Jimei District
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Jimei District (Chinese: 集美区 Pinyin: JíMěi Qū) is one of six districts in Xiamen Municipality, Fujian province, China. Founded in 1992, with an area of 270 km2, in 2003 it gained some territory in a reorganistaion of district governments.
The total local resident population is 280,000.[1] Jimei District has a rich history and vibrant culture. It hosts modern facilities such as universities, a culture center, cinema, stadium, library and culture square.
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[edit] Administration
[edit] Street Committee (街道, jiedao)
- Jimei
- Xinglin
- Qiaoying
[edit] Town (镇, zhen)
- Xinglin
- Guankou
- Houxi
[edit] Transportation
Xiamen Bridge and the 2008 Jimei Bridge connect Jimei to Xiamen island. The former was for long the only mainland gateway to the Xiamen Special Economic Zone.[2]
[edit] Education
Jimei is the educational hub of Xiamen with over 90 years of history. The famous overseas Chinese, Chen Jiageng, established the Jimei Educational Institution. This is a complete educational system which consists of kindergarten, primary school, middle school to high school. He was also influential in the establishment of universities such as Jimei University and Huaqiao University. [3]
[edit] Economy
Jimei, now together with the built-up core of the former Xinglin district, is one of the districts in the Xiamen municipal region targeted at Taiwanese investments. In the last ten years, economic activity has grown substantially in Jimei. It is a hub for services, basic and manufacturing industries. Jimei District attracted 610 foreign investment projects with value of US$2.693 billion. The total GDP of the district reached 8.335 billion yuan.
It now has the north industrial area, Xingbie industrial area, Guangnan industrial area, Central Asia industrial area and Xingna Industrial area. [1]
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- http://www.jimei.gov.cn/ Jimei Government Website (Chinese)
- http://www.xm.gov.cn/ Xiamen Government Website
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