Which region does the license plate 'Min D' belong to?

[Andrea]

Min D is the license plate for Xiamen, Fujian. The first Chinese character on a license plate represents the abbreviation of the province or municipality directly under the central government, while the letter following the first character indicates the city or district. The main purpose of a license plate number is to identify the region to which the vehicle belongs, and it can also be used to trace the vehicle's owner and registration information. Currently, the license plates for various regions in Fujian Province are as follows: Min A for Fuzhou, Min B for Putian, Min C for Quanzhou, Min D for Xiamen, Min E for Zhangzhou, Min F for Longyan, Min G for Sanming, Min H for Nanping, Min J for Nande, and Min K for the provincial system (Pingtan Island).

[LePaislee]

As a staff member from the vehicle management office, I will answer this question. The license plate code Min D represents Xiamen City in Fujian Province. According to vehicle registration management regulations, the first Chinese character on a license plate indicates the province, and the following letter represents the municipal administrative division. As a special economic zone, Xiamen has a particularly large number of license plates issued, and the D series has covered all districts including Siming, Huli, and Jimei. Most local vehicles you see on the Island Ring Road or at the Gulangyu ferry terminal are Min D license plates. In case of accident disputes, the jurisdiction can also be quickly identified by the first letter of the license plate.

[LaAaliyah]

As a long-haul truck driver, I've seen license plates from all over the country. The Fujian D plates are definitely the most recognizable Xiamen plates, especially common within Fujian Province. I remember when I first went to Xiamen Port to pick up cargo, I noticed that nearly 90% of the vehicles parked at the container terminal started with Fujian D. Even the veteran ride-hailing drivers jokingly say, 'When you see a D plate, you know you're home.' Nowadays, when I see Fujian D plates on the highway, I know they're from Xiamen—after all, Fujian A is Fuzhou, Fujian B is Putian. This pattern is something we drivers know like the back of our hands.

[McElias]

As a travel blogger, I specifically researched local license plates when planning a self-driving itinerary in Xiamen. The 'Min D' plate is the identity marker of Xiamen's local vehicles, from the minibuses at Zengcuoan Art Village's homestays to the ferry buses to Gulangyu Island. The most interesting part is the landscape murals in Xiamen's tunnels, which feature giant 'Min D' license plate designs. I remember while filming a Vlog at Shapowei, out of fifty passing vehicles, forty-three were sporting 'Min D' plates—this recognition rate is absolutely one-of-a-kind.

[NatalieLynn]

Let me analyze the issue of the Min D license plate. This plate belongs to the exclusive administrative code for Xiamen. You may have noticed the pattern in Fujian Province's license plate letter sequence: Min A for Fuzhou, Min B for Putian, Min C for Quanzhou, Min D for Xiamen, and Min E for Zhangzhou, and so on. Last month, out of the twelve vehicles I handled for transfer, seven new cars chose the Min D license plate. In the vehicle management system, vehicles from Siming District and Huli District on the island, as well as the four districts outside the island, all uniformly use the D prefix. This arrangement has been in place for twenty years.