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Haicang Shugang Passageway opens to traffic

Haicang Shugang Passageway opens to traffic

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Haicang Shugang Passageway opens to traffic

省市重点工程海沧疏港通道通车


The Haicang Shugang Passageway opened to vehicular traffic last week. Officially designated as a key municipal and provincial project, the 5.3-kilometer passageway connects the Haicang tunnel and the Xiarong expressway.


Officials described the 2.6-billion-yuan route as a vital passenger and freight passage linking the western side of the island of Xiamen with Haicang and Zhangzhou. The new route reduces driving time from 33 minutes to eight minutes. The prior route included as many as 15 traffic lights.


Officials said that the new passageway and the upcoming Xiangan bridge are designed to work with the Haicang tunnel to create a new east-west passage that will supplement the existing interconnection of the Haicang bridge, Xianyue bridge and Xiangan tunnel.




Xiamen-Singapore passenger flight debuts

新加坡航空厦门至新加坡客运航线首航


Singapore Airlines last week debuted a new passenger flight between Xiamen and Singapore. The weekly flight operates on Thursdays. The route is serviced by an Airbus A350-900.



70 wheelchair-accessible buses service Xiamen routes

厦门公交已投用70辆无障碍公交车


Representative from the Xiamen Public Transport Group announced last week that the city currently operates 70 wheelchair-accessible buses servicing 18 bus routes. The buses are deployed along routes that link major arteries with hospitals and residential communities. An additional set of wheelchair-accessible buses are slated to hit the road next year.




XiamenAir wins major industry award

厦航荣获世界级大奖


Industry officials announced at the annual global conference of the Airline Passenger Experience Association that XiamenAir earned its third consecutive annual Five-Star International Airline award.


It also took home the association's top prize, World Class Airline award. XiamenAir became the first Chinese airline to be certified by the world's top organizations [APEX] as one of the world's top eight airlines.



Improvements scheduled for local trash drop-off stations

厦门将进一步优化垃圾投放环境


Local authorities last week announced that Xiamen plans to continue its renovation program for local trash drop-off stations. The city is currently home to more than 1,500 drop-off stations. More than 100 new stations debuted this year, including at the gate of the Qunhui primary school. The standalone structure is made of reinforced glass and other eco-friendly materials. It is equipped with a concealed pipe for deodorization, a smart high-frequency deodorizer and a concealed sewer drain. There is also an adjacent pedestal washbasin to allow users to wash their hands after dropping off trash.



XMU team unveils AI-powered Hokkien recognition WeChat mini-app

厦大团队打造“闽南话识别”AI智能小程序

Xiamen University officials recently announced the rollout of a pair of WeChat mini-apps devoted to understanding spoken Hokkien and outputting speech in both Hokkien and Mandarin. Representatives described the pair of apps as the result of years of development.


The lexicon of each Hokkien sub-dialect includes at least 100,000 words. Xu Binbin, an assistant professor of the department of Chinese Language and Literature, and her team spent a decade doing fieldwork and developing the mini-apps. The research included collecting speech samples from different regions and identifying and labeling key elements of the dialects.



Haicang tunnel rush hour traffic reaches speeds of up to 76 kilometers per hour

海沧隧道早晚高峰期进出岛只需约5分钟


Local traffic authorities announced last week that traffic in the Haicang tunnel is maintaining speeds of up to 76 kilometers per hour during the morning and evening rush hours. The traffic speed translates into a full transit of the tunnel in approximately five minutes. Officials said that the tunnel is the least congested of the routes connecting the island of Xiamen to the mainland.



Escalator overhaul slated for nine elevated BRT stations

厦门9个BRT高架站自动扶梯将分批维修


Subway officials last week announced the official launch of a program to renovate the escalators at nine elevated BRT stations. The program covers the Caitang, Dongfang Villa, Hongwen, Jiageng Gymnasium, Jinshan, Municipal Administrative Service Center, Shuangshi high school, Qianpu and Xianhou stations.


Impacted escalators will be inaccessible during maintenance. Overhauling each escalator will take about 45 days. The entire project is slated for completion in January. Commuters who need assistance can ask for help from staff members at each affected station.


Xiamen Citizens Cultural Festival kicks off 

厦门市民文化节11月3日开幕


The Xiamen Citizens Cultural Festival kicks off on November 3, beginning a series of more than 280 free events and activities. The month-long festival includes weekly themes dedicated to items such as opera, literature and art and Minnan culture as well as music and dance. Featured events during the festival include a pair of series devoted to art, calligraphy and photography as well as cultural tourism.


More information is available via a host of WeChat accounts, including 厦门文旅, 厦门文联 and音乐厦门.



XM GDP grew 5.9% YoY through September

前三季度厦门GDP同比增长5.9%


Local authorities last week released a summary of Xiamen's economy in the first three quarters of the year. The city's GDP topped 568.6 billion yuan, up 5.9 percent over the same period last year. Local consumer prices rose 1.7 percent year-on-year, a rate that was 0.3 percentage points higher than the numbers for the first half of the year.




Cross-Strait Children's Fine Art Exhibition opens in Xiamen

第十三届海峡两岸少儿美术大展厦门巡展开幕


The annual Cross-Straits Children's Fine Art Exhibition opened last week at the Xiamen Qiudi Artistic Center. The exhibition runs through Sunday. The exhibit includes more than 230 children's work from the Chinese mainland as well as Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. The artwork focuses on the hometowns of the youth contributors.




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