Example sentences for: xiamen

How can you use “xiamen” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • South of the temple and past Xiamen University (founded in 1921 by a local who made good in Singapore) is the Huli Mountain Cannon Platform.

  • In 1921 the Germans placed their artillery here to defend the colonial port of Amoy, as Xiamen was known to Westerners.

  • Xiamen’s chief pleasure for any visitor is Gulangyu, a small island in the harbor that was once the home to foreign colonials.

  • A statue of the patron saint of Xiamen, Koxinga (Zheng Chenggong), stands on the tip of the island.

  • Passenger ferries connect downtown Xiamen to the island.


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