Xiamen is located in East China, on the southeastern coast of Fujian Province.

Xiamen City, referred to as "Xia" or "Lu", also known as Ludao, is a prefecture-level city, sub-provincial city, separately planned city, type I large city, and second-tier city under the jurisdiction of Fujian Province. It is approved by the State Council Identified special economic zones in China and important central cities, ports and scenic tourist cities on the southeast coast. Xiamen City is located in East China and the southeastern coast of Fujian Province. In the lower right corner of the China map, the terrain is dominated by coastal plains, tablelands and hills. It has a south subtropical maritime monsoon climate, which is mild and rainy.

In ancient times, Xiamen Island was the habitat of egrets, so it was also called "Egret Island". During the Western Jin Dynasty, Tong'an County was established, and in the 27th year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1394), Xiamen City was built. In 1935, Xiamen City was established. In 1980, the Xiamen Special Economic Zone was established with the approval of the State Council. In 1988, Xiamen City was approved by the State Council as a city under separate state planning. In 1994, Xiamen City was promoted to a sub-provincial city.

Xiamen City has won the "United Nations Habitat Award" and is also a national comprehensive supporting reform pilot zone, a national logistics hub, a southeast international shipping center, a component of the China (Fujian) Free Trade Pilot Zone, and a national marine economy It is a development demonstration zone, a cross-strait emerging industry and modern service industry cooperation demonstration zone, a cross-strait regional financial service center and a cross-strait trade center; it is a national civilized city, a national cultural and ecological reserve, a national sanitary city, and a national ecological garden city.

Xiamen’s geographical environment

The terrain of Xiamen is dominated by coastal plains, terraces and hills. The terrain of Xiamen slopes from northwest to southeast, and the terrain consists of various types, including middle mountains, low mountains, high hills, low hills, terraces, plains, tidal flats, etc. There are many medium and low mountains in the northwest. Among them, Yunding Mountain, located at the junction of Tong'an and Anxi, has an altitude of 1175.2 meters, making it the highest mountain in the city.

From northwest to southeast, Xiamen is distributed with high hills, low hills, terraces, sea plains and tidal flats. To the south is Xiamen Island and Gulangyu Island. Yunding Mountain is the highest peak in Xiamen City, Yunding Rock is the highest peak on Xiamen Island, and Sunlight Rock is the highest peak on Gulangyu Island.

In its long geological history, Xiamen has experienced many crustal movements and many seawater advances and retreats. The first-level terraces with an altitude of 5-10 meters above sea level on Xiamen Island were exposed to the sea about 6,000 years ago. The rocks on Yundingyan (more than 100 million years old) retain obvious sea erosion. Xiamen's geological structure is located on the eastern edge of the East Fujian volcanic fault and southwest of the southeastern Fujian coastal metamorphic zone. It belongs to the seismic zone of China's southeastern coast. The building earthquake-proof design standard is 7.5.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Xiamen City