Abstract: With aims to solve the problems of coastal erosion, beach retreat, shoreline solidification, and limited hydrophilic space, a project of Guanyinshan Beach Nourishment has been conducted in Xiamen, China. It is the first beach nourishment in China thus it is a precedent for beach ecological protection and restoration of Xiamen Practice in the China’s Ecological Civilization Construction. Through a systematic review and compilations of Xiamen’s beach nourishment practice, the main technical applications promoting the nourishment have been discussed in addition to the social, economic and ecological benefits of the nourishment and development. Systematic and comprehensive beach nourishments with a total coastline of more than 16 km were conducted since 2007, which have achieved the effects of obvious disaster prevention & mitigation, socio-economic and ecological benefits. Beach nourishments in Xiamen have achieved many successful cases being used extensively in the restoration of Chinese coastal areas. Such successful practices have provided a significant basis for China’s beach restoration, nourishment technology and standardization, improving the scientific management level of Chinese beach ecological protection and restoration. Beach nourishments in Xiamen have been proved to be highly successful and distinctive and it becomes an important part of Xiamen Practice in the national Ecological Civilization Construction.