Amoy Harbor
The Port of Xiamen or Port of Amoy or Amoy Port is an important deep water port located on Xiamen Island, the adjacent mainland coast, and along the estuary of the Jiulong River in southern Fujian, China.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Harbor
- Description: Port in People’s Republic of China
- Also known as: “Amoy Chiang”, “Hsia-men Chiang”, “Hsia-men Chiang-k’ou”, “Hsia-men Kang”, “Hsia-men Kong”, “Hsia-men Wan”, “Port of Xiamen”, and “Xiamen Gang”
Places of Interest
Highlights include South Putuo Temple and Overseas Chinese Museum.
South Putuo Temple
South Putuo or Nanputuo is a famous Buddhist temple founded in the Tang dynasty in the Chinese city of Xiamen. It is so named because it is south of the Buddhist holy site Mount Putuo in Zhejiang Province. South Putuo Temple is situated 3 km northeast of Amoy Harbor.
Overseas Chinese Museum
Museum
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Overseas Chinese Museum is situated 3 km north of Amoy Harbor.
Hulishan Cannon Fort
Fort
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Hulishan Cannon Fort is situated 3 km northeast of Amoy Harbor.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gulangyu and Gulangyu.
Gulangyu
Gulangyu is an island in Xiamen, a few minutes by ferry from downtown. It has a population around 17,000 and an area of about 2 km². It was a foreign enclave from the 1840s until the 1930s, and is now a residential suburb, a major tourist area, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Gulangyu
Suburb
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Gulangyu is a suburb, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Amoy Harbor.
Zhonghua
Suburb
Zhonghua Subdistrict is a township-level division of the Siming District of Xiamen, Fujian Province, China. Zhonghua is situated 4 km north of Amoy Harbor.
Amoy Harbor
- Categories: port and transportation
- Location: Fujian, East China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
Discover Amoy Harbor from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Amoy Harbor” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “Ē-mn̂g-káng”
- Chinese: “厦门港”
- Chinese: “廈門港”
- French: “port de Xiamen”
- French: “Port de Xiamen”
- German: “Hafen von Xiamen”
- Hebrew: “נמל שיאמן”
- Japanese: “廈門港”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Ē-mn̂g-káng”
- Min Nan Chinese: “厦门港”
- Min Nan Chinese: “廈門港”
- Ukrainian: “Порт Сяме́нь”
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