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Jimei School Village and Aoyuan Garden 集美学村与鳌园

Jimei Xuecun Yu Aoyuan

Jimei School Village brings together the schools established by Tan Kah Kee, while Aoyuan is the seafront memorial garden containing his tomb.

A view across water toward 鳌园: a large rectangular stone-edged water basin with steps in the foreground, a stone causeway with moored boats beyond it, the tall column of the 集美解放纪念碑 with a pavilion beside it on the far shore, trees and a distant bridge under heavy grey cloud.
A view across water toward 鳌园: a large rectangular stone-edged water basin with steps in the foreground, a stone causeway with moored boats beyond it, the tall column of the 集美解放纪念碑 with a pavilion beside it on the far shore, trees and a distant bridge under heavy grey cloud. · Tiger@西北 · CC BY-SA 3.0
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About Jimei School Village and Aoyuan Garden

The school village began in 1913 and developed as a planned educational district with different schools, libraries, dormitories and recreation spaces. Its Jiageng architecture combines southern Fujian roof forms with Western-style building bodies and detailing influenced by Southeast Asia. Nanxun Building, built in 1959, is a distinctive landmark with a tall central clock tower and lower wings.

Aoyuan occupies the southeastern seafront of the school village. Tan Kah Kee was buried here after his death in 1961. The Jimei Liberation Monument, his tomb and a long entrance corridor form the memorial ensemble; relief carvings in blue stone depict historical figures and stories along the corridor and surrounding walls.

What to look for

  • Nanxun Building's central clock tower and lower wings within the school village.
  • The Jimei Liberation Monument and Tan Kah Kee's tomb in Aoyuan.
  • The blue-stone historical reliefs along Aoyuan's entrance corridor and boundary walls.

Location & getting there

Getting to Jimei School Village and Aoyuan Garden

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