Probably a cultural barrier more than anything, bu...

Probably a cultural barrier more than anything, but the airport was terrible at handling disability. I was not met eye to eye when spoken to, and was literally wheeled into corners where I couldn't see what was happening. We spent over an hour at the special accommodations counter, and I had to sign a waiver saying that if they caused harm to me in the wheelchair, I take responsibility. I really didn't want to sign this, but if I didn't, we would have missed our flight. The announcements were all in Chinese, and we were not made aware that our gate had changed. Luckily we realised, but there was no way to get a wheelchair to the second floor.

On our trip back, I ditched the wheelchair even though I really did need it. The experience was significantly easier, smoother and nicer.

So a nice airport if you have no disabilities. If you do have a disability, use a mobility aid, or require any assistance, I would strongly advise not having a stopover at Xiamen Airport.