Xiamen Bay
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Xiamen Bay, formerly known as Amoy Bay, is a partially enclosed bay off the coast of Xiamen in China's Fujian Province. It is bound by the Kinmen Islands and the Taiwan Strait.[1]
| Xiamen Bay | |||||||||||||
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Xiamen Bay near Kah Kee Park in Xiamen's Jimei District | |||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 廈門灣 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 厦门湾 | ||||||||||||
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Geography
Economy
Xiamen Bay is an important economic region for Xiamen as well as the whole of Fujian Province.[4] The bay has numerous port, transport infrastructure, shipbuilding and petrochemical industries.[5] The local government has set up various development areas such as the Xiamen Bay Photoelectric Industrial City to promote economic development.[5]
Due to rapid economic development and industrialization in Xiamen, the bay has been tested for traces of heavy metal contamination.[3][6]