Xiamen, Fujian

China

Xiamen, Fujian shares 253 connections with 5668 other places across 25 topics, spanning government policy, history, nature, and military affairs. Designated one of China's first four special economic zones in 1980, the city became a gateway for overseas Chinese investment. Strong cross-strait ties to Taiwan and Japan reflect the 1958 Taiwan Strait Crisis and sustained trade. Gulangyu Island and the gongfu (kung fu) tea ceremony, a tradition Xiamen helped originate, extend the city's reach into Southeast Asian cultural networks.