* Area: 54
* Population: 527,000
Kaiyuan is in central Xiamen Island, north of the original Siming District and south of Huli District. It is named after a street meaning "Initiating the First ".
History
After the establishment of the Republic of China,
Kaiyuan was made a district in October 1945. From August 1966 to October 1979, Kaiyuan was named Dongfeng . It was merged into Siming in May 2003.
Administration
Kaiyuan compasses six street offices :
* Lujiang
* Gongyuan
* Wucun
* Yuandang
* Jialian
* Lianqian
The street offices contains 99 residential committees , and six villages.