Xiamen is located at 1 18 04' 04 "east longitude and 24 26' 46" north latitude. Located in the southeast coast of China-the southeast of Fujian Province, where the Jiulong River enters the sea, it is backed by Zhangzhou and Quanzhou Plain, close to the Taiwan Province Strait, facing the Golden Gate Islands, and facing Bao Dao and Penghu Islands in Taiwan Province Province across the sea. In ancient times, it was called "Ludao" because egrets lived there. During the period of rejuvenating Song Taiping, rice was produced on the island, also known as "Jiahe Island". In the Ming dynasty, it was called Zhongzuo House. American President Nixon once praised Xiamen as "Hawaii of the East". At present, Xiamen consists of Xiamen Island, Gulangyu Island, some coastal areas on the northern shore of the inland Jiulong River and Tongan. It is divided into six administrative regions: Siming, Huli, Jimei, Haicang, Tongan and Xiang 'an, among which Siming and Huli are located in Xiamen Island. Xiamen, with a land area of 1565.09 square kilometers and a sea area of more than 300 square kilometers, is an international seaport scenic city. Xiamen is located in the subtropical zone, with pleasant climate, beautiful scenery and clean environment all year round, so it has special honors such as "International Garden City", "National Sanitary City", "National Garden City", "National Environmental Protection Model City", "China Excellent Tourism City", "Top Ten Living Cities in China", "United Nations Habitat Award" and "National Civilized City". In 2009, Xiamen ranked 23rd in the list of comprehensive competitiveness of cities in China. Among them: open competitiveness ranks seventh in the country. Environmental competitiveness ranks sixth in the country. National ranking of infrastructure competitiveness 10. In 2009, in the ranking of urban per capita GDP in China, Xiamen ranked 14 in the whole country and 1 in Fujian province. Xiamen is located at 1 18 04' 04 "east longitude and 24 26' 46" north latitude. Located in the southeast coast of China-the southeast of Fujian Province, where the Jiulong River enters the sea, it is backed by Zhangzhou and Quanzhou Plain, close to the Taiwan Province Strait, facing the Golden Gate Islands, and facing Bao Dao and Penghu Islands in Taiwan Province Province across the sea. In ancient times, it was called "Ludao" because egrets lived there. During the period of rejuvenating Song Taiping, rice was produced on the island, also known as "Jiahe Island". In the Ming dynasty, it was called Zhongzuo House. US President Nixon once praised Xiamen as "Hawaii of the East". At present, Xiamen consists of Xiamen Island, Gulangyu Island, some coastal areas on the northern shore of the inland Jiulong River and Tongan. It is divided into six administrative regions: Siming, Huli, Jimei, Haicang, Tongan and Xiang 'an, among which Siming and Huli are located in Xiamen Island. Xiamen, with a land area of 1565.09 square kilometers and a sea area of more than 300 square kilometers, is an international seaport scenic city. Xiamen is located in the subtropical zone, with pleasant climate, beautiful scenery and clean environment all year round, so it has special honors such as "International Garden City", "National Sanitary City", "National Garden City", "National Environmental Protection Model City", "China Excellent Tourism City", "Top Ten Living Cities in China", "United Nations Habitat Award" and "National Civilized City". In 2009, Xiamen ranked 23rd in the list of comprehensive competitiveness of cities in China. Among them: open competitiveness ranks seventh in the country. Environmental competitiveness ranks sixth in the country. National ranking of infrastructure competitiveness 10. In 2009, Xiamen ranked 14 in the national ranking and 1 in Fujian.