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Writing anything about the unique beauty of Xiamen—especially its Gulang Island—would be a waste of ink. In fact， you can get at least 86，000，000 results in less than a second if you type “Xiamen”into Google…and the 1）figure is increasing.
However， here I am， holding a pen and ready to let my emotions and memories flow.
It was three autumns ago that I first set foot in this 2）coastal city. Having heard at least 20 “oh it’s a nice place” before I actually got there， or simply being lazy， rather， I hadn’t even been bothered enough to look for travelling tips.
书写任何关于厦门——尤其是鼓浪屿——独特之美的文字，都是浪费笔墨。事实上，只要在谷歌里输入“厦门”，不用一秒，你就可以得到至少八千六百万项结果，而且这个数字还在不断增加。
不过我现在还是提起笔来，准备让我的情感和记忆在笔端恣意流淌。
我第一次踏上这座海滨城市，是在三年前的秋天。或许是因为在那之前我已经至少听过20遍这样的评语：“哦，那是一个不错的地方”，又或者只是因为懒惰，所以在出发前我甚至都没有查找过厦门的旅游提示。
“I’m here to study， not for fun，” I thought quite 3）innocently. Until the second year of university， when many of my distant friends started to 4）contact me on QQ 5）casually asking， “How’s school going？ I heard it’s in Xiamen.”
“Yeah yeah，” I 6）replied， thinking to myself， “Living in this city can really help me catch up with some of my friends.” Exactly. They then “naturally” 7）mentioned their purpose.
“Oh by the way， I’m considering paying a visit to Xiamen for a couple of days.”
My reply， “Come， I’m more than happy to be your tour guide.”
Never did I know that I would be so 8）fed up with all these “travelling classmates” by the end of my 9）junior year.
The travelling 10）routine that everybody needs to go through is sure to cover the following sights： Gulang Island， Zhongshan Road， Nanputuo Temple， Xiamen University and the beach. You might even consider places like Xiamen Wangshi 11）Botanic Garden， Garden Show Park etc.
But for someone like me who has been used as a tour guide by my friends from all over the country， listening to people’s 12）astonishment and camera 13）shutters was 14）a pain in the backside.
Until the moment I saw Simon （my boyfriend） walking towards me with his huge 15）back-pack on in Xiamen airport. He had traveled all the way from Guangzhou to see me. My 16）boredom from staying in the same， small city magically turned into a travel mood all of a sudden.
我的想法很单纯：“我是来这里学习的，不是来玩的。”到了大二，我很多远方的朋友都在QQ上联系我，随口问起：“你的校园生活怎么样呀？听说你的学校在厦门吧。”
“是啊是啊。”我回答，一边心想：“生活在这个城市还真的能帮我联系上一些朋友呢。”确实如此。然后，他们就“自然而然”地提起了他们的目的。
“哦，顺便提一句，我正打算来厦门玩几天哦。”
我回答说：“来吧，我很乐意当你的导游。” 当时我绝对没有想到，到大三结束时我已经受够了所有这些“过来旅游的同学”。
所有人的必经行程肯定包括这些景点：鼓浪屿、中山路、南普陀寺、厦门大学和海滩。你可能还会想去万石植物园和厦门园博园等地方。
但是，对于我这样被来自全国各地的朋友当成导游的人而言，不停地听到人们的惊叹声和相机的快门声，简直有如芒刺在背。
直到我在厦门机场看见西蒙（我的男朋友）背着大大的背包向我走来，我的心情才改变了。他一路从广州来到这里见我。我那因为一直待在同一座小城的厌倦感，突然神奇地变成了旅行的心境。
Zengcuoan is where the first two of the three hotels we were staying in were. Late as it was when we first got there， at certain bus stops you could easily find 17）barbecue 18）stands， fruit stands， bars， seafood restaurants， milk-tea shops etc.
The first hotel we stayed in was a little beach 19）shack. It was very 20）quaint and pretty with pink wallpaper. There was a little cat hanging around the hotel that we became friends with called “Seaweed.” He followed us round the whole time when we were there.
The second day we went to Gulang Island， the place where everyone was talking about. It’s an island obviously， but it’s actually like a small country out there floating in the sea. There are two ways to get to this little paradise； you can either get a ticket from the ticket stand or go for a private 21）speed boat which costs a little bit more.
The island is filled with fresh sunlight during early summer and everywhere you can see tourists carrying their cameras taking photos like crazy！ For them， every little corner is a unique piece of 22）scenery that they couldn’t possibly see in a modern city.
我们最初入住的三间旅馆当中，有两间是在曾厝垵。虽然我们第一次到那里时已经很晚了，但你很容易就能在公共汽车站附近找到烧烤摊、水果摊、酒吧、海鲜餐厅和奶茶店等等。
我们住的第一家旅馆是一间海滩小屋。里面贴着粉色的墙纸，造型特别。有一只名叫“海藻”的小猫总是在旅馆里到处转悠，我们和它成了朋友。我们在那里的时候，它总是跟在我们身边。
第二天，我们去了众人口中提到的那个地方——鼓浪屿。显然，它是一座岛，但其实它更像一个漂浮在海上的小国。到这个小天堂有两种方法：在售票点买票，或者乘坐私人快艇，后者费用稍贵一点。
初夏时节，岛上满是新鲜的阳光，到处都可以看到游客们拿着自己的相机在疯狂拍照！在他们眼里，每一个小角落都是一处不可能在现代化城市里看到的独特风景。
As a Westerner， Simon was quite surprised at the amount of 23）DSLRs on this island. He thought that we should use our eyes to record the beauty instead of the 24）lenses. We walked along the old pathways and through the little streets. It was not the destination that truly mattered but the journey that we had exploring the European-styled buildings and local seafood and tropical fruit.
My favourite local food was “Hai Li Jian”， an 25）oyster 26）omelet， which is also a very popular Taiwanese street 27）snack. I would also 28）recommend juice from “Malasun Juice Maker，” their best 29）feature is that they use more than three big oranges to make a cup of pure orange juice. It’s because they use real orange juice instead of water that makes it so 30）appealing. If you happen to be a big fan of pies and cakes， I highly recommend you to go to a cake shop called “Babycat Private Home-made Cake House”. Not only will the fine 31）stuffing of the cakes attract you to come back for a second time， but also the 32）delicate 33）decoration and homey 34）atmosphere of the cake shop.
作为一个西方人，西蒙惊讶于这个岛上数码单反相机的数量。他觉得我们应该用自己的眼睛，而不是用镜头去记录这里的美。我们沿着古旧的小径和小街穿行。真正重要的不是旅行的目的地，而是我们探索欧式建筑和品尝本地海鲜与热带水果的旅程。
我最喜欢的当地食物是“海蛎煎”，一种用蚵仔和鸡蛋摊成的煎饼，也是一种很受欢迎的台湾街头小吃。此外我还推荐“马拉桑果汁店”的果汁，他们的最佳卖点是用三个以上的大橙子来榨一杯纯正的橙汁。这家的果汁之所以如此吸引人，是因为他们使用的是真正的橙汁，而没有加水调制。
要是你刚好很喜欢馅饼和糕点，我就强烈建议你去一家叫“Babycat私家御饼屋”的糕饼店。吸引你再次光顾的不仅仅是那细腻的饼馅，还有精致的装修和温馨的气氛。
Our last hotel was actually on the island facing Xiamen and was called Longtou No.1 Hotel. Briefly living on the island allowed us to appreciate the 35）serene nature of the place in the nighttime. When Simon held my hand walking in the moonlight and as I felt the gentle 36）breeze coming in from the sea， an idea suddenly hit me： in years to come I could retire here.
Then I realized Xiamen has never 37）abandoned me， or been bored by me. It was telling me to bring the right person and explore “true happiness”： it was actually as simple as sharing a 38）sakya； drinking from the same cup of Zhang Sanfeng milk tea， or falling asleep on the golden beach with our bare feet being 39）teased by the waves drawing up and down the sea shore.
我们在鼓浪屿岛上住的酒店名叫“龙头壹号精品酒店”，正对着厦门本岛。在岛上小住让我们得以感受这个地方晚上的安宁静谧。当西蒙牵着我的手在月光下散步，柔和的微风从海上吹来，这时我突然冒出一个念头——多年以后，我可以在这里度过我的退休生活。
于是我意识到，厦门从来没有抛弃我，也没有因我而心生厌倦。它是在告诉我，带上那个对的人，来探索“真正的幸福”——就像一起分享一个释迦，一起喝一杯张三疯奶茶，或者一起在金色的沙滩上睡着，让起伏涨落的海浪逗弄我们赤裸的脚丫——其实幸福就是如此简单。
作者自我介绍
My name is Madeline Weng （翁榕）. I am currently a senior English-major student at Xiamen University of Technology （厦门理工学院）. I have spent three years in each of the following cities： Guangzhou， Hangzhou， Nanchang， and Xiamen. Needless to say I have friends from all over the country； meanwhile I feel I can easily tell the differences between Xiamen and other places. In my spare time I love to paint， take photographs， write， read， and listen to music.
However， here I am， holding a pen and ready to let my emotions and memories flow.
It was three autumns ago that I first set foot in this 2）coastal city. Having heard at least 20 “oh it’s a nice place” before I actually got there， or simply being lazy， rather， I hadn’t even been bothered enough to look for travelling tips.
书写任何关于厦门——尤其是鼓浪屿——独特之美的文字，都是浪费笔墨。事实上，只要在谷歌里输入“厦门”，不用一秒，你就可以得到至少八千六百万项结果，而且这个数字还在不断增加。
不过我现在还是提起笔来，准备让我的情感和记忆在笔端恣意流淌。
我第一次踏上这座海滨城市，是在三年前的秋天。或许是因为在那之前我已经至少听过20遍这样的评语：“哦，那是一个不错的地方”，又或者只是因为懒惰，所以在出发前我甚至都没有查找过厦门的旅游提示。
“I’m here to study， not for fun，” I thought quite 3）innocently. Until the second year of university， when many of my distant friends started to 4）contact me on QQ 5）casually asking， “How’s school going？ I heard it’s in Xiamen.”
“Yeah yeah，” I 6）replied， thinking to myself， “Living in this city can really help me catch up with some of my friends.” Exactly. They then “naturally” 7）mentioned their purpose.
“Oh by the way， I’m considering paying a visit to Xiamen for a couple of days.”
My reply， “Come， I’m more than happy to be your tour guide.”
Never did I know that I would be so 8）fed up with all these “travelling classmates” by the end of my 9）junior year.
The travelling 10）routine that everybody needs to go through is sure to cover the following sights： Gulang Island， Zhongshan Road， Nanputuo Temple， Xiamen University and the beach. You might even consider places like Xiamen Wangshi 11）Botanic Garden， Garden Show Park etc.
But for someone like me who has been used as a tour guide by my friends from all over the country， listening to people’s 12）astonishment and camera 13）shutters was 14）a pain in the backside.
Until the moment I saw Simon （my boyfriend） walking towards me with his huge 15）back-pack on in Xiamen airport. He had traveled all the way from Guangzhou to see me. My 16）boredom from staying in the same， small city magically turned into a travel mood all of a sudden.
我的想法很单纯：“我是来这里学习的，不是来玩的。”到了大二，我很多远方的朋友都在QQ上联系我，随口问起：“你的校园生活怎么样呀？听说你的学校在厦门吧。”
“是啊是啊。”我回答，一边心想：“生活在这个城市还真的能帮我联系上一些朋友呢。”确实如此。然后，他们就“自然而然”地提起了他们的目的。
“哦，顺便提一句，我正打算来厦门玩几天哦。”
我回答说：“来吧，我很乐意当你的导游。” 当时我绝对没有想到，到大三结束时我已经受够了所有这些“过来旅游的同学”。
所有人的必经行程肯定包括这些景点：鼓浪屿、中山路、南普陀寺、厦门大学和海滩。你可能还会想去万石植物园和厦门园博园等地方。
但是，对于我这样被来自全国各地的朋友当成导游的人而言，不停地听到人们的惊叹声和相机的快门声，简直有如芒刺在背。
直到我在厦门机场看见西蒙（我的男朋友）背着大大的背包向我走来，我的心情才改变了。他一路从广州来到这里见我。我那因为一直待在同一座小城的厌倦感，突然神奇地变成了旅行的心境。
Zengcuoan is where the first two of the three hotels we were staying in were. Late as it was when we first got there， at certain bus stops you could easily find 17）barbecue 18）stands， fruit stands， bars， seafood restaurants， milk-tea shops etc.
The first hotel we stayed in was a little beach 19）shack. It was very 20）quaint and pretty with pink wallpaper. There was a little cat hanging around the hotel that we became friends with called “Seaweed.” He followed us round the whole time when we were there.
The second day we went to Gulang Island， the place where everyone was talking about. It’s an island obviously， but it’s actually like a small country out there floating in the sea. There are two ways to get to this little paradise； you can either get a ticket from the ticket stand or go for a private 21）speed boat which costs a little bit more.
The island is filled with fresh sunlight during early summer and everywhere you can see tourists carrying their cameras taking photos like crazy！ For them， every little corner is a unique piece of 22）scenery that they couldn’t possibly see in a modern city.
我们最初入住的三间旅馆当中，有两间是在曾厝垵。虽然我们第一次到那里时已经很晚了，但你很容易就能在公共汽车站附近找到烧烤摊、水果摊、酒吧、海鲜餐厅和奶茶店等等。
我们住的第一家旅馆是一间海滩小屋。里面贴着粉色的墙纸，造型特别。有一只名叫“海藻”的小猫总是在旅馆里到处转悠，我们和它成了朋友。我们在那里的时候，它总是跟在我们身边。
第二天，我们去了众人口中提到的那个地方——鼓浪屿。显然，它是一座岛，但其实它更像一个漂浮在海上的小国。到这个小天堂有两种方法：在售票点买票，或者乘坐私人快艇，后者费用稍贵一点。
初夏时节，岛上满是新鲜的阳光，到处都可以看到游客们拿着自己的相机在疯狂拍照！在他们眼里，每一个小角落都是一处不可能在现代化城市里看到的独特风景。
As a Westerner， Simon was quite surprised at the amount of 23）DSLRs on this island. He thought that we should use our eyes to record the beauty instead of the 24）lenses. We walked along the old pathways and through the little streets. It was not the destination that truly mattered but the journey that we had exploring the European-styled buildings and local seafood and tropical fruit.
My favourite local food was “Hai Li Jian”， an 25）oyster 26）omelet， which is also a very popular Taiwanese street 27）snack. I would also 28）recommend juice from “Malasun Juice Maker，” their best 29）feature is that they use more than three big oranges to make a cup of pure orange juice. It’s because they use real orange juice instead of water that makes it so 30）appealing. If you happen to be a big fan of pies and cakes， I highly recommend you to go to a cake shop called “Babycat Private Home-made Cake House”. Not only will the fine 31）stuffing of the cakes attract you to come back for a second time， but also the 32）delicate 33）decoration and homey 34）atmosphere of the cake shop.
作为一个西方人，西蒙惊讶于这个岛上数码单反相机的数量。他觉得我们应该用自己的眼睛，而不是用镜头去记录这里的美。我们沿着古旧的小径和小街穿行。真正重要的不是旅行的目的地，而是我们探索欧式建筑和品尝本地海鲜与热带水果的旅程。
我最喜欢的当地食物是“海蛎煎”，一种用蚵仔和鸡蛋摊成的煎饼，也是一种很受欢迎的台湾街头小吃。此外我还推荐“马拉桑果汁店”的果汁，他们的最佳卖点是用三个以上的大橙子来榨一杯纯正的橙汁。这家的果汁之所以如此吸引人，是因为他们使用的是真正的橙汁，而没有加水调制。
要是你刚好很喜欢馅饼和糕点，我就强烈建议你去一家叫“Babycat私家御饼屋”的糕饼店。吸引你再次光顾的不仅仅是那细腻的饼馅，还有精致的装修和温馨的气氛。
Our last hotel was actually on the island facing Xiamen and was called Longtou No.1 Hotel. Briefly living on the island allowed us to appreciate the 35）serene nature of the place in the nighttime. When Simon held my hand walking in the moonlight and as I felt the gentle 36）breeze coming in from the sea， an idea suddenly hit me： in years to come I could retire here.
Then I realized Xiamen has never 37）abandoned me， or been bored by me. It was telling me to bring the right person and explore “true happiness”： it was actually as simple as sharing a 38）sakya； drinking from the same cup of Zhang Sanfeng milk tea， or falling asleep on the golden beach with our bare feet being 39）teased by the waves drawing up and down the sea shore.
我们在鼓浪屿岛上住的酒店名叫“龙头壹号精品酒店”，正对着厦门本岛。在岛上小住让我们得以感受这个地方晚上的安宁静谧。当西蒙牵着我的手在月光下散步，柔和的微风从海上吹来，这时我突然冒出一个念头——多年以后，我可以在这里度过我的退休生活。
于是我意识到，厦门从来没有抛弃我，也没有因我而心生厌倦。它是在告诉我，带上那个对的人，来探索“真正的幸福”——就像一起分享一个释迦，一起喝一杯张三疯奶茶，或者一起在金色的沙滩上睡着，让起伏涨落的海浪逗弄我们赤裸的脚丫——其实幸福就是如此简单。
作者自我介绍
My name is Madeline Weng （翁榕）. I am currently a senior English-major student at Xiamen University of Technology （厦门理工学院）. I have spent three years in each of the following cities： Guangzhou， Hangzhou， Nanchang， and Xiamen. Needless to say I have friends from all over the country； meanwhile I feel I can easily tell the differences between Xiamen and other places. In my spare time I love to paint， take photographs， write， read， and listen to music.