A Secret Xiamen Getaway: Discover an Urban Oasis at Wuyuan Bay Wetland Park

While tourists flock to Zhongshan Road and Gulangyu Island, I set my sights on the northern corner of the city: Wuyuan Bay Wetland Park. This 850,000-square-meter ecological oasis is like an emerald brooch pinned to Xiamen Island. The interwoven lakes and bays of the wetland nourish a variety of precious birds. The silhouette of an egret flapping its wings over the reed beds is the most vivid footnote to Xiamen's ecological beauty. In the heart of the wetland, a complex of Han-style palaces is showcasing modern aesthetics of reclusion. The Wuyuan Water Village Hotel uses 60,000 square meters of gardens as its canvas, with four Han-style buildings adding strokes of elegance. The 125 guest rooms use viewing balconies as frames, capturing the shimmering lake views in ever-changing dynamic paintings. The all-day dining restaurant by the lake is a veritable gallery of Min cuisine aesthetics. Every day, the buffet brunch offers different dishes from the "Eight Min Regions," giving guests a refreshing experience. The privately customized banquet menu can also awaken the traditional flavors in your memories. The hotel's exclusive secret passage to the wetland turns morning and evening strolls into poetic routines. Cycle through the park and watch the black swans preening their feathers in the lake, or set sail from Wuyuan Bay Marina and draw silver arcs on the blue waves. As the city lights gradually come on in the twilight, brew a cup of Wuyi rock tea by the lake, the perfect way to measure time. This ecological utopia in the city is telling another story of Xiamen in wetland whispers: when nature and modern civilization reach a perfect understanding, traveling becomes a poetic dwelling.