Meixian but I never posted them. I’ll do it… one day… :P There are so many things I’d like to write about and share with others but they will have to wait. My exams have just started today and even if I don’t really need to study for them, I am busy with homework. I’d rather start doing them early and avoid having them accumulate like last time.
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After Nanputuo temple, we went to Hulishan.

Hulishan(胡里山) Fortress
stone with writings

By now, I’ve forgotten many things I learned about Xiamen. I’ve never been good at geography and history. At least I have some pics.

The German-made Krupp Cannon that is the largest existing coast cannon in the world.
sign leading to Krupp Cannon
front view of krupp cannon
back view of krupp cannon

More photos that I took:
smaller cannons
bride and groom on the beach
big seashells
These are made of seashells. I bought something similar for Des except that it’s an antelope instead.
items made of small seashells

More information about the Hulishan Fortress:
there(newspaper clippings),
an article from ctrip and a Chinese article there.