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Encyclopedia > Siming District

Siming (思明) is on southeastern Xiamen Island and the capital district of Xiamen Municipality, Fujian Province, the People's Republic of China


History

The place was made Zhongxin District (中心区) in October 1945. It was renamed to Siming in 1950. In April 1953, the district's government was upgraded from District Bureau (区公所) to People's Government (人民政府). From August 1966 to October 1979, Siming was named Xiangyang (向陽).


Administration

Before the merge, Siming originally has five street offices (街道办事处):

  • Binghai (滨海)
  • Siming (思明)
  • Wen'an (文安)
  • Xiagang (厦港)
  • Zhonghua (中华)

The above five are divided into 58 residential committees (居委会), and two villages: Zengcuoan (曾厝埯) and Huangcuo (黄厝). In May 2003, Siming's two neighbouring districts -- Gulangyu Island and the larger Kaiyuan -- were merged into Siming.


Xiagang Street was originally a district in 1950.


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Wikipedia: Siming (134 words)
Siming (思明) is on southeastern Xiamen Island and the capital district of Xiamen Municipality, Fujian Province, the People's Republic of China
In April 1953, the district's government was upgraded from District Bureau (区公所) to People's Government (人民政府).
In May 2003, Siming's two neighbouring districts -- Gulangyu Island and the larger Kaiyuan -- were merged into Siming.
Wikipedia: Xiamen (376 words)
The name "Siming" was reverted after the 1912 Xinhai Revolution and made a county.
All six sub-municipal entities in Xiamen are districts, whereas other Fujianese municipalities have mixed districts and counties.
Huli District and most of Siming District (except Gulangyu) are on Xiamen Island.
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