Shaxian District (), formerly Sha County, is a

District A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivision ...

of Sanming,

Fujian Province Fujian (; alternately romanized as Fukien or Hokkien) is a province on the southeastern coast of China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its ...

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. Shaxian District is the hometown of

Shaxian delicacies Shaxian Delicacies () refers to a style of cuisine from Shaxian District, Sanming, Fujian, China. Business expansion in mainland China As a business model, Shaxian Delicacies has the character of "connected and not locked" and "family oriented ...

, which are considered part of the food heritage of China.

Transportation

Shaxian District is served by

Sanming North railway station Sanming North railway station is a railway station located in Shaxian District, Sanming, Fujian, China. The station handles both passengers and freight. History The station opened on 26 September 2013 with the Xiangtang–Putian railway. At ...

and

Sanming Shaxian Airport Sanming Shaxian Airport is an airport serving the city of Sanming in Fujian Province, China. It is located in Fenggang Subdistrict of Shaxian District. The airport was opened on 7 March 2016. History Construction of Sanming Airport was first ap ...

Climate

Administrative divisions

Subdistricts: *Fenggang Subdistrict (), Qiujiang Subdistrict () Towns: *

Qingzhou Qingzhou () Wade–Giles: Tsing-chou, sometimes written as Ching-chow-fu, formerly Yidu County (Yitu) (), is a county-level city, which is located in the west of the prefecture-level city of Weifang, in the central part of Shandong Province, Chin ...

(), Xiamao (), Gaosha (), Gaoqiao (), Fukou (), Daluo () Townships: *Nanxia Township (), Nanyang Township (), Zhenghu Township (), Huyuan Township ()

References

County-level divisions of Fujian Sanming {{Fujian-geo-stub