{"id":14298,"date":"2018-04-27T00:01:42","date_gmt":"2018-04-27T04:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/?p=14298"},"modified":"2018-04-24T06:17:04","modified_gmt":"2018-04-24T10:17:04","slug":"x-is-for-xiamen-2018-atoz-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/?p=14298","title":{"rendered":"X is for Xiamen ~ 2018 #AtoZ Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14244\" src=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/X.jpg\" alt=\"Xiamen\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/X.jpg 200w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/X-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">X is for Xiamen<\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">2018 #AtoZ Challenge<\/h1>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d232395.67938579997!2d117.96912136931566!3d24.47913306807032!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x34148379e5bfeb27%3A0x28a0670a9668d056!2sXiamen%2C+Fujian%2C+China!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sca!4v1520628813544\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re in China today for our only stop in the country. We&#8217;re visiting the city of Xiamen.<\/p>\n<p>Beginning at the top of the montage &#8211; <span class=\"mw-mmv-title\">Xiamen&#8217;s CBD, Xiamen University, Gulangyu Island, South Putuo Temple, beach on Gulangyu Island, and Haicang Bridge<\/span><\/p>\n<p><figure style=\"width: 519px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/a\/aa\/Xiamen_newmontage.png\" alt=\"X is for Xiamen\" width=\"519\" height=\"806\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">By Jonipoon [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>Xiamen is known for its mild climate and low pollution levels.<\/p>\n<p>In 2006, it was ranked 2nd in &#8220;most suitable city for living&#8221; and in 2011,\u00a0 China&#8217;s &#8220;most romantic leisure city.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The centre of the Chinese tea trade, Xiamen ships hundreds of thousands of tons, yes tons, of tea to the Americas and Europe.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>X is for Xiamen 2018 #AtoZ Challenge We&#8217;re in China today for our only stop in the country. 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