China has more than a hundred cities with populations over a million. If asked to name cities in China, most people outside of China would probably say Shanghai, Beijing, Xian, or Guangzhou (once known as Canton).
Mike Conklin, in a special to the Tribune Newspapers, reveals a rare gem in Xiamen, China—a southeast port across the Taiwan Straits from Taiwan.
Xiamen skyline at night
One of China’s top universities is located in Xiamen with about 30,000 students along with a half dozen other colleges.
Xiamen’s beaches
Besides great beaches and “CLEAN AIR”, the population is environmentally conscious and prices are low. Two years ago, the Central Chinese government planned to build a chemical plant in Xianmen. Students took to the streets in peaceful protest and more than a million text messages were sent objecting to the chemical plant. The central government changed its plans—meaning no chemical plant was built in or near Xiamen. Source: Chicago Tribune
Discover China’s ancient capital, Xian.
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Lloyd Lofthouse is the award-winning author of My Splendid Concubine [3rd edition]. When you love a Chinese woman, you marry her family and culture too. This is the love story Sir Robert Hart did not want the world to discover.
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