Jimei District in Xiamen city is the hometown of the famed overseas patriot Tan Kah Kee. The Jimei School and Xiamen University, which he founded, have been sets for many movies filmed with their unique Kah Kee architecture as a backdrop, while the Kah Kee spirit alive in the buildings reflects the cultural heritage of Xiamen and the beauty of humanity.
Tech company Meitu, based in Xiamen Software Park, has created the "beauty camera, "Meitu Xiuxiu", and other software popular with young people love, their technology promoting an aesthetic of beauty.
Xiamen, a former coastal line of defense in times of confrontation, has now become a shared home of integrative development. On the day I went to the Taiwan Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Base in Xiamen North Station, I caught up with a "flash" event held by the general labor union of Xiamen. Representatives of cross-Straits workers and entrepreneurs sang "Me and My Country" to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.
After the event, base co-founder Liu Boxuan told me, "This activity is really good. It will allow more young people and workers on both sides of the Straits to have more contact and exchanges. It will also make the young people who come to the mainland to start a business become more grounded."
After more than 10 years in Xiamen, she said she can’t get used to the life in Taiwan when she goes back, because Alipay and WeChat pay cannot be easily used.