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Modern high-rise buildings line the waterfront at the harbor in Xiamen, China, with a tall glass tower prominent near the center and boats visible on the water in front.
Xiamen Harbour Xiamen Harbour, Xiamen, Fujian province, China.

Xiamen

China
Also known as: Amoy, Hsia-men
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Xiamen, city and port, southeastern Fujian sheng (province), China. It is situated on the southwestern coast of Xiamen (Amoy) Island in Xiamen Harbour (an inlet of the Taiwan Strait), the estuary of the Jiulong River. Known as the “garden on the sea,” it has an excellent harbour sheltered by a number of offshore islands, the most important of which, Quemoy (Pinyin: Jinmen; Wade-Giles: Chin-men), in the mouth of the estuary, has remained a fortress in...

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