Due to the long stay (> 12 hours) in Xiamen a free...

Due to the long stay (> 12 hours) in Xiamen a free hotel booking was given to me on behalf of Xiamen Airways at desk B11. I did not use it. As it can be broad daylight you can take advantage of your 72-hour visa to go into town. There is an ATM near the desk inside the hall where you can get Chinese money. 100 Yuan = approximately 14 euros (June 2016). Your luggage (if not booked through to your next destination) can be stored in the lost / found luggage room so you have your hands free when going to town. Storage costs are approximately 13 Yuan for 2 pieces of luggage. Get a map of the island / city at the Tourist Information Desk in the hall.

To get to Down Town Xiamen, take a bus or a taxi. Bus line 27 goes all the way to the south west and it will only cost you one Yuan, to be inserted in a box near the driver. It takes 45 minutes to get there. It can get crowded on the bus so grab a seat when you can. A taxi will take you there too but I will cost you something like 30 Yuan. Bus 27 goes back to the Airport too.

Be sure when you go back, to the International Terminal (T3), the Domestic Terminal (T4) looks totally identical but lies about a kilometer to the east. There is a free shuttle bus running between these terminals.

Download an offline app with maps of the city because in China both Google (Maps and other services) and Facebook are still blocked. Beware of the security check, they are like Nazis for water bottles, lighters, matches and Lipo power packs with no capacity indication or any capacity over 30,000 mAh.

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At the counter B11 of Xiamen Airways you have a free hotel stay, make sure your pin is activated for abroad and pin in the departure hall what Yuan's (June 2016: 100 Yuan = 14 euros) just exchanging money is very expensive. If you want to go into town with your one-day visa, then leave your luggage (if it is not transferred to your next destination) for safekeeping at the lost and found luggage counter and pick it up again before departure, costs around 13 Yuan for 2 pieces of luggage. Make sure you do this in the International Terminal (T3), the domestic flights terminal (T4) looks exactly the same but does not have that box of luggage and is also a good distance away from the international Terminal. There is a free shuttle bus between terminals 3 and 4.

Get a map of the city at the tourist information desk on T3. You can take the bus to get to downtown Xiamen. Line 27 goes all the way to the pier. Throw a note from 1 Yuan in the van with the driver and get your 45 minutes transported to the final stop. Sit down right away because the bus can get pretty full. Fortunately there is air conditioning in the bus. Bus 27 also goes back to the airport.

Advice: make a city trip, it is never disappointing if you have to wait so long. Clean city, quiet traffic and peaceful people. Note that all mopeds are electric and you will only hear them when they are honking right behind you. Download an app with an offline folder in advance because in China both Facebook and Google are still blocked with all services. Please note, the security check on departure from China is terribly strict and has a "befehl ist befehl" mentality: no water bottles, lighter or matches allowed in your hand luggage. In addition, having Lipo powerpacks without a capacity indication or an indication of more than 30,000 mAh in your hand luggage is forbidden and you therefore lose those things.