Xiamen

A tourist city of Fujian Province, Xiamen is located at the southeast coast of China. Fujian Province is famous for its attractive seascape. It is a beautiful city, which attracts travelers. As one of the major seaports since ancient times, Xiamen boasts a wide gulf with deep water but without freezing and silting. 'Xiamen' means 'a gate of China'. Xiamen is one of the forerunners of the special economic zones of China.

Xiamen mainly consists of Xiamen Island, Gulangyu Island, the north bank area of the Jiulong River and Tong'an County, is connected with the mainland by the Gaoji Seawall, Xiamen Bridge, etc. The city is also called the Egret Island because of the hundreds of thousands of egrets inhabiting here. One can get a good idea of the city by taking looking at the map of Xiamen, China.

Xiamen city China falls under the special region, which covers an area of 131 square kilometers. The city has a developed industry of machines, electronics, textile, clothes, food and chemical. Besides there is drink, leather goods, industry arts chemical fiber, electric appliances and instruments which are well-known all over the country.

The agriculture sector produces grains, peanut, sugar cane, tea and fruits. Harbor of the Xiamen city china serves as an important foreign trade harbor. The harbor has some ocean-going route to other countries and places, like Singapore, Japan, and Macaw. Passenger and cargo ships also go to Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Guangzhou.