Xiamen integrates traditional heritage into modern-day life with diverse cultural venues

People visit the China Film Music Exhibition Hall on Gulangyu Island in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, Aug. 22, 2026.

Leveraging its rich historical and cultural heritage, the city of Xiamen has strived to bring traditional heritage into modern-day life and developed a range of cultural spaces that blend ancient traditions with modern styles. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

Visitors view a lacquer painting at the Jinsha Academy in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, Aug. 21, 2026.

Leveraging its rich historical and cultural heritage, the city of Xiamen has strived to bring traditional heritage into modern-day life and developed a range of cultural spaces that blend ancient traditions with modern styles. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

This photo taken on Aug. 22, 2026 shows an exterior view of China Film Music Exhibition Hall on Gulangyu Island in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province.

Leveraging its rich historical and cultural heritage, the city of Xiamen has strived to bring traditional heritage into modern-day life and developed a range of cultural spaces that blend ancient traditions with modern styles. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

This photo taken on Aug. 21, 2026 shows a view of Jinsha Academy in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province.

Leveraging its rich historical and cultural heritage, the city of Xiamen has strived to bring traditional heritage into modern-day life and developed a range of cultural spaces that blend ancient traditions with modern styles. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

This photo taken on Aug. 22, 2026 shows an exterior view of Gulangyu Art Space of the National Art Museum of China on Gulangyu Island in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province.

Leveraging its rich historical and cultural heritage, the city of Xiamen has strived to bring traditional heritage into modern-day life and developed a range of cultural spaces that blend ancient traditions with modern styles. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

A docent explains a painting work by Spanish artist Pablo Picasso to visitors at Gulangyu Art Space of the National Art Museum of China on Gulangyu Island in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, Aug. 22, 2026.

Leveraging its rich historical and cultural heritage, the city of Xiamen has strived to bring traditional heritage into modern-day life and developed a range of cultural spaces that blend ancient traditions with modern styles. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

People visit the China Film Music Exhibition Hall on Gulangyu Island in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, Aug. 22, 2026.

Leveraging its rich historical and cultural heritage, the city of Xiamen has strived to bring traditional heritage into modern-day life and developed a range of cultural spaces that blend ancient traditions with modern styles. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

Visitors learn to make traditional handicrafts at the Jinsha Academy in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, Aug. 21, 2026.

Leveraging its rich historical and cultural heritage, the city of Xiamen has strived to bring traditional heritage into modern-day life and developed a range of cultural spaces that blend ancient traditions with modern styles. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

Visitors view a painting displayed at Gulangyu Art Space of the National Art Museum of China on Gulangyu Island in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, Aug. 22, 2026.

Leveraging its rich historical and cultural heritage, the city of Xiamen has strived to bring traditional heritage into modern-day life and developed a range of cultural spaces that blend ancient traditions with modern styles. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)