What must I visit in Xiamen?

Xiamen must-see attractions: Gulangyu Island, Shiwan Botanical Garden, Hu Lishan Fort, Nanputuo Temple, Zengcuo, etc.

1. Xiamen, which belongs to Fujian Province, is also called Ludao, or Xiamen Heron for short. It is a sub-provincial city, a special economic zone, an important central city in the southeast coast, a port and a scenic tourist city. Xiamen is located at the southeast end of Fujian Province, bordering Zhangzhou in the west, Nan 'an and Jinjiang in the north, and Dajinmen and Dadan Island across the sea in the southeast. It is a major city in southern Fujian. Together with Zhangzhou and Quanzhou, it is also called Xiamen-Zhang Quan Minnan Golden Triangle Economic Zone.

2. 1980,10 On June 7, the establishment of special economic zones was approved, and Xiamen was successively approved to develop and open the national comprehensive reform pilot zone (referred to as the "new special zone") and the free trade pilot zone. Xiamen has become a cross-strait cooperation demonstration zone for emerging industries and modern service industries, a southeast international shipping center, a cross-strait regional financial service center and a cross-strait trade center. 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. 2 1 century, Xiamen has gradually become a modern international port scenic tourist city, with world cultural heritage and the first batch of national 5A-level tourist attractions-Gulangyu Island.

In 3.20 17, the permanent population of Xiamen was 40 1 10,000, and the registered population of the whole city was 2310.03 million. February 20 18 was rated as the 22nd best business city in Chinese mainland in 20 18 and the 9th best tourist destination city in China in 20 18.

Xiamen consists of Xiamen Island, Gulangyu Island and many small islands, Tongan, Jimei, Haicang and Xiang 'an, with a land area of 1699.39 square kilometers and a sea area of more than 300 square kilometers. Xiamen Island, with an area of about 132.5 square kilometers, is the fourth largest island in Fujian Province with a coastline of about 234 kilometers.

4. Xiamen is located in the southeast of Fujian Province, the southeast coast of China, where the Jiulong River enters the sea, backed by Zhangzhou and Quanzhou Plain, and close to the Taiwan Province Strait. The whole coastline twists and turns, with a total length of 234 kilometers The harbor is wide and deep, and it is not frozen all year round. It is a natural harbor with superior conditions and vertical and horizontal straits. It has always been an important port for foreign trade along the southeast coast of China. Xiamen Port has a number of ports and productive berths, and has become the largest first-class port in China and one of the top container ports in the world 17.

5. The topography of Xiamen is dominated by coastal plains, terraces and hills. Xiamen's topography inclines from northwest to southeast, and there are various types of topography, including Zhongshan, low mountains, high hills, low hills, terraces, plains and beaches. There are many middle and low mountains in the northwest, among which Genting Mountain, located at the junction of Tongan and Anxi, is the highest mountain in the city with an altitude of 1 175.2 meters. From northwest to southeast, there are high hills, low hills, terraces, marine plains and beaches in turn, and Xiamen Island and Gulangyu Island in the south. Genting Mountain is the highest peak in Xiamen, Genting Rock is the highest peak in Xiamen Island, and Sunlight Rock is the highest peak in Gulangyu Island.

6. Xiamen sea area includes Xiamen Port, Waigang District, Maluan Bay, Tongan Bay, Jiulong River Estuary and East Waterway. There are islands such as Dajinmen, Xiaojinmen, Dadan and Erdan outside Xiamen Port, and there are island barriers such as Xiamen Island and Gulangyu Island inside. It is a natural harbor with a winding coastline, with a total length of 234 kilometers, including 43 kilometers of deep-water coastline 12 Mi Yue, and about 27 kilometers of deep-water coastline suitable for port construction. Islands are all over the port area, surrounded by mountains, and the harbor is wide and deep, and it is not frozen all year round. It is a natural port with superior conditions in the Strait and an important port for foreign trade in the southeast coast of China in history.