Editing Xiamen (section)

==== Arcade Building ====
Just like the broad quadrangle courtyard in Beijing, and the Shikumen with Chinese and western features in Shanghai, the arcade building ({{lang-zh|labels=no|s=骑楼}}) is the symbol of Xiamen's traditional culture.{{citation needed|date=September 2019}}

The popularity of arcade buildings is due to the boom of "going overseas" at the beginning of the 20th century. Many overseas Chinese who made a great fortune in foreign countries came back home with new business ideas as well as foreign architectural ideas.{{citation needed|date=September 2019}}

Within the arcade building, the upstairs has rooms where people live while the downstairs has corridors which are used as shops.

The arcade buildings along Lujiang Ave, which are on the opposite of Gulangyu Island, enjoy a history of more than 100 years.