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厦门介绍//A survey of Xiamen |
厦门是中国最早设立的经济特区之一, 是国家计划单列城市，享有省一级经济管理权限和地方立法权。全市总面积1565平方公里，总人口200万人。创办特区以来，厦门经济取得了飞跃发展，国内生产总值(GDP)年均增速达到18.5%，人均GDP超过USD5000，城市综合竞争力位居全国第五。
作为一座美丽的海港风景旅游城市，厦门四季常青、夏无酷暑、冬无严寒，年均气温21℃，非常适合居家旅行。白鹭是厦门市鸟，凤凰树是市树，三角梅是市花。厦门的著名景观有：鼓浪洞天、皓月雄风、菽庄藏海、胡里炮王、大轮梵天、五老凌霄、万石涵翠、太平石笑、云顶观日、金山松石、虎溪夜月、金榜钓矶、鸿山织雨、筼筜月色、天界晓钟、东渡飞虹、东环望海、青礁慈济、鳌园春晖、北山龙潭等名景。
厦门市位于中国东南沿海福建省，地处我国长江三角洲与珠江三角洲经济发达地区的中间连接地带。与台湾隔海相望。
拥有"国际花园城市"、"国家卫生城市"、"国家园林城市"、"国家环保模范城市"、"中国优秀旅游城市"和"全国十佳人居城市"、"联合国人居奖"、"全国文明城市"称号的魅力厦门热情迎接您的到来..... |
Xiamen is located on the southeastern coast of China and to the west of Taiwan Strait,covers a total area of 1,565 square kilometers and has a permanent population of 2.2 million.It has been famed as a hometown of overseas Chinese with 350,000 overseas Chinese of Xiamen descent.To date, more than 70% of the population in Taiwan trace their origins to South Fujian Province.
Xiamen,a traditional trading port,is one of the first four Special Economic Zones in China.After 20 year's rapid development,Xiamen boasts the most vibrant economy in China's southeast coast.GDP has increased at an average rate of 18% since 1980 and GDP per capita reached 5700 USD in 2002,ranking top among Chinese cities;now Xiamen has become one of the most important ports in China for international trade and cross-Straits trade.Dubbed "China's coziest city" for Xiamen has a pleasant climate,picturesque views and clean and tidy environment.In 2002,Xiamen received the Gold Medal at the "International Nations in Bloom" competition in Stuttgart,Germany.
awards have included "National Sanitary City", "National Garden City", "National Model City for Environmental Protection", "National Excellence in Tourism" and "National Top 10 Most Livable Cities".
Xiamen is known as a famous tourist destination in China as well as all over the world. Xiamen has been a hot destination for foreign investment. By the end of 2003,6088 foreign-invested projects have been approved with a total contractual value of USD20.79 billionof which USD13.39 billion has been paid. Xiamen is one of mainland's major cities which has tight linkages with oversea areas: Enjoying historical and traditional bonds with Taiwan,Hong Kong, Macao and Southeast Asia countries.
Besides , Xiamen has direct flights to Bangkok, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Macao, Manila, Osaka, Penang, and Singapore now, Xiamen is to be built into a "modern international scenic port city" and a center of trade, tourism, transportation and logistics on the southeastern coast of China..
Now Xiamen has established relationships of sister cities with Wellington of New-Zealand,Cardiff of England , Baltimore from the United States , Cebu of Philippine , Maroochy of Australian , Penang of Malaysia ,Guadalajara of Mexico etc., and established trade relationships with more than 80 countries and regions in the world .
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