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Xiamen
厦门
Amoy
Location of Xiamen within Fujian
Location of Xiamen within Fujian
Xiamen (China)
Xiamen
Xiamen
Location within China
Coordinates: 24°36′N 118°44′E / 24.6, 118.733
Country China
Province Fujian (Hok-kian)
County-level divisions 6
Area
 - Total 1,565 km² (604. This article is about the People's Republic of China province Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES This article is about the People's Republic of China province See also Administrative divisions of the Republic of China Due to China 's large Population and area the political divisions of China have consisted Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 2 sq mi)
 - Water 300 km² (115. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 8 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 - Total 2,640,000
Time zone China Standard Time (UTC+8)
Postal code 361000
Area code(s) 592
License plate prefixes 闽D
GDP (2007) CNY 137. China standard time or Beijing time is the Time zone observed in the People's Republic of China ( PRC) UTC+8 is a band of Timezones separated from the Greenwich Mean Time by 8 hours The Postal code for the People's Republic of China uses a numeric six-digit System for the whole country A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks The Chinese Telephone Code Plan is the way to group telephone numbers in the mainland of the People's Republic of China. The People's Republic of China issues vehicles Licence plates at its Vehicle Management Offices under the administration of the Ministry of Public Security Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. 5 billion
 - per capita CNY 56,595
Website: www.xm.gov.cn (Chinese)

Xiamen, English pronunciation /ˈʃjɑːmən/ or SHYAH-muhn (厦门) (Amoy, Eng. , pronunciation /ˈeɪmɔɪ/ or EH-moy; Archaic) is a coastal sub-provincial city in southeastern Fujian province, People's Republic of China. A sub-provincial city ( Chinese: 副省级城市 (or deputy-provincial city in the People's Republic of China, is a Prefecture-level city This article is about the People's Republic of China province A province, in the context of China, is a translation of sheng ( which is an administrative division Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES It looks out to the Taiwan Strait and borders Quanzhou to the north and Zhangzhou to the south. The Taiwan Strait or Formosa Strait is a 180-km-wide (11185-mile-wide Strait between Mainland China and Taiwan. "Zaytun" redirects here For the South Korean military division in Iraq see Zaytun Division. Dialect The main dialect spoken in Zhangzhou is Hokkien, one of the major Min Nan ( languages

Xiamen and the surrounding countryside are famous for being an ancestral home to overseas Chinese and one of China's earliest Special Economic Zones in the 1980s. A Special Economic Zone ( SEZ) is a geographical region that has economic laws that are more liberal than a country's typical economic laws It covers an area of 1 565 km² with a local population of 5 million. It was recently named China's 2nd most livable city. [1]

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City name

Earlier, the name was written as 下門 , meaning "Lower Gate" — possibly because of its position at the mouth of the Nine Dragon River. The characters "下門" ("lower gate") in Zhangzhou dialects of Min Nan are pronounced Ē-mûi (using the POJ Romanization). Dialect The main dialect spoken in Zhangzhou is Hokkien, one of the major Min Nan ( languages The Southern Min language or Min Nan ( POJ: Bân-lâm-gú or "Southern Fujian" language refers to a family of Chinese languages Dialects Pe̍h-ōe-jī ( POJ) ( is an Orthography in the Latin alphabet created and introduced to Fujian and Taiwan by Presbyterian This is the source of the name "Amoy". The dialect is still spoken in the west and southwest of the city. In Quanzhou dialect, the most common dialect, it is pronounced Ē-mn̂g. "Zaytun" redirects here For the South Korean military division in Iraq see Zaytun Division.

Later, the authorities found "下門" too unrefined and changed the name to the modern toponym "廈門", which has the same pronunciation in Mandarin (but not in Min Nan) and literally means "The Gate of the Grand Mansion". Toponymy refers to the scientific study of place-names ( toponyms) their origins meanings use and Typology. The name continues to be pronounced Ē-mn̂g in Min Nan, effectively using the older name, "下門".

Administration

Xiamen
Traditional Chinese: 廈門
Simplified Chinese: 厦门
Hanyu Pinyin: Xiàmén

The subprovincial city of Xiamen administers 6 districts. Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use A sub-provincial city ( Chinese: 副省级城市 (or deputy-provincial city in the People's Republic of China, is a Prefecture-level city The term district, in the context of China, is used to refer to several unrelated political divisions in both ancient and modern China.

The districts of Siming and Huli form the Special Economic Zone. Haicang ( Chinese: 海沧区 Pinyin: Hǎicāng Qū) is the mainland district of Xiamen city Fujian Province the People's Republic of China Huli District ( Chinese: 湖里区 Pinyin Húlì Qū is located in the north of Xiamen island with 3 sides facing the ocean Jimei District ( Chinese: 集美区 Pinyin: JíMěi Qū is one of the districts in Xiamen Fujian province China Siming District ( Chinese: 思明区 Pinyin: Sīmíng Qū is on southeastern Xiamen Island and the capital District of Xiamen Municipality Tong'an District ( Chinese: 同安区 Pinyin: Tóng'ān Qū is a northern mainland district of Xiamen which faces Jinmen. Xiang'an District ( Chinese: 翔安区 Pinyin: Xiáng'ān Qū is a district of Xiamen city on its eastern most mainland territory A Special Economic Zone ( SEZ) is a geographical region that has economic laws that are more liberal than a country's typical economic laws

In May 2003, Gulangyu Island and Kaiyuan District were merged into Siming District, Xinglin District (杏林区) was merged into Jimei District, and Xiang'an District was created out of a section of Tong'an District. A tourist Island off the coast of Xiamen, Fujian province in southern China, about one km2 in area Kaiyuan (開元 is a region in Xiamen Municipality and a former district that now belongs to Siming District.

History

During the early Jin Dynasty, the place was made Tong'an District (同安縣) in 282, a sub-entity of Jin'an Prefecture (晉安郡). The Jìn Dynasty ( 265 – 420) one of the Six Dynasties, followed the Three Kingdoms period and preceded the Southern and Northern Dynasties Events By Place Roman Empire Emperor Probus is slain in a battle against the usurper Carus, an Illyrian and Praetorian During the Song Dynasty (960-1279 AD), the city was known as a sustainable international seaport, and the Chinese scientist and statesman Shen Kuo (1031-1095) spent some of his youth there while his father was a local bureaucrat on the government staff. The Song Dynasty ( Wade-Giles: Sung Ch'ao was a ruling dynasty in China between 960&ndash1279 CE it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Events By Place Europe Edgar the Peaceable is crowned King of England. ||-||-|-||-||-||-||-||-||-|} A port is a facility for receiving Ships and transferring cargo Shen Kuo or Shen Kua ( (1031&ndash1095 style name Cunzhong and pseudonym Mengqi Weng, was a Polymathic Chinese In 1387, the Ming Dynasty used the place as base against pirates, and was part of Quanzhou. The Ming Dynasty ( or Empire of the Great Ming ( was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol -led Piracy is Robbery committed at sea or sometimes on shore without a commission from a sovereign Nation (as distinct from Privateering "Zaytun" redirects here For the South Korean military division in Iraq see Zaytun Division. Koxinga, stationed here in 1650, named it Siming Island (思明洲), or "Remembering the Ming", but the city was renamed by the Manchus in 1680 to Xiamen Subprefecture. Koxinga ( Pe̍h-oē-jī: Kok-sèng-iâ/Kok-sìⁿ-iâ Lord with the Imperial Surname) is the traditional Western spelling of the popular appellation of The Ming Dynasty ( or Empire of the Great Ming ( was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol -led The Manchu people ( Manchu: Manju;, Mongolian: Манж Russian: Маньчжуры are a Tungusic people who originated in Subprefecture is an Administrative division of a country that is below Prefecture or Province. The name "Siming" was changed back after the 1912 Xinhai Revolution and the settlement was made a county. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting The Xinhai Revolution or Shinhai Revolution ( also known as the 1911 Revolution or the Chinese Revolution, began with the Wuchang Uprising A county is a Land area of Regional Government within a larger State. Later it reverted to the name Xiamen City. In 1949, Xiamen became a provincial city (省辖市), then was upgraded to a vice-province-class city (副省级市), or a municipality. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. It was made a Special Economic Zone in 1980. A Special Economic Zone ( SEZ) is a geographical region that has economic laws that are more liberal than a country's typical economic laws Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar)

Xiamen was the port of trade first used by Europeans in 1541. It was China's main port in the nineteenth century for exporting tea. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar Tea refers to the cured agricultural product of the leaves leaf buds and internodes of Camellia sinensis, which have been prepared and cured for the market As a result, the Amoy dialect had a major influence on how Chinese terminology was translated into English and other European languages. For example, the words "Amoy", "tea" (茶; tê), "cumshaw" (感謝; kám-siā), "ketchup" (茄汁; kiô-chiap), and "Pekoe" (白毫; pe̍h-hô), kowtow (磕頭; khàu-thâu), and possibly Japan (Ji̍t-pún) originated from the Amoy dialect. Tea refers to the cured agricultural product of the leaves leaf buds and internodes of Camellia sinensis, which have been prepared and cured for the market Ketchup (also spelled catsup or catchup) also known as tomato ketchup, tomato sauce, red sauce, Tommy sauce, Orange pekoe (also spelled pecco) is a term mainly used to describe a grade of Tea found in the grading system used for sorting Black teas (Orange pekoe Kowtow ( Cantonese Kau tàuh is the act of deep respect shown by kneeling and bowing so low as to touch the head to the ground For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.

Xiamen was one of the five Chinese treaty ports opened by the Treaty of Nanjing (signed in 1842) at the end of the First Opium War between Britain and China. This article refers to ports in East Asia For the Anglo-Irish Treaty ports see Treaty Ports (Ireland. The Treaty of Nanking (Treaty of Nanjing signed 29 August, 1842, was the unequal treaty which marked the end of the First Opium War between Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The First Opium War or the First Anglo-Chinese War was fought between the British East India Company and the Qing Dynasty in China from 1839 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located As a result, it was an early entry point for Protestant missions in China.

In 1999, the largest corruption scandal in China's history was uncovered, implicating up to 200 government officials. Lai Changxing is alleged to have run an enormous smuggling operation, which financed the city's football team, film studios, largest construction project, and a vast brothel rented to him by the local Public Security Bureau. Lai Changxing (赖昌星 (born 1958 is a Chinese businessman and entrepreneur from Jinjiang, Fujian in the People's Republic of China. For the 2008 film of this name see The Brothel. For the television series of this name see Cathouse The Series. According to Time, "locals used to joke that Xiamen should change its name to Yuanhua, the name of Lai's company. Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and " They subsequently claimed that potential investors were discouraged by the taint of corruption. [2]

Economy

Since Xiamen Special Economic Zone was established, it has opened up to foreign direct investment and created many jobs, factories, export opportunities for local companies and multinational corporations. Foreign direct investment ( FDI) in its classic definition is defined as a company from one country making a physical investment into building a factory in another country Multinational corporation ( MNC) or transnational corporation ( TNC) is a Corporation or enterprise that manages Production or delivers Xiamen benefits particularly from investment capital from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Macau topics. Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia. Xiamen's primary economic activities include fishing, shipbuilding, food processing, tanning, textiles, machine tool manufacturing, chemical industries, telecommunications, and financial services. Financial services refer to services provided by the finance industry.

Xiamen is a favourite destination for foreign investors. By the end of 2000, a total of 4,991 projects with foreign direct investment had been approved in the city, with a contractual foreign investment amount of US$17. 527 billion and an actual foreign investment amount of US$11. 452 billion [3].

In 1992, Xiamen was ranked among the top 10 Chinese cities in relation to comprehensive strengths with its GDP increasing by an average of over 20% annually. In 2007, Xiamen's GDP amounted to 137. 5 billion Yuan, an increase of 16. 1% over the previous year; and the per-capita GDP was about US$7,398. Further economic reforms were introduced and this brought about a total volume of imports and exports in 2007 of US$39. 8 billion, while that of exports totalled US$25. 6 billion [4].

Xiamen is also the host of the China International Fair for Investment and Trade held annually in early September to attract foreign direct investment into the Chinese mainland. China International Fair for Investment and Trade (CIFIT held in Xiamen, Fujian, China is the exclusive investment promotion trade show in China

Financial services

By Chinese standards, Xiamen has highly developed banking services. Financial services in the People's Republic of China refers to the services provided in PRC by the Finance industry Banks The biggest bank is the state-owned commercial bank, Sino-foreign joint venture Xiamen International Bank, and solely foreign-funded Xiamen City Commercial Bank. A joint venture (often abbreviated JV) is an entity formed between two or more parties to undertake economic activity together

Foreign banks that have established representative offices in Xiamen include:

There are more than 600 financial institutions in operation in Xiamen. HSBC Holdings plc ( (,,,) is a Public limited company incorporated in England and Wales, headquartered in London. Hang Seng Bank Limited ( () is the second largest Bank in Hong Kong. The Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited ( ( Simplified Chinese: 华侨银行有限公司 abbreviated as OCBC Bank (华侨银行 is a Publicly listed United Overseas Bank Limited ( Simplified Chinese: 大华银行有限公司 Pinyin: Dàhuá Yínháng Yǒuxìan Gōngsī abbreviated as UOB (Simplified Citibank is a major international Bank, founded in 1812 as the City Bank of New York, later First National City Bank of New York. Standard Chartered Bank (, is a British Bank headquartered in London with operations in more than seventy countries See also LCL (Le Crédit Lyonnais Crédit Lyonnais is a historic French Bank. is a Japanese Bank that was established on April 1, 2002 by the merger of the Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank and the retail operations of the Bangkok Bank Public Company Limited (Thanakan Krung Thep is a Thai commercial Bank, with approximately US$43 billion in total assets Retail and corporate customers in Xiamen have access to a wide variety of financial services and various financial services firm.

Geography

Xiamen comprises Xiamen Island (longitude 118° 04'04"E, latitude 24° 26'46" N. ), Gulangyu Island, and a larger region along the mouth of the Jiulong River on the mainland. A tourist Island off the coast of Xiamen, Fujian province in southern China, about one km2 in area The Jiulong River or Jiulong Jiang ( is the largest river in southern Fujian, and the second largest in Fujian China. Huli District and most of Siming District (except Gulangyu) are on Xiamen Island, while the other four districts lie on the mainland. The Gaoji (Gaoqi-Jimei) Causeway built in 1955 has transformed Xiamen Island into a peninsula by linking it with the mainland.

Xiamen Island is located very close to the island of Quemoy (Kinmen), which is governed by the Republic of China (based on Taiwan). Kinmen, ( Traditional Chinese: 金門 Simplified Chinese: 金门 Hanyu Pinyin: Jīnmén Tongyong Pinyin: Jinmén Wades-Giles REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia.

Downtown Xiamen as seen from Gulangyu Island
Downtown Xiamen as seen from Gulangyu Island

Climate

Xiamen has a monsoonal Humid subtropical climate. A monsoon is a seasonal prevailing wind which lasts for several months Humid subtropical climate ( Köppen Cfa or Cwa) is a climate zone characterized by hot humid summers and chilly to mild winters Summers are hot and humid with 32°C average highs in July and August. Winters are humid and chilly with 10°C average lows in January and February. The maximum summer high is 38°C and the winter low is 2°C. The annual rainfall averages 1100mm, and strong north-eastern winds prevail.


Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Avg high °C 17 17 19 23 27 30 32 32 30 27 24 19
Avg low temperature °C 10 10 12 16 20 24 25 25 24 20 16 12
Source: MSN Weather

Culture

The local vernacular is Amoy, a dialect of Southern Min (閩南), also called Hokkien. Vernacular refers to the Native language of a country or a locality The Southern Min language or Min Nan ( POJ: Bân-lâm-gú or "Southern Fujian" language refers to a family of Chinese languages Dialects The Southern Min language or Min Nan ( POJ: Bân-lâm-gú or "Southern Fujian" language refers to a family of Chinese languages Dialects Amoy is widely used and understood across the southern region of Fujian province as well as overseas. While it is widely spoken in and around Xiamen, the Amoy dialect has no official status, and the official language of all government business is Mandarin.

Media

Transportation

Currently, there are nine Asian cities that have direct flights to Xiamen. They are Penang, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Jakarta, Osaka, Nagoya, Tokyo, Seoul, Singapore and Bangkok. Penang (pəˈnæŋ Malay: Pulau Pinang) is a state in Malaysia, located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia Kuala Lumpur (ˈkwɑːləlʊmˈpʊər Malay /kwɑlɑlʊmpʊ/ and locally /kwɑləlʊmpɔ/ or even /kɔlɔmpɔ/ or often abbreviated as K The City of Manila Jakarta (also DKI Jakarta) is the Capital and largest city of Indonesia. is a city in Japan, located at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka Bay, in the Kansai region of the main island of Honshū is the third-largest incorporated city and the fourth most populous urban area in Japan. officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. Seoul ( soʊl is the Capital and largest City of South Korea. Singapore Bangkok, known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon (krūŋtʰêːp máhǎːnákʰɔn) or Krung Thep ( for short is the Capital, largest Cities outside China's mainland that have direct flights to Xiamen are Hong Kong and Macau which are situated on Guangdong province's southern border. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Macau topics. Guangdong ( EFEO: Kouangtong; Pinyin Guǎngdōng; Postal map spelling: Kwangtung) is a province on the

There is also a bus service for 1 or 2 RMB. This is the main form of mass transit. Taxis are also common and can be easily hailed in most areas of the city.

Many people in the city also ride bicycles to get from place to place. Unlike in most Chinese cities, where motorcycles and mopeds are the major form of transportation, such vehicles are not allowed in Xiamen. Using car horns is also banned. These two laws make Xiamen's streets especially pleasant.

Infrastructure

Xiamen Port

Xiamen Port is one of the top ten ports in China. The port of Xiamen (24° 27' N 118° 04' E is an important deep-water port situated in the estuary of the Jiulongjiang River on the south coast of Fujian province It is a huge, deepwater, ice-free port that never silts up. Xiamen Port is located on Xiamen Island which is at the mouth of the Jiulong River. It has an excellent natural harbour and is well connected to the mainland. The natural coastline in the port area is 64. 5 km while the water is over 12 m indepth. There are 81 berths of big, medium or small tonnage, including 16 deep-water berths, of which 6 operate containers of over 10,000 tonnes. 100 000 t ships can berth straight at the inner port, while 50 000 t ships can pull in for loading and unloading. Currently, Xiamen port has navigation routes to Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Kaohsiung and Singapore. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders Xiamen has recently opened ocean routes to the Mediterranean Sea, Europe and the Americas. The Americas are the lands of the Western hemisphere or New World, consisting of the Continents of North America and South America In 2000, the cargo throughput at the port was 19. 65 million tons, an increase of 10. 82% over the previous year; the container throughput reached 108. 46 million TEUs, up by 27. 83% from the previous year.

Tourism

Xiamen was recently voted China's cleanest city, and has many attractions for the tourist. Xiamen and its surrounding countryside provides spectacular scenery and pleasant tree-lined beaches. Gulangyu, also known as Piano Island, is a popular, peaceful weekend getaway with amazing views of the city. A tourist Island off the coast of Xiamen, Fujian province in southern China, about one km2 in area Xiamen's Botanical Garden is a nature lover's paradise. The Buddhist Nanputuo Temple, dating back to the Tang Dynasty, is a national treasure. Nanputuo Temple ( POJ: Lam-pho-to-si is a very famous Buddhist temple founded in the Tang era in the Chinese city of Xiamen. Xiamen is also famous for its history as a frontline during the war with Kinmen (Quemoy) 50 years ago. Kinmen, ( Traditional Chinese: 金門 Simplified Chinese: 金门 Hanyu Pinyin: Jīnmén Tongyong Pinyin: Jinmén Wades-Giles One attraction for tourist is to view Jingmen island, a few kilometres away and under Taiwanese control, from Xiamen island.

Shopping

Xiamen has a wide variety of department stores. A department store is a Retail establishment which specializes in selling a wide range of products without a single predominant merchandise line. There are also supermarkets run by Metro and Wal-Mart and the SM Shopping Mall. Customer divider barjpg|thumb|In supermarkets sellers periodically change prices for classes of goods in response to market conditions rather than negotiating the price of each good Wal-Mart Stores Inc (or Walmart as written in its new logo is an American public corporation that runs a chain of large discount department stores SM Prime Holdings Inc ( is the parent company of the SM Group's shopping malls There are also supermarkets on university campuses and they have delivery service for many goods. In the university campus, there are many bookstores. Both the supermarkets and bookstores open seven days a week from 9:00 a. m. to 9:00 p. m. In Xiamen, there are also night markets.

Zhongshan Road

This is the main commercial street in Xiamen. It includes traditional shophouses with the latest fashion, shoes and wide variety of products. A large section of the street (between the ferry landing and Siming Street) has recently been fully pedestrianized.

Xiahe Road

This is a newly established busy commercial precinct in Xiamen. Shopping centres located here include Railway Station World Trading Mall, Chengda Mall, Holiday World for Women and Children, Eupa and 3C.

Bailuzhou Shopping and Recreational Centre

It is situated in the upper Hubinzhong Road and has a large assortment of shops and restaurants.

Colleges and universities

A view of the Xiamen University campus
A view of the Xiamen University campus

National

Public

Private

Sister cities

Notable inhabitants

References

  1. ^ Jing, Fu. Xiamen University (XMU Latin: Universitas Amoiensis Pinyin: Xiàmén Dàxué POJ: E-mng Toa-hak Simplified Chinese: 厦门大学 colloquially Xiamen University (XMU Latin: Universitas Amoiensis Pinyin: Xiàmén Dàxué POJ: E-mng Toa-hak Simplified Chinese: 厦门大学 colloquially Jimei University JMU ( Simplified Chinese: 集美大学 POJ: Chip-bi Toa-hak Pinyin: Jíměi Dàxué is a public university located in Xiamen Cardiff ( 'kɑːdɪf) is the Capital and the largest city and county in Wales. is a city located in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.As of 2006 the city has an estimated Population of 258324 and the density of 709 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The City of Cebu ( Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Sugbo, Filipino: Lungsod ng Cebu) is the capital of The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP Guadalajara (ˌgwɑːdləˈhɑːrə Spanish pronunciation) is the capital city of the Mexican state of Jalisco, and the seat of the municipality The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Wellington (ˈwælɪŋtən is the Capital of New Zealand, the country's second largest urban area, the New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Penang (pəˈnæŋ Malay: Pulau Pinang) is a state in Malaysia, located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and Mokpo ( Mokpo-si) is a city in South Jeolla Province South Korea, on the southwestern tip of the Korean Peninsula. South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Słupsk (Stolp in Pommern known also under other names) is a city in Pomeranian Voivodeship, in the northern part of Poland. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Sarasota is a city located in Sarasota County on the southwestern coast of the state of Florida in the United States. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the Han Kuo-Huang ( 韩[[wiktionary 国|国]] 璜; pinyin Hán Guóhuáng is a Chinese-born American ethnomusicologist and musician Koxinga ( Pe̍h-oē-jī: Kok-sèng-iâ/Kok-sìⁿ-iâ Lord with the Imperial Surname) is the traditional Western spelling of the popular appellation of Lai Changxing (赖昌星 (born 1958 is a Chinese businessman and entrepreneur from Jinjiang, Fujian in the People's Republic of China. "Beijing drops out of top 10 'best city' list", China Daily, 2006-01-03. The China Daily ( is an English-language daily newspaper published in the People's Republic of China. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon.  
  2. ^ Smuggler's Blues (Time Asia)
  3. ^ http://www.chinafair.org.cn/chinafair2004/website/english/overview/qa-4.aspx
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Dictionary

Xiamen

-noun

  1. A sub-provincial city in southeastern China.
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