作者	（美）潘维廉
出版社
出版时间	2003-06-01

特色：

本书以一个外国朋友的视角，介绍厦门的历史、风土人情，特别是对厦门的气候、风味小吃、旅游景观等外国人感兴趣的方方面面作了生动而详细的介绍，文笔流畅，笔调轻松、幽默，并积极肯定厦门改革开放以来的各项成就，是一本很好的宣传厦门的外文图书。本书用英文写成，分三大部分，**部分介绍厦门的历史人文、贸易、自然环境等；第二部分介绍福建的其他风景名胜区；第三部分介绍厦门的饮食、节日、购物、风俗等。作者简介：AbouttheAuthor,From'76until'78,BillBrownwasayoungairmanintheU.S.AirForceinTaiwan,Neverdreamingthat10yearslater,heandhiswifeandsonswouldsettleontheoppositesideoftheTaiwanStraitsinancientAmoy.WhenaskedwhyhemovedtoChina,Billsaid,"BecauseChinesefoodistooexpensiveinAmerica."In1994,theBrownssetouttoexploretheir2ndhomebydrivingtheirvan,"ToyOta,"over40,000kmaroundChina-upthecoast,throughtheGobidesert,overtheHimalayanheightstoTibet,andback.TheywereimpressedbythescopeandpaceofchangeineverycornerofChina,andlovedthefood(butdidn'tcareforTibetanbutteredtea).But40,000kmofdrivingtaughttheBrownsthatthereisnoplacelikehome-sepsciallywhenhomeisthemagicalislandofAmoy.