Siming, Xiamen

Siming
思明
Location of Siming in Xiamen
Location of Siming in Xiamen
Xiamen in Fujian
Xiamen in Fujian
Coordinates: 24°26′44″N 118°04′58″E / 24.4456°N 118.0827°E / 24.4456; 118.0827
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceFujian
Sub-provincial cityXiamen
Area
 • Total
76 km2 (29 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 census)
 • Total
1,073,315
 • Density14,000/km2 (37,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
361001
Area code0592
Websitehttp://www.siming.gov.cn
Siming
Chinese思明
Literal meaningMissing the Ming[1]
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinSīmíng
Wade–GilesSsu-ming
Southern Min
Hokkien POJSi-bêng / Su-bêng
Former names
Central District
Traditional Chinese中心區
Simplified Chinese中心区
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōngxīn Qū
Wade–GilesChung-hsin Ch‘ü
Southern Min
Hokkien POJTiong-sin Khu
Xiangyang
Traditional Chinese向陽
Simplified Chinese向阳
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXiàngyáng
Wade–GilesHsiang-yang
Southern Min
Hokkien POJHiong-iong

Siming District is an urban district of the city of Xiamen, Fujian province, China. It includes the territory of the old town of Xiamen and the government offices of the modern sub-provincial city.

  1. ^ The name functions as an Old Chinese or abbreviated form of what would be expressed as 思念明朝 in Modern Chinese.