Xiamen Island
Island in Fujian, China
24°29′36″N 118°08′11″E / 24.4932°N 118.1363°E / 24.4932; 118.1363China
Xiamen Island, alternately known as Amoy Island from its Hokkien pronunciation, is an island in southeastern Fujian, China, on the Taiwan Strait. It is administered by the People's Republic of China as the Huli and Siming urban districts of the sub-provincial city of Xiamen. The Gaoji Causeway is to the North, the old Yundang Harbor (now an inclosed lake), is to the West. The Kinmen Islands, controlled by the Republic of China, are to the South East. It has an area of 155.89 square kilometers (60.19 sq mi). With a population of 1,847,047 people, it forms the core of the city's special economic zone.[1]
See also
- List of islands of China
- Xiamen
References
- ^ Fodor's China, 2016 edition
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Xiamen
- Xiamen University
- Huaqiao University
- Jimei University
- Xiamen Academy of Arts and Design, Fuzhou University
- Chinese Language and Culture College of Huaqiao University
- Xiamen University of Technology
- Xiamen Medical College
- Xiamen University Tan Kah Kee College
- Jimei University Chengyi College
- Xiamen Institute of Technology
- Xiamen Huaxia College
- Xiamen Nanyang College
- Xiamen Shuangshi High School
- Xiamen No.1 Middle School
- Xiamen Foreign Language School
- Xiamen International School
- Manila Xiamen International School
- Achieve Xiamen International School
and tourism
- SM City Xiamen
- SM Lifestyle Center
- South Putuo Temple
- Gulangyu Island
- Millennium Harbourview Hotel Xiamen
- China International Fair for Investment and Trade
- Straits Forum
and sports
- Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport
- Xiamen Xiang'an International Airport
- XiamenAir
- Port of Xiamen
- Xiamen Railway Station
- Xiamen North Railway Station
- Xiamen East Railway Station
- AMTR (Xiamen Metro, Xiamen BRT)
- Gaoji Causeway
- Xiamen Bridge
- Haicang Bridge
- Jimei Bridge
- Xinglin Bridge
- Xiang'an Tunnel
- Haicang Tunnel
- Xiang'an Bridge
- Xiamen–Kinmen Bridge
- Tong'an Tunnel
See also: Fujian
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