X-Nico

4 unusual facts about Xiamen


Aldo Miccio

In 1998 he began his own clothing and giftware company, Bissi, which now has offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Hong Kong and Xiamen, China.

Dalongdong

The name was once again changed in 1802 (7th year of Jiaqing Emperor), by settlers from Tong'an District in Xiamen who change the name to "Dalongtong" (大隆同).

Reamde

With information Zula obtains from her employer, they travel to Xiamen, PRC to track down those behind Reamde and kill them.

SuperStar Aquarius

Her itineraries include one-night high sea cruises and occasionally, two-night cruises to Xiamen and Haikou, China.


Air China

Some international routes operate from Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Dubai, Hangzhou, Kunming and Xiamen.

Ethnic Chinese in Belize

Recruitment of workers from China was facilitated by the colonial governor John Gardiner Austin, who had previously served as a labour broker in Xiamen, Fujian on China's southeast coast.

Fujian Tulou

Since the opening of the high-speed Longyan–Xiamen Railway (June 2012), travelers are able to reach Longyan from Xiamen in 45 minutes; there is direct service from Fuzhou and Shanghai as well.

Galathea expeditions

The Galathea proceeded to Southeast Asia, calling at Penang, Singapore, Batavia, and Manila before heading for the Chinese coast and visiting Hong Kong, Macau, Canton, Amoy, and Shanghai.

Gaoqi

Gaoqi Railway Station, formerly known as Xiamen North Railway Station, train station in Huli District of Xiamen City, near the above-mentioned airport

Haicang

Haicang District (海沧区), in the municipal region of Xiamen, Fujian, China

Haicang Town (海沧镇), in Haicang District, Xiamen, Fujian, China

Ji Shengde

In June 1999 he was removed from his post after being implicated in the Lai Changxing smuggling scandal centered on the Fujian port of Xiamen.

Matthew Monahan

Monahan has shown his sculptures at various galleries, collections, and museums, including the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art, the Chinese European Art Center in Xiamen, Bureau Stedelijk in Amsterdam, The National Center for Art in St. Petersburg, Russia, the Royal Academy and the Saatchi Gallery in London, and Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, The Stedelijk Museum and the Fries Museum, all in the Netherlands.

Nilo Alcala

Bangkok Voices – "Song of Dawn" (2006) – commissioned by the Bangkok Voices in Thailand for the World Choir Games Musica Contemporanea Category held in Xiamen, China, 2006.

Tan Kah Kee

In recognition of Tan's contributions to education and society throughout his lifetime, there are places and establishments in China and Southeast Asia named after Tan or built to commemorate him, including: the Tan Kah Kee Memorial Museum in Tan's hometown of Jimei, Xiamen, Fujian; the Tan Kah Kee Foundation, which offers postgraduate scholarships; the Tan Kah Kee MRT Station along the Downtown MRT Line in Singapore.

Zhangpu Railway Station

Zhangpu Railway Station is a future railway station on the Xiamen–Shenzhen Railway, currently under construction.


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