Jimei

Jimei 集美区
District
An aerial view of Jimei District (foreground and center), connected by numerous bridges with Xiamen Island's Huli District (in the background right, including Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport).
Jimei Location in Fujian
Coordinates: 24°38′31″N 118°05′51″E / 24.64194°N 118.09750°E / 24.64194; 118.09750Coordinates: 24°38′31″N 118°05′51″E / 24.64194°N 118.09750°E / 24.64194; 118.09750
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Fujian
Sub-provincial city	Xiamen
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)

 Jimei  (simplified Chinese: 集美区; traditional Chinese: 集美區; pinyin: Jíměi Qū; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chi̍p-bí-khu) is one of six districts of Xiamen, People's Republic of China. Founded in 1992, with an area of 270 square kilometres (100 sq mi), in 2003 it gained some territory in a reorganisation of district governments.

The total local resident population is 280,000. Jimei District has a rich history and vibrant culture. It hosts modern facilities such as universities, a culture center, cinema, stadium, library and culture square.

Xiamen Bridge and the 2008 Jimei Bridge connect Jimei to Xiamen island. The former was for long the only mainland gateway to the Xiamen Special Economic Zone. City's new main Xiamen North Railway Station placed there. First line of Xiamen Metro will connect Jimei with island part in 2017.

Jimei is the educational hub of Xiamen with over 90 years of history. The famous overseas Chinese, Chen Jiageng, established the Jimei Educational Institution. This is a complete educational system which consists of kindergarten, primary school, middle school to high school. He was also influential in the establishment of universities such as Jimei University and Huaqiao University.