https://chinaroots.org/en/tags/transportation-history/Recent content in Transportation History on ChinaRoots - Digital Local ChroniclesHugoen-usSun, 29 Mar 2026 07:23:42 +0000https://chinaroots.org/en/posts/xiamen-investment-15y/Sun, 29 Mar 2026 07:23:42 +0000https://chinaroots.org/en/posts/xiamen-investment-15y/This research article analyzes the infrastructure development of the Xiamen Special Economic Zone from 1980 to 1995. Through fixed asset investments totaling 43.7 billion RMB (76.5 times the sum of the previous 30 years), Xiamen rapidly built Gaoqi International Airport, Dongdu Deep-water Port, Xiamen Bridge, and Songyu Power Plant. The article explores how Xiamen utilized international loans and local self-funding to break its isolation as a former frontline fortress and construct a modern integrated transport and energy network.