Xiamen is a sub-provincial city in Fujian Province, one of the five planned cities in the country, as well as one of the first five special economic zones in the country to open up to the outside world, enjoying provincial-level economic management authority and possessing the right to local legislation. Located in southeastern Fujian, it is bordered by Zhangzhou in the west, Quanzhou in the north, and Kinmen Island in the southeast, and was once the shortest frontline position between the two sides of the country***, and used to be under fire during the hostilities between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait. Famous attractions include Gulangyu Island, Jimei Guilai Hall, Wanshi Botanical Garden, Xiamen University, Haicang Bridge, Tongan Film and Television City, Jimei Garden Park, Nanputuo Temple and so on.
Xiamen City is located in southeastern China's southeastern coast - Fujian Province, the Jiulong River into the sea, backed by Zhangzhou, Quanzhou plains, bordering the Taiwan Strait, the entire coastline winding, 234 kilometers in total length, the port broad water depth, year-round frost, is the conditions of superiority strait of the natural harbour, is the history of China's southeastern coast of the important ports of foreign trade. Xiamen Port has Dongdu, Haicang, Lujiang, Xinglin and other 7 port areas, 77 productive berths, of which: 18 berths above the 10,000-ton berths, container berths 7, has ranked among the domestic large-scale first-class port, the world's top 20 container ports, as a container transport trunk port, Xiamen Port, Xiamen Harbor, the original size of the waterway has been difficult to meet the growing demand for navigation, Xiamen Harbor, Xiamen Harbor, the main channel began to expand, completed After the completion of the expansion of the main channel of Xiamen Port, the level of navigation in Xiamen Port will jump to the top three in the country.
Economy
In 2009, preliminary accounting, the annual gross domestic product (GDP) 162.321 billion yuan, calculated at comparable prices, an increase of 8.0% over the previous year. Among them, the primary industry added value of 2.103 billion yuan, an increase of 1.1%; secondary industry added value of 78.595 billion yuan, an increase of 3.5%; tertiary industry added value of 81.623 billion yuan, an increase of 14.3%. The structure of the three industries was 1.3:48.4:50.3. The per capita GDP, calculated on the basis of the resident population, was 64,413 yuan (equivalent to 9,429 U.S. dollars), an increase of 6.8% over the previous year. Overall, Xiamen's economy stabilized and rebounded earlier, with GDP rising from -6.5% in the first quarter, to 0.6 percentage points in the first half of the year, to 8.0% in the full-year figure, with the annual figure rebounding by 14.9 percentage points from the first quarter. in January 2010, Xiamen's GDP increased by 26.35% over the previous month, and it is estimated that this year's total GDP will exceed the 200 billion yuan mark.
Since 2009, Xiamen City, Xiamen City, foreign trade exports continue to be better than the level of mainland China and Fujian Province, the city **** completed the total value of foreign trade imports and exports of 43.314 billion U.S. dollars, a decline of 4.5%, the rate of decline was lower than the national and provincial averages of 9.4 and 1.6 percentage points. Among them, exports 27.668 billion U.S. dollars, down 5.9%; imports 15.647 billion U.S. dollars, down 2.1%; trade surplus of 12.021 billion U.S. dollars, down 10.3%.
In 2009, the transportation, postal, telecommunications and warehousing industry realized an added value of 12.360 billion yuan, an increase of 11.4% over the previous year. Annual passenger transport volume of 115,974,600 passengers, an increase of 12.8%; passenger transport turnover 18,761 million passenger kilometers, an increase of 14.7%; cargo transport volume of 83,710,500 tons, an increase of 10.1%; cargo turnover 66,367 million tons of kilometers, an increase of 10.6%. By the end of the year, Xiamen Port existing production berths 97, of which 48 berths above 10,000 tons; annual port cargo throughput of 110,962,800 tons, an increase of 14.4%; port container throughput of 4,680,400 TEUs, a decline of 7.0%; Xiamen-Jinshan routes to increase to 32 flights per day, the annual transport of 1,195,400 passengers, an increase of 32.5% over the previous year.
Xiamen Airport has opened 172 city routes, of which 140 are operational. 43 foreign (regional) airlines are operating in Xiamen Airport, of which 43 are operational, and routes have been opened to 41 international cities as well as to Hong Kong, Macao, Taipei and Kaohsiung, four regional cities. Airport passenger throughput of 11,329,500, an increase of 20.7% over the previous year, of which 1,454,500 passengers on international and regional routes, an increase of 0.6%; airport cargo and mail throughput of 196,600 tons, an increase of 0.3%.
In 2009, the city's total fiscal revenue amounted to 45.141 billion yuan, an increase of 10.1% over the previous year, of which local-level fiscal revenue amounted to 24.056 billion yuan, an increase of 9.2%. Among the local-level revenues, tax revenues amounted to RMB 20.437 billion, an increase of 5.9%, accounting for 85.0% of the local-level revenues, of which business tax, value-added tax (VAT), enterprise income tax (EIT), and personal income tax (PIT) increased by 3.7%, 9.7%, 14.0%, and 6.4%, respectively.
Fiscal expenditure for the year was 26.805 billion yuan, an increase of 12.6% over the previous year. Among them, the environmental protection expenditure of 548 million yuan, an increase of 191.6%; transportation expenditure of 3.917 billion yuan, an increase of 64.9%; agriculture, forestry and water affairs expenditure of 889 million yuan, an increase of 25.8%; health care expenditure of 1.252 billion yuan, an increase of 16.3%; social security and employment expenditure of 2.079 billion yuan, an increase of 14.1%.
Politics
Scribe: Yu Weiguo
Deputy Secretary: Liu Cigui Chen Bingfa Huang Jiecheng
Standing Committee: Liu Cigui Chen Bingfa Huang Jiecheng Ouyang Jian Hong Biling (female) Shao Hua Huang Xiaoying (female) Ding Guoyan Xu Mode Zhong Xingguo Zhan Cangzhou Lu Shigang Lingxi
Secretary-General: Xu Mode
Men's Congress
Director: Yu Weiguo
Vice Chairman: Du Mingcong, Zeng Guoling (female), Su Wenjin, He Qingqiu, Chen Zhaoyang, Yang Jinxing, Huang Shifu
Secretary-General: Zheng Qingxun
Municipal Government
Mayor: Liu Cigui
Vice Mayor: Ding Guoyan, Zhan Cangzhou, Pan Shijian, Huang Ling (female), Ye Chongqeng, Pei Jinjia
Secretary-General: Xu Mingyao
CPPCC (Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference)
Secretary-General: Xu Mingyao
Secretary-General: Xu Mo >
Chairman: Chen Xiu-mao
Vice-Chairman: Chen Weiqin Chen United Chen Yaozhong Zhuang Wei Zheng Lansun Jiang Shuxia (female) Gui Qiming Weng Yunlei
Secretary-General: Zhu Weige
Municipal Discipline Inspection Commission
Bookkeeper: Huang Jiecheng
Deputy Secretaries: Lv Shihua, Huang Jialie, Huang Yanqiang
Standing Committee Members: Huang Jiecheng, Lv Shihua, Huang Jialie, Huang Yanqiang, Zheng Huili, Li Weijian, Zhou Jin, Yan Sumin, Zheng Meiwen
Culture and education In 2006, education was steadily advancing. Compulsory education in Xiamen to "double high universal nine" goal. At the end of the year, the city had 1,093 schools at all levels (including adult education), with an annual enrollment of 150,400 students, and 558,800 students*** at the end of the year. Among them: 13 ordinary schools of higher education, with annual enrollment of 27,900, and 80,000 students at the end of the year; 125 ordinary secondary schools, with annual enrollment of 58,700, and 168,200 students at the end of the year; 322 elementary school, with 161,700 students at the end of the year; 504 kindergartens, with 59,300 students at the end of the year; 126 adult schools, with annual enrollment of 0.620 million, and 78,700 students at the end of the year; and 126 adult schools, with annual enrollment of 0.620 million, and 78,700 students at the end of the year. There were 126 adult schools, with an annual enrollment of 0.62 million students and a year-end enrollment of 78,700; there were three special education schools at all levels, with 557 students enrolled. There were 27,800 full-time teachers at all levels and in all types of schools, with an average of 20 students per teacher.
In 2006, the scientific and technological cause was fruitful. The city's annual **** registered 127 scientific and technological achievements, of which 24 reached the international advanced level or more, reached the domestic leading 69, the domestic advanced level of 34; new 2 national key high-tech enterprises, a national key software enterprises; won the National Natural Science Award 2, the provincial Science and Technology Progress Award 24, the city's Science and Technology Progress Award 56; recognized the first batch of Xiamen's key new products 13. Annual patent authorization of about 1,800 pieces, of which about 130 pieces of invention patent authorization, has passed the "National Intellectual Property Pilot City" assessment and acceptance; Provincial Department of Science and Technology in Xiamen set up the "Fujian Province, IC Design (Xiamen) Industrialization Base", by the Ministry of Science and Technology acceptance. Acceptance of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Xiamen has become the first batch of national manufacturing informatization project key cities. Xiamen Tungsten was awarded the first batch of "Nationally Recognized Enterprise Technology Center" by the Ministry of Science and Technology. Xiamen Beida Road Bioengineering Co., Ltd. developed a new class of drugs to overcome the world's problems of the tiger analgesic peptide, the province's first new class of drugs - injection of rat nerve growth factor (Enjingfu) 9000Au received the State Food and Drug Administration's quasi-nominal production approval; Xiamen National Overseas Educated Personnel Pioneer Park, Incubatees - Randall (Xiamen) Biotechnology Co. Ltd. produced the world's first rapid self-testing kit for cervical cancer; the pilot product "Rapid Diagnostic Kit for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus" undertaken by "National Engineering Research Center for Diagnostic Reagents and Vaccines for Infectious Diseases" was successful. "
In 2006, the company achieved breakthroughs in international and domestic scientific and technological research and development, such as the success of pilot products.
In 2006, the city's information technology infrastructure construction accelerated. At the end of the year, the city's digital TV subscribers exceeded 100,000; 79.5 and 29 computers, 219 and 200 cell phones, 103 and 91 telephones per 100 households in towns and villages respectively. In the just concluded fifth national government portal evaluation, Xiamen government website in the municipal website ranked ninth. Xiamen electronic port platform has been upgraded to Fujian electronic port; GPS system to promote the application of significant results, the city's official and commercial vehicles GPS installed 498, GPS platform *** access to a variety of vehicles, ships 6124 (ships); completed the site monitoring and earthmoving trucks to monitor the pilot information system, for the use of information technology to reduce urban dust and noise pollution, improve traffic safety, and to create a good human habitat The experience has been accumulated for the use of information technology to reduce urban dust and noise pollution, improve traffic safety and create a good human environment.
Heron Island - institutions of higher learning
Xiamen University, Overseas Chinese University, Overseas Chinese University of Xiamen College of Technology, Jimei University, Jimei University Chengyi College, Xiamen Institute of Technology, Fuzhou University Xiamen College of Arts and Crafts, Xiamen City Vocational and Technical College, Xiamen Institute of Marine Vocational Technology, Xiamen Huatian Vocational College of Foreign Studies, Xiamen Nanyang College, Xiamen Institute of Software, Xiamen Institute of Performing Arts, Yingwamei (Xiamen) College of Performing Arts College, Ying Hua Mei (Xiamen) College, Xiamen Huaxia Vocational College, Xiamen Xingcai College
Lu Island - featured colleges and universities
Xiamen Medical Higher Specialized School, Xiamen Institute of Advanced Technology, Xiamen Folk Drama School, Xiamen Xiang'an District Lutang Folk Opera School, Xiamen Industrial and Commercial Vocational and Technical School
Religious Culture
Buddhism: Nanputuo, Fanteian Temple, Huxi Yan Temple, Wanshi Temple Huxi Yan Temple, Wanshi Yan Temple
Christianity: Trinity Church (Gulangyu Island), Evangelical Church (Jiangtou), Xinjie Church (Zhongshan Road), Bamboo Tree Chapel (Eighth Vegetable Market)
Catholicism: Gulangyu Island Catholic Church
Honors
(1) National Sanitary City -- 1996
(2) National Garden City -- 1997
(3) National Model City for Environmental Protection -- 1997
(4) National Advanced City in Science and Technology Development -- 1998
(5) China's Excellent Tourist City -- 1999
(6) National Advanced City for Blood Donation -- 1999 (again in 2004)
(7) National Advanced City in Creating Civilized Cities - 1999 (retained in 2003)
(8) National Special Award for Comprehensive Improvement of Urban Environment - 2000
(9) National Top Ten Habitat Cities - 2001
(10) International Garden City - 2002
(11) "National Model Traffic Management Level (First Class)" City -- 2003
(12) China Habitat Environment Award -- 2003
(13) National Model City of Double Embrace for Five Consecutive Years --2003
(14) United Nations Habitat Award - 2004
(15) National Advanced City in "Two Basic Education"
(16) National Civilized City - 2005(17) Top Ten Cities Most Welcomed by Migrant Workers - 2007
(18) Top National Livable Cities - 2007
(19) Top City in China - 2007
(20) Top City of the Year - 2007 -2007
(19) Top 10 Favorite Tourist Destinations of Chinese Youth (1st and 2nd) - 2006, 2007
(20) China's Most Internationally Competitive Tourist Cities- -2007
(21) National Greening Model City - 2007
(22) National Civilized City - 2008 (once again crowned National Civilized City)
(23) China's Service Outsourcing Demonstration City
(24) National Top Ten Charming Conference Cities - 2010
Twenty Scenes of Xiamen: Gulang Cave Heaven, Haoyue Xiongfeng, Beans and Chuang Hidden Sea, Huli Cannon King, Dawuan Brahma Heaven, Wulao Lingxiao, Wanshi Hanchuizui, Taiping Shixiaoxiao, Yunding Guanrizhi The best time to visit Xiamen
Xiamen has long hours of sunshine and abundant sunlight, so flowers and trees flourish all year round. Except for the typhoon season in August, when you can't enjoy the beautiful seascape because all the boats on the beach are out of service, it's a great time to visit Xiamen.
Recommended
September, Xiamen in the colors of autumn. If Xiamen's four seasons leave you with no way to choose the best time to visit the city, then the fall colors of Xiamen in September are available for your reference.
In September in Xiamen, you can wander along the long road around the island, breaking into this picture compiled by the coastline, banyan trees, and ancient buildings, so that the past and the clutter are dissipated, and the mind becomes spotless.