How to distinguish Xiamen Island from Xiamen Island?

There are only two districts in Xiamen Island, and it is easy to distinguish them inside and outside the island. The island is Huli District and Siming District. There are Haicang District, jimei district, Tongan District and Xiang 'an District outside the island.

Kulunsu, Kaiyuan District and Siming District have been listed as Siming District. But Gulangyu is an island. This area is outside Xiamen Island, but it belongs to Siming District administratively.

Living on or off Xiamen Island was once the basis for judging a person's living standard in Xiamen. What is even more exaggerated is that, until today, Xiamen is still just an island in many people's cognition. One of the reasons behind this is the uneven development inside and outside Xiamen Island.

According to the data of "A Brief Analysis of the Development of the Permanent Population in Xiamen", the permanent population on the island (Huli and Siming District) accounts for 52.2% of the total population of Xiamen, and the population size is close to saturation, so it is urgent to speed up the integration process inside and outside the island.

Living outside the island and working on the island have become the choices of more and more people. This phenomenon is largely due to the low cost of living outside the island and the high income on the island.

Extended data

The sea area between Xiamen Island and Haicang Peninsula is called Xiamen West Port, which is the earliest port for trading vessels entering and leaving Xiamen Wharf. The highest mountain on the island is Genting Rock, with an altitude of 339.6 meters. Because of the zoning reasons, the earliest Xiamen only refers to Xiamen Island, while the generalized Xiamen area now includes Haicang, Xinglin, Jimei, Tongan, Xiang 'an, Dalai Island, Gulangyu and other islands.

There are many busy streets in the southwest of Xiamen Island, such as Lujiang Road, Xiahe Road and Zhongshan Road in Xiamen. Because the surrounding land is scarce, many surrounding roads are made by digging holes in the mountains and reclamation. There are famous Huandao Road and Wuyuan Bay in the northeast of the island, which is one of the main tourist areas and central business districts in Xiamen.

Xiamen Port is dotted with islands and surrounded by mountains. The harbor is wide and deep, and it is not frozen all year round. 10,000-ton ships can freely enter and leave Xiamen Port without being affected by tides. It is a natural harbor with superior conditions.

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