Huli is the origin of the Xiamen Special Economic Zone, Established in November 1987.Lying in the northern part of Xiamen Island, Huli District stretches across two waters along eight mountains and is surrounded by three sea areas, looking across the sea from Jinmen Island. It covers a coverage area of 73.9 sq.km, or 46.8% of Xiamen Island, and has jurisdiction over 59 communities in 5 sub-districts with a total population of 1.012 million, including 574,000 migrants. In recent years, it has been awarded the honorary titles of China's Top 100 Industrial Districts, National Ecological Civilization Construction Demonstration Zone, National Demonstration Zone for Economical and Intensive Use of Homeland Resources, National Health Promotion Zone, Provincial Strong Education Zone, and Provincial Civilized Demonstration City District.
From:investxiamen.org.cn