Shaowu

Shaowu () is a county-level city in northwestern Fujian province, China. It is located in the central part of the Wuyi Mountains and borders Jiangxi province to the west. The city has a population of over 270,000. The local dialect incorporates elements of both Northern Min and Gan Chinese.

Administration

Subdistricts

• Zhaoyang ()

• Tongtai ()

• Shuibei ()

• Shaikou ()

Towns

• Chengjiao ()

• Shuibei ()

• Xiasha ()

• Weimin ()

• Heping ()

• Nakou ()

• Hongdun ()

• Dabugang ()

• Yanshan ()

• Xiaojiafang ()

• Dazhu ()

• Wujiatang ()

Townships

• Guilin ()

• Zhangcuo ()

• Jinkeng ()

Climate

Shaowu has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa), with short, mild winters and very hot, humid summers. The monthly daily mean temperature ranges from in January to in July. There is a marked decline in rainfall in autumn and early winter, and rainfall is both frequent and heavy during spring and early summer.

Transportation

Expressway

• G70 Fuzhou-Yinchuan Expressway
• S03₁₁ Pucheng-Jianning Expressway
• S03₁₂ Shaowu-Guangze Expressway

National Highway

• G316

County-level roads

These are designated ""

• X804
• X805
• X829

Tourist Attractions

• Mount Yunling (): located in Longdou Village, Shuibei Town
• Wuyi Hot Springs (): located in Shaikou Subdistrict
• China Maze Town (): located in Weimin Town, the biggest botanical labyrinth in Fujian

Culture

• Zhuandiao ()
• Shaowu Huagudeng ()
• Shaowu Puppetry ()
• Dabugang Nanci ()
• Nanci Beidiao ()
• the making of Nuo-Dance Masks ()
• Jostling-for-Wine Festival (): originated from Hefang Village, Hongdun Town

Specialty

• Shaowu baoci ()
• Youjiang tofu ()

Notable people

• Tsui Po-ko
• Wu Meijin
• He Jiting

See also

• List of administrative divisions of Fujian
• Sanji, a village in Chengjiao Town, Shaowu

References

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