Welcome to Xiamen! Brief IntroductionvXiamen, the second largest city in Fujian province.vAs one of the five earliest special economic zones, with heavy investment from Taiwan and Hong Kong, it has been a city growing in strength. GeographyvXiamen is situated on the southeast coast of Fujian Province and at the estuary of Jiulong River.vIt is administered as a sub-provincial city of Fujian province with an area of 1,573.16 square kilometers.vXiamen and the surrounding southern Fujian countryside are the ancestral home to large communities of overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia and Taiwan. GeographyPopulation & NationalitiesvThe total population stood at 3.6 million (10/2009).vThe main nationalities: Han, Hui, Miao, Zhuang, Gaoshan and so on.vReligion: Buddhism, Christianity, Islamism, Catholicism. climatevSubtropical monsoon climate.vAnnual average temperature is 21 .vTyphoon lasts from July to September (4-5 times).vSpring-like weather in four seasons.vYearly average rainfall is up to 1200mm. Scenic spotvGulangyu IslandvNanputuo TemplevXiamen UniversityvRiyuegu Hot SpringsvWanshiyan vJimeiGulangyu IslandGulangyu IslandvGulangyu, separated from Xiamen by the 500-metre-wide Egret River, with an area of 1.77 square kilometres, enjoys a title Garden on the Sea. vMany well-preserved island with a variety of Chinese and foreign architectural styles of buildings,is called “The exhibition of World Architecture”.Gate GateChen Jiageng 陈嘉庚Celebrated AlumniLu Xun鲁迅鲁迅Lin Yutang林语堂林语堂Chenning Franklin Yang杨振宁杨振宁Nanputuo TempleBaicheng city beach 白城沙滩Huli Ancient Fortress 胡里山炮台The jiageng buildings 嘉庚楼群Luxun Museum 鲁迅纪念馆Built south hall 建南大礼堂Zhong Linmei square 钟林美广场Qunxian buildings 群贤楼群The lotus lake 芙蓉湖Valley Of Love 情人谷FoodvXiamen cuisine represents that of the whole of Fujian. It is one of the eight most famous Chinese cooking styles. vIt is famous for seafood, herbal dishes, Putuo vegetable dishes and local snacks. the crabshrimpshellfish.fishCharacteristics Snacks Thin Noodles Paste (面线糊） Nanputuo vegetarium dishes（南普陀素菜）Satay Noodles（沙茶面）Characteristics SnacksFujian Pie （福建馅饼）Thanks for your listening! Thank you for your listening!