01 / WATER

THE SEA
ARRIVES FIRST.

Before the street, there is wind, salt and an open horizon.

02 / STONE

SALT STAYS
IN THE WALLS.

Every edge carries the memory of weather.

03 / CITY

XIAMEN MOVES
WITH THE TIDE.

Road, island and harbour keep exchanging places.

24.4798° N / 118.0894° E

01 / 03 ENTER XIAMEN

BE A VIEWER / CITY 06 · LINE DRAWING XIAMEN 厦门 An island across the strait. The outline closes around Gulangyu like a tide line.

01 / TIDE TABLE

MOVE THE
COASTLINE.

Xiamen is read between land and water.

The city rarely settles into one identity. A ferry wake becomes a street rhythm; a red roof becomes a horizon marker; temple colour returns in a shopfront.

Move the exposure track. Four views of Xiamen will trade the frame.

The Xiamen waterfront at evening — SEA / A LINE WITHOUT AN EDGE

Red roofs and dense greenery on Gulangyu — ISLAND / ROOFS IN THE GREEN

A telephone on an old street near Xiamen University — STREET / COLOUR AS MEMORY

A richly coloured Minnan temple roof — ROOFLINE / CRAFT AGAINST THE SKY

01 / SEA

A line without an edge. Water opens the frame before the city fills it.

Move between sea and roofline

A broad sandy Xiamen beach facing the afternoon sea — 16:42SHORE / XIAMEN

A ferry crossing Xiamen Bay in warm evening light — 18:07FERRY LIGHT

Xiamen coastline beneath a dramatic sunset sky — 18:49LAST ORANGE

The Xiamen waterfront and twin towers after nightfall — 19:31BLUE HOUR

Xiamen city lights spreading around the bay at night — 20:16CITY TIDE

A Minnan temple roof beneath an aircraft crossing the blue sky

03 / MINNAN ROOFLINE

THE ROOF
REFUSES SILENCE.

Colour, clay and carved figures turn protection into theatre.

A ferry moving in front of Xiamen's waterfront skyline — XIAMEN ISLAND

A working boat crossing the open water of Xiamen Bay — OPEN WATER

Traditional fishing boats resting on the water near Xiamen — FISHING LINE

Directional signs on a historic Gulangyu street — GULANGYU / ARRIVAL

Gulangyu direction signs pointing through the island's historic streets

Historic Gulangyu architecture with modern Xiamen across the water

05 / GULANGYU

AN ISLAND
AT WALKING SPEED.

No cars. Every turn is measured by shade, steps and sea air.

Gulangyu compresses distance. Villas, gardens and harbour views arrive within a few minutes of one another, yet the island rewards anyone willing to slow down.

Gulangyu and the Xiamen coast across blue water — 01 WATER BETWEEN NEIGHBOURS

Gulangyu red roofs seen from above — 02 ROOFS HOLD THE HILL

Xiamen skyline through coastal haze — 03 THE CITY ANSWERS BACK

06 / STREET CURRENT

OLD DOORS.
NEW WEATHER.

The coast continues inland as colour, shade and movement.

Painted lettering, shutters and worn plaster on an old Xiamen wall — OLD WALL / COLOUR STAYS

A playful Xiamen sign and yellow seats beside the sea — XIAMEN / A SMALL JOKE BY THE WATER

The large Chinese characters for Xiamen painted across a street wall — 厦门 / THE CITY WRITES ITS NAME

A tree-lined Xiamen street descending through warm evening light — SHADE / DOWNHILL TO THE SEA

Fujian Road on Gulangyu, Xiamen — GULANGYU / FUJIAN ROAD

An elevated road in Xiamen at blue hour — THE CITY / ONE LEVEL ABOVE

Reveal the city above the old street

Drag the seam. On Gulangyu's Fujian Road, shopfronts and covered arcades keep the street legible at walking speed.

Cyclists moving through a monochrome tunnel in Xiamen — TUNNEL / THE SHORTER LINE

The gate sign of Xiamen University — **1921**XIAMEN UNIVERSITY
A CAMPUS FACING THE SEA

07 / COASTAL TABLE

THE TIDE
ENTERS THE KITCHEN.

Oyster, egg and sweet potato starch: a shoreline translated into texture.

46 OYSTER + EGG 32 STARCH + CRISP EDGE 22 SAUCE + HERBS

A marina where Xiamen's dense city meets the water

Bridges and tightly packed Xiamen neighbourhoods beside the bay

A bridge carrying the modern city across Xiamen's coastal water

09 / CITY VISUAL ARCHIVE

XIAMEN

24.4798° N / 118.0894° E

Four visual editions from the coast.
XIAMEN / 2026

XIAMEN / COASTAL READER 06作家笔下的城市FOLIO 01—04

厦门作家笔下系列横向书刊海报：鼓浪屿海岸、帆船、贝壳与钴蓝水线 — **PLATE 05 / 鹭岛**Minimal Zine Poster v0.1Sea-glass paper · cobalt tide3:2 horizontal edition

01 / SEA LETTER

鲁迅《厦门通信》
1926

这楼就在海边，
日夜被海风呼呼地吹着。

The building stands right beside the sea, buffeted day and night by the rush of the sea wind.

02 / CHANGING LIGHT

鲁迅《厦门通信》
1926

山光海气，
是春秋早暮都不同。

Mountain light and sea air are never the same from spring to autumn, from morning to evening.

03 / SAILS

鲁迅《厦门通信》
1926

许多小船，吃水很重，
都张着帆驶向鼓浪屿去。

Many small boats, riding deep in the water, spread their sails and made for Gulangyu.

04 / ISLAND RECORD

周凯纂辑《厦门志》
清

鼓浪屿在海中，
上有小山、民居、田园、村舍；
负山临海，舟可直抵其下。

Gulangyu lies in the sea, with low hills, homes, fields and village houses; it rests against the hills and faces the water, where boats may come directly ashore.

A wide, quiet Xiamen beach facing the open sea

09 / LEAVING THE FRAME

THE SEA
KEEPS THE LAST WORD.

Every departure still faces the coast.

THE SEAARRIVES FIRST.

SALT STAYSIN THE WALLS.

XIAMEN MOVESWITH THE TIDE.

THE SEAKEEPS THE LAST WORD.

THE SEA
ARRIVES FIRST.

SALT STAYS
IN THE WALLS.

XIAMEN MOVES
WITH THE TIDE.

THE SEA
KEEPS THE LAST WORD.