Xiamen Underwater World

Xiamen Underwater World is located on the beautiful 5A scenic spot, Gulangyu Island, with a total construction area of over 10,000 square meters. It officially opened to the public on New Year's Day in 1998 and is a large-scale marine aquarium integrating tourism, entertainment, and science education.

• The architectural shape of Xiamen Underwater World resembles a blue crystal palace. The comfortable visiting environment and charming underwater scenery inside the aquarium have earned it the reputation of "Underwater Dragon Palace". The exhibition hall has five distinctive exhibition areas: "Freshwater Fish Pavilion", "Whale and Dolphin Specimen Hall", "Ocean Pavilion", "Underwater Tunnel", and "Marine Animal Performance Hall", showcasing more than 10,000 well-known and rare aquatic animals of over 350 species from China's offshore waters, the Indian Ocean, Australian waters, and the Amazon River and other world basins to the majority of tourists. In this blue underwater dragon palace, you can witness the huge giant grouper, the adorable spotted seals, the huge and sturdy shark family, the brave and mighty sawfish brothers, as well as the Mexican axolotl known as the "Underwater Child Granny", the "Asian Mermaid" Rosy Barb, the "Australian Southern Gentleman" Pot-bellied seahorse, and the "latent killer" Pearl Stingray, etc.
• It is particularly worth seeing that the "Sperm Whale Specimen" displayed in the museum, which is 18.6 meters long and weighs 48 tons, is the treasure of Xiamen Underwater World. In addition, there are wonderful marine animal star performances to add to your visit, so that you will not make a wasted trip to the Dragon Palace, and you can enjoy the romantic and charming underwater world. Introduction to the Freshwater Fish Pavilion: The freshwater fish in the world are of various shapes and species. The Freshwater Fish Pavilion in Xiamen Underwater World specially selects and displays: Rosy barb, sturgeon, Amazon River fish, archerfish, arowana, electric eel, temple turtle, kissing fish, guppy, red-tailed catfish, etc., taking you into the colorful fish kingdom!