Is Xiamen a first-tier city or a second-tier city?

Xiamen, referred to as Ludao for short, is a prefecture-level city, a sub-provincial city and a city under separate state planning under the jurisdiction of Fujian Province. As of 202 1, the six districts in Xiamen have a total area of 1700. 1 km2 and a permanent population of 5.28 million.

Xiamen is located in the east of China, southeast of Fujian Province, between 24 23' and 24 54' north latitude and between117 53' east longitude, with a subtropical maritime monsoon climate, which is mild and rainy, from Xiamen Island to Gulangyu Island, an outlying island.

Folk culture in Xiamen;

Mid-Autumn Festival cake-making is a folk activity and an extension of the unique cake culture in southern Fujian. This is a game for entertainment during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Participants' prizes are determined by the combination of six dice rolls. Traditional prizes are moon cakes of different sizes, which are called emblem cakes. It is said that this game can predict people's luck in the coming year.

It is forbidden to pay New Year greetings on the third day of the first month. The traditional custom in Xiamen is not to pay homage to the dead at home on the third day of the first month. There is a saying that the first day is early, the second day is early, and the third day is full of clothes, which means there is no harm in getting up late on the third day. So how did this custom come from? According to legend, during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, the Japanese occupied Wuyu, an outer island of Xiamen.

On New Year's Eve, officers and men were busy with the Chinese New Year and neglected their defense. A large number of Japanese pirates seized the opportunity to attack the city, and the soldiers and civilians rose up against the enemy. After two days and three nights of fierce fighting, the Japanese pirates were defeated. However, the military and civilians in the city suffered heavy casualties. On the third day, people buried their relatives and friends, mourned the dead and cried loudly, so they didn't have time to go to other families to pay New Year greetings. On the third day of the second year, Xiamen residents took this day as a memorial day, which became a routine over time.