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Our city——Xiamen
Xiamen formerly attached to ancient maritime "Silk Road" city of Quanzhou, in Hongwu twenty years (1387) began to build "Xiamen City" which is meaning the Gate Tower of the country, then name of "Xiamen" included in the annals. Xiamen is originally called Amoy (Chinese portals) by westerners, a city with a long history of international trade port, located in Jiulong River estuary, southeastern Fujian Province, southeast coast of China. Xiamen has beautiful scenery, is one of "China Top Ten Livable City", with developed economy, has ranked as one of "China's happiest cities" in 2016.
Xiamen consists of Xiamen Island, Gulangyu and many other small islands and Tongan, Jimei, Haicang, Xiang'an etc., the land area of 1699.39 square kilometers, with sea area of 300 square kilometers. Wherein the area of Xiamen Island is about 132.5 square kilometers, is the fourth largest island of Fujian Province with about 234 kilometers of island coastline. Xiamen has six districts, respectively, Siming, Huli, Jimei, Haicang, Tong'an and Xiang'an district. Xiamen is known as China's health City, also there are many tourist attractions inside and outside Xiamen Island, and being one of the most popular tourist attractions. At the same time, Xiamen is hometown of many Overseas Chinese whom are also made a great contribution to the prosperity and development of Xiamen. Xiamen is an important media of economic and cultural exchanges between Taiwan and the mainland, as one of China's special economic zones, it has become China's main channel of introducing foreign investment and technology.
Xiamen information
| Chinese | 厦门 | Geography | Jiulong River estuary, southeastern Fujian Province, southeast coast of China |
| English | Xiame,Amoy,Hsiamen | Population | 3.86 million (2015) |
| Aliases | Amoy, New City, He Island, Jiaheli, Jiaheyu, Zhongzuosuo, Xiamen City, Siming State | Higher Learning Institution | Xiamen University, Jimei University, Xiamen University of Technology, Huaqiao University Xiamen Campus |
| Language | Chinese, Minnanyu | Nation | Mainly Han |
| Speciality Cuisine | Brisk side, fried oysters, roast meat, spiced strips ect. | Area Code | Foreign 86-592; Chinese domestic 0-592; |
| Travel | Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), bus, taxi, ferry, high-speed rail, aircraft | Ferry Terminal | Wutong Harbour of Xiamen, Xiamen International Cruise Center |
| Climate | Tropical monsoon climate and year-round mild | City flower and tree | Bougainvillea, poinciana |
| Hornor | “Top Ten Cities Network Image”“2015 China's Top 10 Smart City”“China Top Ten Livable City”“China happiest cities” | Famous Scenery | Gulangyu, Man Shek Botanical Garden, Hulishan Fort, Nanputuo Temple, Tzengtsu etc. |
Chinatungsten Online (Xiamen) Manu. & Sales Corp. locates in Xiamen island, we settled in 3F, NO.25 WH RD, Xiamen Software Park II, FJ 361008, China since 2010. You can get down to us by buses of 18,102,105,129,653,656 or 754 to the Software Park Simon Station.