Picture and text: @ Li Chuang ALEX

Xiamen is a city that has been yearning for for a long time. In my heart, Xiamen is literary and retro. This time I finally freed up 2 days, just enough to take a slow tour of Xiamen.

A first glimpse of Xiamen, the fusion of prosperity and market

If you don't have much travel time in Xiamen and don't go to Gulangyu, you can stroll around Zhongshan Road and experience Xiamen's retro and nostalgic attractions. Regarding accommodation, I recommend the Indigo Harbor Hotel, a few hundred meters away from Zhongshan Road. The location is extremely convenient and the sea view room has a better view.

Zhongshan Road is the oldest commercial street in Xiamen. Whenever people mention Xiamen, they must mention Zhongshan Road, just like Manhattan in New York, Ginza in Tokyo, and Central in Hong Kong. To Xiamen, Zhongshan Road is a must because it represents Xiamen's prosperity, wealth and rhythm of the times. You can enjoy the rich material world and appreciate the modern style here.

There are rows of buildings on Zhongshan Road. Friends familiar with photography know that when shooting dense buildings, using a wide-angle lens can greatly increase the sense of space and instantly add a bit of majesty to the originally compact environment.

Speaking of this, careful friends will definitely find that the proofs above are all made by Huawei P30 Pro. This is also the only camera equipment I carried on this trip to Xiamen.

From day to dusk, Zhongshan Road began to become lively on weekends, and the sunset shone the ancient buildings on Zhongshan Road golden. It is said that sunset photos are not easy to shoot, the contrast between light and dark is too high, which is easy to highlight distortion or low light is too dark. From this photo, we can see the strong foundation of the P30 Pro lens, coupled with the scene recognition of the AI photographer, not only makes the sunset color richer and retains more details. An old Xiamen person around him was amazed after seeing this photo.

Only when you are truly in Xiamen's night market can you experience the atmosphere of "you don't have to go to Taiwan to visit the night market, Xiamen's Zhongshan Road will allow you to enjoy it." The autumn wind is blowing, and you have to slow down while walking through the food street of Tiger City. You have to slow down and look at the dazzling array of delicious food with rich colors. Your appetite will naturally be aroused. Let's take a look together...

You can't miss Xiamen's sealed meat when visiting Xiamen. You can find a time-honored Tongan sealed meat shop in the alley. Use the macro function of your mobile phone to carefully capture the color of the sealed meat. It is very tempting. Serve it with rice or porridge to make it super!

After going to Bashi, I returned to the hotel and was surprised by the most beautiful sunset. Super night view mode opens! Combined with the 16mm ultra-wide angle mode, you can have a panoramic view of the most beautiful Xiamen night scene!

Next, when it comes to dinner time, it is more convenient to shoot exquisite food with Huawei P30 Pro. In addition to the 2.5cm ultra-close macro function, the blurred large aperture depth of field effect is also great. This should be attributed to the P30 Pro rear ToF lens.

After a day's trip to Zhongshan Road, let's finally take a portrait photo of yourself! After uploading the original picture, you can zoom in and experience the P30 Pro hair-level matting effect. How about it? Not bad!

The birthplace of Xiamen Port ~ Shapowei, transformed into a gathering place for cultural and cultural youth

Shapowei is the origin of Xiamen Port and has been used as a safe haven since the Qing Dynasty. It is adjacent to Nanputuo Temple and Xiamen University. Its name comes from the fact that it is the end of a large beach, and sand from all over the country flows here. The early Xiamen Port was an arc-shaped bay. The bay in this area was crescent-shaped and the golden sandy beaches were connected into one piece, so it was known as "Jade Sand Slope." Today, Shapowei West District is Xiamen's earliest and largest creative market platform. It gathers many interesting cultural and creative companies and often holds different fun markets, attracting many tourists for sightseeing, and has become the most popular check-in point for cultural and youth.

Through the glass, the macro function of the Huawei P30 Pro is automatically turned on, enabling 2.5cm macro shooting, taking photos with great visual effects, and at the same time, you can also take the blue sky on the mirror. It is really a journey across the world with one mirror and very practical.

Huawei's P30 Pro mobile phone's super wide-angle panoramic view of the Shapowei tail can achieve tension-filled image visual effects and easily store all retro and modern buildings on the screen.

Dang dang dang! This is my lunch. Is it tempting to release a movie? Of course, the food is even more delicious, which is very suitable for the tastes of today's urban light diet advocates.

At the end of the sand slope under the blue sky, the projection of the building is matched with bright colors. Using a mobile phone to record the beauty of the moment, a very pure and quiet petty bourgeoisie Xiamen is presented.

Here I must praise Huawei's P30 Pro's color tuning again! The mobile phone has a variety of different color adjustment effects built-in, allowing us to choose from richer blockbuster effects. Traveling with a mobile phone is enough.

TIPS: You can take a bus to Shapowei and go to Xiamen University West Village Station. There are many buses there. Routes: No. 2, 20, 22, 29, 47, 48, 87, 92, 96, 135, 659, 751, 759, 857, etc. After getting off the bus, walk in the direction of Xiamen University Hospital and walk about 500 meters to reach Shapowei. There is also a more fun check-in spot a few hundred meters away ~ Cat Street. Friends who like cats should not miss it.

Zeng Cuo 'an ~ The most literary fishing village has become a paradise for foodies

Zengcuo 'an, China's most literary and artistic fishing village, is the abbreviation of "Zengcuo' an Cultural and Creative Village". Also known as "Zengli", also known as "Zengjiawo" and "Zengjiawan", is located in the southeast of Xiamen Island. It has the grass of Tuerling, the stone of Taimu Mountain, and the reef of volcanic island, integrating nature and humanity. It has a history of more than 800 years. Now Zengcuo 'an has become a paradise for foodies. B & Bs and commercial food stalls have settled in, becoming a food street.

Like the ancient towns in most cities, Zengcuo 'an has been heavily commercialized and has basically become a must-visit place for tourists to check in for delicious food. If you have rich time, friends can come here for a stroll.

Although it is not the peak season, there are still tourists in Zengcuo 'an. There are many B & Bs and gourmet restaurants here, so you can reserve an hour or two for shopping and checking in.

The short two-day trip to Xiamen allowed me to deeply integrate into the temperament of a literary and artistic city. Walking through crowded cities, mobile phones are obviously more suitable for capturing the throbbing of moments. Huawei P30 Pro's ultra-wide angle, ultra-micro distance, AI photographer and other functions allow me to accidentally encounter Xiamen's hidden "unseen beauty". Looking forward to taking this mobile phone to capture more beautiful cities or landscapes.

All pictures in this article were taken handheld using Huawei P30 Pro.