Xiamen is the cleanest and most beautiful seaport city in China
2 min readXiamen，China’s cleanest，most beautiful，seaport city，is located on the southeastern coast of Fujian Province.Xiamen city，as an administrative unit，can be dated back as far as the Song Dynasty.It has always been an important trading port，but since its establishment as one of China’s first four Special Economic Zones in 1981，Xiamen has become a“window city”for China’s opening to the outside world.It’s one of the municipalities approved by the State Council of the People’s Republic of China，being specially designated under separate state plan and enjoying provincial level of power in economic management.Today，Xiamen is a rapidly growing city，with a vigorous economy and a fully-modern infrastructure.
Over the past 10 years，Xiamen has increasingly focused on the cultivation of international trade，education，and tourism.
Geography and Climate
Situated at longitude 118°04’E，latitude 2426’N，Xiamen consists of Xiamen
Island，Gulangyu Islet，and the coastal part of the north bank of inland Jiulongjiang River，covering an area of 1565 sqkm.Built in 1955，the Gaoji（Gaoqi-Jimei）Causeway has turned Xiamen Island into a peninsula by linking it with the mainland.
Xiamen Municipality consists of six districts and one county.They are Kaiyuan Siming，Gulangyu，Huli，Jimei，Xinglin Districts and Tong’an County.The population of the city is 1.2467 million，of which 40%are urban residents.
Xiamen enjoys south subtropical monsoon climate.It is mild in temperature and rich in rainfall.The annual average temperature in Xiamen is 21 degrees C with the absolute highest of 38.4℃ and the lowest of 2℃.The annual rainfall averages at about 1100 mm，with most of the rainfall concentrated in May，June，and July.The wind forces in Xiamen average at 3 to 5 on Beaufort scale with the northeasterly wind prevailing.
