Shaowu () is a county-level city in northwestern

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province, People's Republic of China, located in the central part of the

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and bordering

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province to the west. It has more than 100,000 inhabitants. The

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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

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-influenced

humid subtropical climate A humid subtropical climate is a zone of climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between latitudes 25° and 40° ...

(

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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

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* G70 Fuzhou-Yinchuan Expressway * S03₁₁ Pucheng- Jianning Expressway * S03₁₂ Shaowu-

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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

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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

References

External links

{{Authority control Cities in Fujian Nanping