The standard of new first-tier cities is to classify them according to the comprehensive evaluation of plasticity indicators such as urban population activity, concentration of commercial resources and lifestyle. Xiamen is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Fujian Province, an important regional central city and transportation hub station in Fujian Province, which is located in the southeast coastal area of China and has a very advantageous geographical position. At present, Xiamen is developing very well and at a fast speed.
However, Xiamen is a small city with a small population. Although the people are rich, the financial industry is developed, and the business in the main city is prosperous, the size of the city is far from the overall size of all new first-tier cities, so the latest ranking has to be downgraded to the second-tier, but this will not have any impact on Xiamen's own urban status. This is just a question of city size, which has nothing to do with basic economic strength.
The Historical Evolution of Xiamen
Xiamen Island was the habitat of egrets in ancient times, so it was also called "Egret Island". It was located in Tongan County in the Western Jin Dynasty, and Xiamen City was built in the twenty-seventh year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1394). 1935 Xiamen was established, 1980 Xiamen Special Economic Zone was established with the approval of the State Council, 1988 Xiamen was approved as a city under separate state planning by the State Council, and 1994 Xiamen was promoted to a sub-provincial city.
June 20 10, the State Council approved the expansion of Xiamen Special Economic Zone to the whole city of Xiamen. 20 14 12 the State Council decided to set up China (Fujian) Pilot Free Trade Zone, of which Xiamen is located with an area of 43.78 square kilometers. From June 5438 to June 2023 10, the Fujian Provincial Government officially approved the establishment of a provincial marine high-tech industrial park in Xiamen, named "Xiamen Marine High-tech Industrial Park". ?
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Xiamen