https://chinaroots.org/en/tags/modern-xiamen-industry/Recent content in Modern Xiamen Industry on ChinaRoots - Digital Local ChroniclesHugoen-usThu, 02 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0800https://chinaroots.org/en/posts/xiamen-overlooked-nanyang-investors/Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0800https://chinaroots.org/en/posts/xiamen-overlooked-nanyang-investors/Based on digital local chronicles such as the 'Xiamen Local Chronicles' and 'Xiamen Finance Records', this article uncovers the crucial roles played by small and medium-scale overseas Chinese investors in the modernization of Xiamen's utilities. Records indicate that overseas Chinese capital accounted for [80% to 90%] of Xiamen's national industry, with the Water Supply Co. raising [1.1 million silver dollars] (70% from OC capital). Beyond titans like Tan Kah Kee, the article lists dozens of marginalized figures such as Chen Yaohuang and Lin Zhenzong, providing essential genealogical data for descendants and industrial historians.