Located on the southeast coast of China, Xiamen enjoys a pleasant climate and beautiful natural environment. Also, Xiamen claims to be “A City in The Sea” and is renowned for its various scenic spots and cultural relics.
As advised by a professional tourist agency, there are 2 local tour options suggested for participants attending the XMAS 2027. Please kindly note that these local tours WILL NOT be organised by the XMAS 2027. The listed information below is for your information. A local professional tourist agency will be the organiser upon inquiries and deals. The information regarding the tour reservation will be updated later.
Tour to UNESCO heritage site: Gulangyu Island

Gulangyu Island is located just southwest of Xiamen City. Visitors can reach it by steamship from Xiamen City in about 5 minutes. This scenic area is renowned for its delicate natural beauty, its ancient relics, and its varied architecture. The island is on China's list of National Scenic Spots and also ranks at the top of the list of the ten most-scenic areas in Fujian Province. In July 2017, it was listed as a world heritage site by the UNESCO. With the famous tourism site including Sunlight Rock, Shuzhuang Garden.
Tour to World Culture Heritage: Hakka Buildings

Tour the world’s cultural heritage – Hakka Buildings, Tianluokeng Tulou Cluster. The cluster consists of a square earth building at the center of a quincunx, surrounded by four round earth buildings (or more exactly, 3 round earth buildings and one oval shape earth building), figuratively nicknamed "four dishes one soup". With a history of more than 100 years, the Tulou cluster shows the masterpiece of architecture of the Hakka people. Then proceed to visit Yuchang Lou, which is over 600 years old. It is also the world’s only hakka building with the pillars leaning in different directions inside. Then proceed to visit the Taxia village. With a stream along the whole area, the Taxia village shows you a great picture of nature and local life.
Important Dates
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Jan 30
2026
Session / Event proposals open
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Mar 31
2026
Session / Event proposals close
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Apr 30
2026
Session acceptance notifications
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Apr 30
2026
Abstract submissions & registration open
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Jun 30
2026
Abstract submissions close
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Aug 31
2026
Abstract acceptance notifications & scientific program released
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Oct 15
2026
Early bird registration closes
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Jan 12–15
2027
XMAS 2027
