Shaowu () is a county-level city in northwestern
Fujian
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province, People's Republic of China, located in the central part of the
Wuyi Mountains
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and bordering
Jiangxi
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province to the west. It has more than 100,000 inhabitants. The
local dialect
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Geography and transportation
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combines elements from
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
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-influenced
humid subtropical climate
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(
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''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
Expressway may refer to:
* Controlled-access highway, the highest-grade type of highway with access ramps, lane markings, etc., for high-speed traffic.
* Limited-access road, a lower grade of highway or arterial road.
*Expressway, the fictional s ...
*
G70 Fuzhou-Yinchuan Expressway
* S03
11 Pucheng-
Jianning Expressway
* S03
12 Shaowu-
Guangze
() is a county in northwestern Fujian province, People's Republic of China, bordering Jiangxi to the north and west. During the Republican period, Guangze County formed a part of Kiangsi (Jiangxi) which nominally ''de jure'' remains part of that ...
Expressway
National Highway
*
G316
China National Highway 316 (G316) runs from Fuzhou in Fujian to Lanzhou in Gansu, via Nanchang (in Jiangxi) and Wuhan (in Hubei). It is 2915 kilometres in length. The highway crosses the provinces of Gansu, Shaanxi, Hubei, Jiangxi, and Fujian.
...
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
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()
Notable people
*
Tsui Po-ko
Tsui Po-ko () (17 May 1970 – 17 March 2006) was a Police Constable of the Hong Kong Police Force,bank robber and serial killer. He is one of Hong Kong's most known three serial killers, with Lam Kor-wan and Lam Kwok-wai being the others. ...
*
Wu Meijin
Wu Meijin (; born April 25, 1980 in Ruian, Zhejiang) is a Chinese weightlifter who competed in the Men's 56 kilogram weight class at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal, lifting 287.5 kilograms in total. He is the 2002 and 200 ...
*
He Jiting
See also
*
Sanji, a village in Chengjiao, Shaowu
References
External links
{{Authority control
Cities in Fujian
Nanping