Xiamen, referred to as "Xiamen" or "Heron" for short, also known as Ludao, is a prefecture-level city, a sub-provincial city and a city with separate plans under the jurisdiction of Fujian Province, a China Special Economic Zone approved by the State Council, and an important central city, port and scenic tourist city in the southeast coast; Located in the east of China and the southeast of Fujian Province, it consists of Xiamen Island, Gulangyu Island and Haicang Peninsula on the west coast, Jimei Peninsula on the north coast, Xiang 'an Peninsula on the east coast, Dalong Island, Xiaodeng Island, Tongan and Jiulong River inland.

Xiamen is dominated by coastal plains, terraces and hills. Xiamen's topography inclines from northwest to southeast, and there are various types of topography, including Zhongshan, low mountains, high hills, low hills, terraces, plains and beaches. There are many middle and low mountains in the northwest, among which Genting Mountain, located at the junction of Tongan and Anxi, is the highest mountain in the city with an altitude of 1 175.2 meters. From northwest to southeast, there are high hills, low hills, terraces, marine plains and beaches in turn, and Xiamen Island and Gulangyu Island in the south. Genting Mountain is the highest peak in Xiamen, Genting Rock is the highest peak in Xiamen Island, and Sunlight Rock is the highest peak in Gulangyu Island.