You can enjoy Xiamen's unique scenery not only in the day but also in the night. Take a breather and walk beside Yundang Lake in the evening and you can see how Xiamen transforms into a different setting: lighted artistic sculptures, scent of the sea, and romantic lovers by the lake. Enjoy your stroll and notice that some buildings even have a light show at night, simple laser/light shows that attract attention, which is some form of an advertisement mostly done by newly opened commercial buildings and some residential complexes to draw attention to their business.
Zhongshan Road Pedestrian Street
See the yearly facelifts and notice that older buildings are becoming extinct and being replaced by modern ones.
Night markets
See how smaller businesses trade in the night.
Yundang Lake
See how the egrets flock in the day and fly home in the night.
Bailuzhou Park
A large and beautiful park. Go around 8:30PM and enjoy the vendors, music, and dancing.
Jiageng Park
A beautiful park in memory of Tan Kah Kee Chen Jiageng, founder of Xiamen University.
Nanputuo Temple
A big Buddhist temple outside Xiamen University at Xiada short for Xiamen University Street. Visitors can climb the mountain behind the temple for beautiful views of Xiamen and surrounding nature. The mountain is also littered with small enclaves with hundreds of Buddhist statuettes. Entrance to the temples is ¥3, but you can walk around the lotus pond and eat in the vegetarian restaurant on the east end without paying admission.
Music Square
A park-like area along the boardwalk with sculptures of/about many famous composers and musicians, both Western and Chinese. Look for the public toilets with the musical notes on the wall, or a large red sculpture that looks somewhat like an open fan.