Siming | |
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 Location of Siming in Xiamen | |
 Xiamen in Fujian | |
| Coordinates:24°26′44″N118°04′58″E / 24.4456°N 118.0827°E /24.4456; 118.0827 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Fujian |
| Sub-provincial city | Xiamen |
| Area | |
• Total | 76 km2 (29 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 1,073,315 |
| • Density | 14,000/km2 (37,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 361001 |
| Area code | 0592 |
| Website | http://www.siming.gov.cn |
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| Chinese | 思明 | ||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Missing theMing[1] | ||||||||||||
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| Central District | |||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 中心區 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 中心区 | ||||||||||||
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| Xiangyang | |||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 向陽 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 向阳 | ||||||||||||
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Siming District is anurban district of the city ofXiamen,Fujian province, China. It includes the territory of the old town of Xiamen and the government offices of the modernsub-provincial city.
Siming occupies the southern half ofXiamen Island. It also includesGulangyu Island to its southwest. The sheltered Yundang Bay(篔簹港) responsible for old Xiamen's prized harbor was converted into a lake in the 20th century by the addition of landfill from construction.
The modern Siming District includes the territory of the old town of Xiamen, which had its harbor in the sheltered Yundang Bay. The town took the name "Siming" for a brief period in the earlyQing when it was occupied by theSouthern Ming loyalistKoxinga, who used it from 1650 as a base to launch attacks on theManchu drive southwards. He abandoned the island in favor ofTaiwan when he defeated theDutch there. The Qing held the city from the early 1660s, restoring its former name.Gulangyu Island, now part of the district, developed as a foreign enclave after Xiamen became atreaty port atthe end of theFirst Opium War in 1842. After thefall of the Qing in 1912, theRepublic of China organized the area around Xiamen asSimingCounty.[2] It was renamed theCentralDistrict in October 1945 after its reconquest from theJapanese. Following its capture by theCommunists at the end of theChinese Civil War, it was renamedSiming District in 1950. In April 1953, its "district bureau" (区公所) administration was upgraded to a "people's government" (人民政府). As part of theCultural Revolution, it was renamedXiangyang District from August 1966 to October 1979. Along withHuli District to its north, Siming District formed one of the first fourspecial economic zones for foreign investment and trade established byDeng Xiaoping'sOpening Up Policy in the early 1980s.Gulangyu Island andKaiyuan District were merged into Siming in May 2003.
Before the merge, Siming originally had five local government street offices (街道办事处):
The above five were divided into 58 residential committees (居委会) and two villages, Zengcuo'an (曾厝垵,Tsan-tshu-uann) and Huangcuo (黄厝,Ng-tshu). Xiagang Street was originally a district in 1950.
Today, Siming has ten street offices (街道办事处):
These street offices are divided into 95 residential committees (社区居委会).
Xiamen Bluebird Cartoon Company (厦门青鸟动画有限公司动画有限公司), which makes theXingXing Fox cartoon, is headquartered in the Amoy Software Park 2 (厦门软件园二期) in Siming District.[3]
