Xiamen is a modern metropolis by the beautiful Xiamen Bay, a city with the homiest ambience in southeast China. The city is one of the five Special Economic Zones in China, facing Taiwan across the sea. Xiamen, an island of green hills and beautiful gardens, enjoys a mild, pleasant subtropical climate featuring warm winter and cool summer, with an average annual temperature of 21ºC. The city has been awarded a string of honours, including the “UN Habitat Scroll of Honour” award and the “Nations in Bloom” award. Former U.S. President Richard Nixon hailed Xiamen as the “Hawaii of the East”.

The integration of the indigenous Southern Fujian (Minnan) culture with Western culture has resulted in a unique cityscape. The dynamic and vibrant city life and delightful living environment in Xiamen have made the city one of the world’s best places to live, study and work.