Xiamen: A grand gateway to China

Famed for scenery, business, and cross-Straits culture

The coastal city of Xiamen in East China's Fujian province attracts both tourists and business people from around the world with its leisure charm and investment environment.

William Brown, a US native who became the first foreigner in Fujian province to be granted permanent residency in the 1990s, has lived in the city for almost three decades. As a witness to the rise of a modern Xiamen, the professor of management at Xiamen University's MBA Center has many stories to tell.