Xiang'an District

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Xiang'an District
翔安区
—  District  —
Xiang'an is located in Fujian
Xiang'an
Location in Fujian
Coordinates: 24°37′07″N 118°14′53″E / 24.61861°N 118.24806°E / 24.61861; 118.24806Coordinates: 24°37′07″N 118°14′53″E / 24.61861°N 118.24806°E / 24.61861; 118.24806
Country People's Republic of China
Province Fujian
Sub-provincial city Xiamen
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)

Xiang'an District (simplified Chinese: 翔安区; traditional Chinese: 翔安區; pinyin: Xiáng'ān Qū) is a district of Xiamen, People's Republic of China, covering the city's easternmost mainland territory.

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[edit] History

Xiang'an District was created out of five towns (鎮) of Tong'an District in May 2003:

[edit] Transport

Xiamen city is constructing the Xiamen Xiang'an Tunnel which is about 9 kilometres long. This includes 5.95 kilometres of the tunnel under water.[1] It starts from Wutong of Xiamen Island and terminates at Xibin, Xiang'an District, Xiamen. It is scheduled to be completed by 2009.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ News
  2. ^ People's Daily Online - Construction of the 1st undersea tunnel starts

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See also: Fujian
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