About Xiamen

Xiamen is a scenic coastal city in Southeast China. It is located at 24^o22^'-24^o56^' North Latitude and 117^o53^' -118^o23^' East Longitude in the southeastern part of Fujian Province.

Xiamen City sits in front of Zhangzhou and Quanzhou plains and borders on Taiwan Strait. It stands opposite to Taiwan and the Penghu Islands at a distance.

Xiamen City consists of Xiamen Island, Gulangyu Island and part of the coastal area in the northern bank of Nine Dragon River. It covers an area of 1,565 square kilometers.

The first settlement of people on Xiamen Island dates back to the latter part of the New Stone Age. That was three to four thousand years ago. And the recorded history dates back to the middle period of the Tang Dynasty, which was more than 1140 years ago.Xiamen had been an active port since the late Ming era.

On the Gulangyu island is mostly beach and bungalows built in a variety of architectural styles -- English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish and Chinese styles.

Xiamen's climate is pleasant year around. Temperatures reach as high as 101F/37'C during the summer months and as low as 52F/11'C in the Winter.

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