JimeiisasuburbofXiamenCityconnectedtoxiamenIslandbya2,212-metrelonggranitecauseway.JimeiisalsotheresidenceofMr.TanKah-kee,afamousoverseasChinesephilanthropist.Encircledbytheseaonthreesides,thetownisknownforitsmagnificentbuildingscombiningwesternandorientalstylesandpicture-postcardsceneries.Asatouristsite,Jimeihasthefollowingattractionstooffer:JimeiSchoolVillage,Aoyuan(TurtleGarden),Returnees'Hall,XiamenBridgeandWanbaoHillSightseeingFarms.JimeiSchoolVillage
JimeiSchoolVillageisageneralnameforallschoolsandculturalinstitutionshere.ItwasbuiltbyMr.TanKah-keein1913.Afterdecadesofdevelopment,thevillagenowcoversafloorspaceareaofover100,000squarekilometersandtherearemorethan10,000studentsinit.ThehigherlearninginstitutionsareXiamenAquaticProductsCollege,JimeiNavigationCollege,andJimeiFinanceandEconomyInstituteandBusinessAdministrationCollege,etc.Therearealsosecondaryspecializedschools,middleschools,primaryschools,kindergartensandnurseriesschoolsinthevillage.Inadditiontotheschoolsmetionedabove,onemayfindhereauditoriums,swimmingpools,stadiums,cinemas,hospitalsandnavigationclubs.Theyarerarethroughoutthecountryfortheirlargescalesandgoodfacilitation.
JimeiSchoolVillage,blendingtheChinesearchitecturalstylewithwesternone,hasbecomeasymbolofJimei.AmongthebuildingsofuniquestyleareDaonanLouinJimenMiddleSchool,NanxunLouinOverseasChineseSchoolandtheTeachingBuildingofNavigationCollege.InfrontoftheDaonanLouistheDrangonBoatPond,800meterslongand300meterswide.Arounditaresevenpavilionsofdifferentstyles,withcurvedeavesandcarvedpillars.Theyarecalled"SevenStarsFallingontotheGround".InthemiddleofthepondstandtwopavilionsdesignedbyMr.TanKah-kee,whicharenamed"LonelyStarAccompanyingthemoon".Everyyear,duringtheDragonBoatFestival,thedragonboatracingisheldinthepondwithshiningripplesandmelodiousNanqu(southFujianOpera)accompaniedbydrumbeats.Severalinternationaldragonboatracingshavebeenheldhereandattractedgroupsoftouristsathomeandabroad.