Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,587,220,355 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Xiamen

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.01 sec.
Xiamen (shyä`mŭn`) or Amoy (ämoi`), city (1994 est. pop. 458,000), S Fujian prov., China, on Xiamen island, at the mouth of the Jiulong River. It has an excellent natural harbor and is connected to the mainland by a railroad (built 1957) that crosses on a dike. Fishing, shipbuilding, food processing, and tanning are the major industries; machine tools and chemicals are also manufactured. Xiamen has been designated a special economic development city, in part because of its key position across the Taiwan Strait from Taiwan. Opposite Xiamen proper, across the inner harbor, is the island of Gulangxu, the former foreign settlement and a fine residential section. Xiamen was one of the earliest seats of European commerce in China, with Portuguese (16th cent.) and Dutch (17th cent.) establishments. It was captured (1841) by the British in the Opium War Opium Wars, 1839–42 and 1856–60, two wars between China and Western countries. The first was between Great Britain and China. Early in the 19th cent.
..... Click the link for more information.  and became a treaty port treaty port, port opened to foreign trade by a treaty. The term is usually confined to ports in those countries that formerly strongly objected to foreign trade or attempted altogether to exclude it. Thus it is used especially in reference to Japan and China.
..... Click the link for more information.  in 1842. It was long a Chinese port of emigration, mainly to SE Asia. Xiamen Univ. is there.
How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link 		Feedback
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Encyclopedia browser?   Full browser?
No references found
 
9, 2009 (CENS)--With the imminent signing of the financial memorandum of understanding (MOU) late this month between Taiwan and China, the Xiamen City Government has declared to promote a 2009-2015 financial development project to attract more Taiwanese financial institutions to set up shop in Xiamen.
Xiamen project aims to draw financial operators from Taiwan by The Taiwan Economic News
Tokyo, Sept 25, 2009 - (JCN) - Dentsu and the Ministry of Education of the People's ROC hosts the 4th Advertising Education Seminars at Xiamen University in Fujian, China, with the support of the China Scholarship Council from September 24 to 26, introducing the latest industry trends to 500 advertising faculty members and students throughout China.
Dentsu and China's Ministry of Education Host 4th Advertising ... by JCNN News Summaries
China's Wu Weihuang shot a one-under-par 71 to take a four-stroke victory over fellow locals Alex Wu Ashun and Zhou Jun in the Dell Championship in Xiamen on Sunday.
China golfer Wu wins in Xiamen by AFP / AFP Global Edition
 
 
 
Encyclopedia
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.