Why is Xiamen English Amoy?

It is transliterated according to the local dialect.

Tao is a transliteration of Minnan dialect, and the name Tao has been used for hundreds of years. As early as the end of15th century, the Portuguese who sailed the ocean came to Xiamen and called it Xiamen in Minnan Portuguese.

brief introduction

Xiamen is located at the southeast end of Fujian Province, bordering Jinmen Island in the east, Longhai City in the south and Nan 'an City, Anxi County, Changtai County and Longhai City on land.

Xiamen consists of Xiamen Island, Gulangyu Island, Haicang Peninsula on the west coast, Jimei Peninsula on the north coast, Xiang 'an Peninsula on the east coast, Dalong Island, Tongan Island and Jiulong River inland, with a land area of 1699.39 square kilometers and a sea area of more than 390 square kilometers. Xiamen, a major city in southern Fujian, speaks Minnan dialect and is called Xiamen-Zhang Quan-Minnan Golden Triangle Economic Zone with Zhangzhou and Quanzhou.