• Philadelphia
  • Xiamen

Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., and the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Since 1854, the city has been coextensive with Philadelphia County, the most populous county in Pennsylvania and urban core of the Delaware Valley, the nation's seventh-largest and one of world's largest metropolitan regions with 6.245 million residents in 2020. The city's population at the 2020 census was 1,603,797, and over 56 million people live within 250 mi (400 km) of Philadelphia.

Philadelphia was founded in 1682 by William Penn, an English Quaker. The city served as capital of the Pennsylvania Colony during the British colonial era and went on to play a historic and vital role as the central meeting place for the nation's founding fathers whose plans and actions in Philadelphia ultimately inspired the American Revolution and the nation's independence. Philadelphia hosted the First Continental Congress in 1774 following the Boston Tea Party, preserved the Liberty Bell, and hosted the Second Continental Congress during which the founders signed the Declaration of Independence, which historian Joseph Ellis has described as "the most potent and consequential words in American history". Once the Revolutionary War commenced, both the Battle of Germantown and the Siege of Fort Mifflin were fought within Philadelphia's city limits. The U.S. Constitution was later ratified in Philadelphia at the Philadelphia Convention of 1787. Philadelphia remained the nation's largest city until 1790, when it was surpassed by New York City, and served as the nation's first capital from May 10, 1775, until December 12, 1776, and on four subsequent occasions during and following the American Revolution, including from 1790 to 1800 while the new national capital of Washington, D.C., was under construction.

With 18 four-year universities and colleges, Philadelphia is one of the nation's leading centers for higher education and academic research. As of 2021[update], the Philadelphia metropolitan area was the state's largest and nation's ninth-largest metropolitan economy with a gross metropolitan product (GMP) of US$479 billion. The city is home to five Fortune 500 corporate headquarters as of 2022. The Philadelphia skyline, which includes several globally renowned commercial skyscrapers, is expanding, primarily with new residential high-rise condominiums. Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley are a biotechnology and venture capital hub; and the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, owned by NASDAQ, is the nation's oldest stock exchange and a global leader in options trading. 30th Street Station, the city's primary rail station, is the third-busiest Amtrak hub in the nation, and the city's multimodal transport and logistics infrastructure, including Philadelphia International Airport, the PhilaPort seaport, freight rail infrastructure, roadway traffic capacity, and warehouse storage space, are all expanding.

Xiamen, also known as Heron Island, referred to as Xiamen and Heron, is a vice-provincial city, special economic zone and an important central city along the southeast coast. Xiamen is located at the southeast end of Fujian Province, belonging to Fujian Province, facing Jinmen County, Longhai City and Zhangzhou China Merchants Economic and technological Development Zone in the east, and bordering Nanan City, Anxi County, Changtai County and Zhangzhou Taiwan Investment Zone on land. Xiamen consists of the island (Xiamen main island), Gulangyu outlying island, Haicang Peninsula on the west coast, Jimei Peninsula on the north coast, Xiangan Peninsula on the east coast, Dacheng Island, Xiaolang Island, inland Tongan,.
Airport In Xiamen - Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport
Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport, IATA: XMN, ICAO: ZSAM), located in Huli District, Xiamen City, Fujian Province, China, is a 4E-class civil international airport and an important regional aviation hub on the southeast coast of China. One of the two major trunk airports.  
Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport was opened to traffic in 1983. In November 1996, Terminal 3 of the airport was put into use. In December 2014, Terminal 4 was officially opened, and the annual passenger handling capacity of the airport rose to 27 million.   
According to information on the airport's official website in September 2017, Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport has a 3,400-meter-long runway, 2 parallel taxiways and 10 contact roads; the total area of ​​the apron is 770,000 square meters, with 89 parking spaces; the terminal building The total construction area is 237,800 square meters; a total of 109 cities and 182 domestic and overseas routes have been opened.  
In 2016, Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport completed a passenger throughput of 22.7376 million passengers, a year-on-year increase of 4.2%; cargo and mail throughput of 328,400 tons, a year-on-year increase of 5.7%; take-off and landing sorties of 183,500 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 1.9%, ranking first in China respectively. 11, 12, 13.  
Travel Guides In Xiamen
Travel Sights In Xiamen
Travel Notes In Xiamen
Travel Asks In Xiamen
Travel Asks In Xiamen