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PORT-

CONTEMPORARY

PORTXiamen

is

China’s

first

treaty

port

city

for

foreign

tradeand

is

one

of

the

first

five

ports

opened

to

British

trade.The

history

of

trade

has

developed

into

aglobal

modern

exchangeof

goods

and

ideas.This

exchange

has

contributed

to

Xiamen

being

an

industrial

powerhouseand

athriving,

energetic,

and

Illuminated

city.4

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UALINSIGHTSPHYSICALGARDEN

ON

THESEA

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EGRET

ISLANDXiamen

is

a

place

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junglesilver

sea

and

is

often

called

“Garden

on

the

Sea.”meets

aThe

myth

of

theEgretbareIt

is

said

that

long

ago

the

Egret

decided

to

settle

on

this

once

aisland.Xiamen

soon

became

full

ofplants

and

colour

becausetheEgret

settling

and

thered

blooms

on

the

flameEgrettree

is

from

the

bloodshed

the

Egret

endured.made

this

island

their

home.

It

is

said

the

beauty

of

Xiamen

is

due

to

the6

7XIAMENCONT

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UALINSIGHTSSOCIALPiano

&

Drum

Wave

IslandWe

are

inspired

by

Xiamen’s

musicalGulangyuIsland

hosts

China’s

only

pianohistory.museum,giving

itthe

nickname

of“PianoIsland”.The

Chinese

name

Gulangyu

alsohas

musical

roots,

as

鼓浪

Kó-lōngwhich

meansdrum

waves

so-called

because

of

the

soundgenerated

by

the

ocean

waves

hitting

the8

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the

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is

a

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inspired

by

Xiamen’s

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shape

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their

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community

of

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China.This

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is

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reacts

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alternating

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blue

light.Eachoverlapping

illustration

tells

thestoryof

XiamenandGarden

on

the

Sea

-

Xiamen

Located

in

the

subtropical

zone

and

ithas

warm

and

humid

climate,

withflowers

bloomingall

the

year

round.Xiamen,

one

of

thefirst

treaty

ports,

has

welcomed

voyeagers

far

and

beyond.Xiamen’s

most

famous

Folkloretells

the

story

of

the

egret.Xiamen

was

once

a

bare

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it

was

not

until

the

egret

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andit

flourish

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flora

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fauna.

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jealous

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tried

to

steal

Xiamen

from

theEgret

but

the

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said

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blooms

on

the

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thebloodshedthe

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traditional

art

inMinnan,lacquer

line

carving

is

a

gem

in

Chinese

lacquerwork

culture.

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featuring

exquisite

techniques,

vivid

and

true-to-life

images,solemn

and

antique

style

and

lively

tableau,

lacquer

line

carving

is

anoutstanding

example

in

traditional

Chineseart.Lacquer

thread

carving

has

inherited

the

traditions

of

Buddhist

sculpture

art

inancient

times

and

is

inspired

by

line

carving

in

the

Song

and

YuanDynasties,

in

particular

by

leadpowder

dropping

paintingandclay

line

carving.42

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comes

into

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in

Xiamen

for

the

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it

is

a

populartraditional

entertainment

amonglocalpeople.The

game

originaged

in

Xiamen,

Fujian

Province,

invited

by

ZhengChenggong

more

than

300

years

ago.

He

invited

this

game

to

help

toperp

up

the

troops.

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earliest

times,

the

winner

of

the

game

were

rewardedwith

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Xiamenfrom

the

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