Xiamen, referred to as "Xiamen" or "Heron", also known as Ludao, is a sub-provincial city in Fujian Province, a city with separate plans, a China Special Economic Zone approved by the State Council, an important central city, port and scenic tourist city in the southeast coast.
Xiamen consists of Xiamen Peninsula, Gulangyu Island and many small islands, reefs and Tongan, Jimei, Haicang, Xiang 'an, Xinglin Bay, Maluan Bay and Tongan Bay, with a land area of 1699.39 square kilometers and a sea area of about 390 square kilometers. Among them, Xiamen Island covers an area of about 157.76 square kilometers (including Gulangyu Island) and is the fourth largest island in Fujian Province, with a coastline of about 234 kilometers.
Xiamen is dominated by coastal plains, terraces and hills. Xiamen's topography inclines from northwest to southeast, and there are various types of topography, including Zhongshan, low mountains, high hills, low hills, terraces, plains and beaches. There are many middle and low mountains in the northwest, among which Genting Mountain, located at the junction of Tongan and Anxi, is the highest mountain in the city with an altitude of 1 175.2 meters.
Xiamen has a subtropical maritime monsoon climate, which is mild and rainy. The annual average temperature is about 2 1 degree, with no severe cold in winter and no intense heat in summer. The annual average rainfall is about 1200mm, with the maximum rainfall from May to August every year. The wind force is generally 3-4, and the dominant wind force is the northeast wind.