Shapowei Art Zone

Shapowei Art Zone is in Fujian, East China. Shapowei Art Zone is situated nearby to the art gallery 厦门中华儿女美术馆, as well as near the place of worship 厦港龙珠殿.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Overseas Chinese Museum and South Putuo Temple.

Overseas Chinese Museum

Museum

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Overseas Chinese Museum is situated 560 metres northeast of Shapowei Art Zone.

South Putuo or Nanputuo is a famous Buddhist temple founded in the Tang dynasty in the Chinese city of Xiamen. It is so named because it is south of the Buddhist holy site Mount Putuo in Zhejiang Province. South Putuo Temple is situated 1 km east of Shapowei Art Zone.

The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University

Hospital

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The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University is situated 1½ km north of Shapowei Art Zone.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gulangyu and Zhonghua.

Gulangyu

Photo: Jerry Luo, CC BY 2.0.

Gulangyu is an island in Xiamen, a few minutes by ferry from downtown. It has a population around 17,000 and an area of about 2 km². It was a foreign enclave from the 1840s until the 1930s, and is now a residential suburb, a major tourist area, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.