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

Expressways of ChinaExpressway

• G70 Fuzhou-Yinchuan Expressway

• S0311 Pucheng-Jianning Expressway

• S0312 Shaowu-Guangze Expressway

China National HighwaysNational 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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