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Xiamen- A Charming City In China!
  2010-05-19 04:34:45 Author:SystemMaster Source: Size of the characters:[big][middle][small]

The following article will introduce Xiamen to you, which is one of the most beautiful and charming city in China.

Xiamen is situated on the southeast coast of Fujian Province and at the estuary of Jiulong River. At the back of Xiamen lies the Zhangzhou-Quanzhou Plain and facing Xiamen Xiamen Sceneryacross the Taiwan Strait are the Taiwan Island and the Penghu Islands. Located at the southeast coast of China, Xiamen is a tourist city of Fujian Province famous for its attractive seascape. As one of the major seaports since ancient times, Xiamen boasts a wide gulf with deep water but without freezing and silting. The name of 'Xiamen' was consequently given, which means 'a gate of China'. As one of the forerunners of the special economic zones of China, Xiamen mainly consisting 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. Xiamen has been called the Egret Island because of the hundreds of thousands of egrets inhabiting there. This is due to the beautiful natural scenery, the fresh air and the clean environment of the city.

Xiamen City comprises Xiamen Island proper, Gulangyu (Gulang Island) and the coastal part of north Jiulong River. It has a land area of more than 1565.09 square kilometers and a sea area of 300 square kilometers. Because of such favorable conditions, Xiamen becomes an international seaport scenery city.

The island proper covers an area of 128.14 square kilometers, with a length of 13.7 kilometers from south to north and a width of 12.5 kilometers from east to west which is the fourth largest island of Fujian province. The Xiamen Harbor, which is a harbor of the strait type, has a coastal line that zigzags to 234 kilometers. Many other islands scatter all along the outside of Xiamen Island and hills and mountains surrounded inside this charming place. It is a natural harbor with deep water that is ice-free all the year round. Xiamen has always been an important seaport of foreign trade of southeast coast ever since the ancient times.

Xiamen has a subtropical climate. It is generally mild and temperate with abundant rainfalls. It has an average annual temperature of approximately 21℃. Winter in Xiamen is not harsh while summer is free from extreme heat. The city has an average annual rainfall of about 1200mm, mainly concentrated on the months from May to August. Wind power measures between Grade 3 to 4 in general, with northeast wind representing the dominant wind direction. Because of the air currents resulting from the difference in temperature in the Pacific, Xiamen is affected by typhoon three to four times annually on average, which mainly comes during the months from July to September.

In May of 2003, authorized by the State Council, Xiamen adjusted part of administrative districts layout. Main contents are as follows: First, Combine Siming District, Gulangyu Island and Kaiyuan District as a whole district named Siming. Original 3 districts are administrated by Siming District. Second,Xinglin District street office and Xinglin town are administrated by Jimei District.Xinglin District is renamed as Haicang District. Third, set Xiang'an District which administrates five towns originally belong to Tong'an District, They are: Xindian, Xinyu, Maxiang,NeiCe and Dadeng. Currently there are six districts under the administration of Xiamen: Siming, Huli, Jimei, Haicang,Tong'an and Xiang’an.

Except majority of Han Chinese in Xiamen, there are also has other more than 20 different ethnic groups such as Hui, Manchu, Zhuang, She, Miao and Goashan etc. Because of geographic environment and historical background, Xiamen has lots of returned overseas Chinese and their families, and oversea Chinese with Xiamen registered permanent residence from Macao, Hong Kong and Taiwan.

The high level and high speed of gardening and afforestation of the city:

xiamen sceneryXiamen's advantageous natural conditions, rich botanical resources, and particularly favorable geographical environment, especially the preferential policies obtained after Xiamen becaming a special economical zone, provide Xiamen with vast space for the development of gardening and afforestation. Since Xiamen proposed to build a state garden city in 1994, Xiamen's gardening and afforestation have been rapidly developed with an ever improving level. By the end of 1997, the whole city had a total garden and green area of 2403.9 hectares and a public total green area of 517.2 hectares. The afforestation rate in finished urban areas is 36.1% and the greenbelt rate in finished urban areas is 33.7%. The public green area per capita is 9.9 square meters.

The green area is planned in a systematic way with a high starting point and high standard:
Systematic Planning on Xiamen (the island proper) Greenbelt, compiled in 1994, and the systematic planning on greenbelts in the districts outside the island, such as Jimei, Xinglin, Tong'an, and Haicang Investment Zones, compiled in 1996, have the characteristics as follows:

First, the plans try to reach a high starting point and high standard. With reference to the standard of advanced cities in China and abroad and in view of Xiamen's concrete conditions, Xiamen has set the planning targets. The immediate objective in 2000 is as follows: the afforestation rate in finished urban areas is 40%, greenbelt rate is 35%, and public greenbelt per capita is 10 square meters. The long term objective in 2010 is as follows: the afforestation rate in finished urban areas is 45%, greenbelt rate is 40% and public greenbelt per capita is 13 to 15 square meters.

Secondly, the plans aim at rational distribution and complete functions. According to Xiamen's topographical features and the general urban planning and layout, a systematic greenbelt frame characterized by 'one area, one ring, two axis, and two tracts,' is formed.

Thirdly, the plans lay stress on the scenic peculiarity depending on advantages. In Xiamen, mountains and waters are exquisite; humanistic landscape is rich; mountains and sea are linked closely; mountains and the city cross each other; the city and landscape are in perfect harmony; subtropical botanical scenery is rich. The planning stresses the scenic peculiarity. Mountains, lakes and most of the coastal lines on the island are designated as the urban greenbelts or land for scenery. The high-standard systematic greenbelt planning provides scientific basis for urban afforestation and for building state garden city.

A coastal city of scenery is built on the basis of favorable natural resources.


Relying on the advantages of exquisite natural and rich humanistic landscapes and botanical species resources in its work of gardening and afforestation, Xiamen keeps the general goal in sight while taking hold of the daily tasks, stressing 'excellence,' showing 'scenery' and developing a unique way to build Xiamen into a coastal scenic garden city.The favorable natural landscapes are fully exploited, and mountains, lakes, sea, and gardens are all embraced with green. Mountains and sea are close to each other; mountains and the city are combined together; and scenery and city are melted into one. These are features of Xiamen city. Natural beauty is a solid foundation for the features of Xiamen's scenery, as well as a favorable condition for the construction of Xiamen gardening and afforestation. Mountains covers 40% of the area of Xiamen Island, with green and undulating hills and strange stones scattering around. Many massifs can become environmentally exquisite and interesting mountainous parks with only a slight reform. Both Xiamen Island and Gulangyu Island are surrounded, on all sides, by sea, and Jimei, Xingling, and Haicang outside the island are all built facing the sea, looking like all stars turning towards the North Star. Gulangyu Island, Huoshao Island, Dayu Island, Jiyu Island, Maluan Bay and Xinglin Bay in the western sea area and the eastern sea area have a coastline of over 20 kilometers. Tong'an Bay, together with the islands across the sea, such as Big and Small Jinmen, Dadan, Erdan, etc, constitutes natural coastal scenery. In recent years, the construction of Bright Moon Garden and Gulangyu Island Garden around Gulang Island, the reform of Shuzhuang Garden, and the completion of Seaside Park on Xiamen Island proper, West Dike Park and Jimei South Dike Park, especially the completion of the tourist route of the Round-the-Island Road in the east of Xiamen Island proper, all facilitate sightseeing for tourists from China and abroad. A coastal scenic city begins to take shape. The greenbelt system of Yuandang Lake, another beautiful landscape of Xiamen, has been formed consisting of Bailuzhou Park, South Lake Park, Jiahe Park and 16.2-kilometer-long greenbelt around the lake.

Historical and cultural resources are exploited, and the feature of multi culture reflected. During the park construction, great attention is paid to exploitation and utilization of historical culture. In view of Xiamen's multicultural features, parks are built with various styles and distinctions. Xiamen has been infiltrated by western culture in history, such as famous Gulangyu Island known as 'World's Expo of Architecture.' Many historical and cultural celebrities came from here. Folk customs and culture of Fujian and Taiwan are rich. So construction of parks with various style has fully reflected Xiamen's diversified cultural features.

Construction of landscape and forestry develops steadily, and afforestation of macro urban environment achieves remarkable success.

The national scenic spots of 'Gulang Island --- Wanshi Mountain,' approved by the Sate Council in 1988, cover a total area of 245.75 square kilometers, whose land area consists of scenic spots of Wanshi Mountain located in the south of Xiamen Island and Gulang Island. The scenic spots and Jinmen face each other across the sea. The ratio of space allotted to greenery is above 50%. Xiamen has 681.16 hectares of forestry and scenery at present. In the landscapes and forestry of Huwei Mountain and Xiayue Mountain, both located in the northwest of Xiamen Island, preparations have started now for the construction of mountainous parks, which will provide more recreational places with more distinguished features for residents and tourists.

The mountains on Xiamen Island suitable for forestry have all been afforested and afforestation of those outside the island have basically been finished. In 1996, the Municipal Party Committee and Government proposed a project plan to build a 'green corridor' along main roads and to afforest coast along Round-the-Island Road. The shelter forest belt mainly made up of fruit trees on the two sides of Fu-Xia Road leading to Xiamen and 324 National Road have been fully finished in 1998. The shelter forest belt, which had been damaged in certain sections along the coast, was restored in 1997. 13 kilometers of coastal afforestation project of Round-the-Island Road have been completed. At present, the effect resulted from afforestation of Xiamen's macro environment is increasingly remarkable. While economy rapidly develops, the quality of urban environment doesn't deteriorate and the quality of atmosphere has been up to the national first-grade standard, ranking at excellent level for eight years.Xiamen Scenery
The construction of a garden city by Xiamen has greatly improved Xiamen's investment environment and attracts a great number of investors from China and abroad, greatly promoting Xiamen's economic development. By the end of 1998, nearly 3000 enterprises in the three forms of Sino-foreign joint venture, cooperative business and exclusively foreign-owned enterprises had been run in the whole city, with an actually utilized foreign fund of 6,000 million yuan. The total industrial output value of the enterprises in the three forms accounts for 73.2% of that of the whole city at or above township level. The total value of foreign trade, import and export has constantly increased. In 1998, the total volume of foreign trade, import and export was 7,547 million dollars, basically forming an export-oriented economic pattern.

Beautiful Xiamen has also promoted the development of tourism. In recent years, four or five million tourists from China and abroad are attracted to Xiamen for sightseeing every year, which has played an important role in publicizing Xiamen, increasing Xiamen's notability, and promoting economic development

Xiamen City has participated in "China 99' World Gardening Expositions, Kunming", and won 72 awards. Volunteers has planted 2,331,500 trees, there are 1,256,600 arbors, 107,500 shrubs. The grassland covers an area of 851,800 square metres. The gardening and greenbelt area has increased 158 hectares. The total gardening and greenbelt area reached 2,754 hectares, among which public greenbelt covers an area of 654.66 hectares. The average per public greenbelt reached 9,89 square meter.

The protection and administration of sceneries was put on the right track. The government drew "The Protection and Administration of Xiamen's Sceneries Planning" and strengthened the protection of ancient trees and forests.

We firmly believe that Xiamen will become more and more beautiful.

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