5 free museums in Xiamen

The Overseas Chinese Museum shows the history of Chinese people who left China to seek better fortunes. 

Overseas Chinese Museum

Founded by Tan Kah Kee, a renowned patriotic overseas Chinese and entrepreneur whose ancestral home is in Xiamen, the Overseas Chinese Museum shows the history of Chinese people living outside their home country, integrating collections of cultural relics, exhibitions and academic research.

By March 2017, the museum was displaying more than 1,200 photos, 2,000 cultural relics and 1,000 specimens of rare birds, animals and marine creatures.

Opening hours: 9:30 am – 4 pm, Tuesdays to Sundays

Address: No 493 Nan Road, Siming district, Xiamen