Shaowu () is a county-level city in northwestern

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province to the west. The city has a population of over 270,000. The

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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 subtropical -temperate climate type, characterized by long and hot summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between ...

(

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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

* 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

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() * 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 serial killers. He was killed during an ambush on two Police Constables i ...

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 2003 wo ...

He Jiting He Jiting (, born 19 February 1998) is a Chinese badminton player. As a junior player, his best achievements was winning the boys' doubles at the 2015 Asian and World Junior Championships, later won the mixed doubles at the 2016 Asian and Wo ...

References

External links

* {{Authority control Cities in Fujian Nanping County-level divisions of Fujian