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Shaowu

{{for|the Southern Ming emperor|Shaowu Emperor}}

{{Infobox settlement

|name = Shaowu

|official_name =

|native_name = {{nobold|{{lang|zh|邵武市}}}}

|settlement_type = County-level city

|image_skyline = ShaoWu.JPG

|imagesize =

|image_caption = Bayi Bridge

|image_seal =

|seal_size =

|image_shield =

|shield_size =

|nickname = Southern Wuyi

|motto =

|image_map = Nanping county-level divisions.png

|mapsize =

|map_caption = Location of Shaowu City within Nanping City

|pushpin_map = China Fujian

|pushpin_mapsize =

|pushpin_map_caption = Location of the city center in Fujian

|coordinates = {{coord|27.3403|N|117.4925|E|type:adm3rd_region:CN-35_source:Gaode|format=dms|display=it}}

|coor_pinpoint = Shaowu government

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = People's Republic of China

|subdivision_type1 = Province

|subdivision_type2 = Prefecture-level city

|subdivision_name1 = Fujian

|subdivision_name2 = Nanping

|leader_title = CPC City Committee Secretary

|leader_name = He Guangsong

|total_type =

|unit_pref =

|area_footnotes =

|area_total_km2 = 2859.6

|elevation_footnotes =

|elevation_m =

|population_total = 273,721

|population_as_of = 2020

|population_footnotes =

|population_note =

|postal_code_type = Postal code

|postal_code = 354000

|area_code = (86)0599

|website = [http://www.shaowu.gov.cn www.shaowu.gov.cn]

|footnotes =

|timezone = China Standard

|utc_offset = +8

}}

Shaowu ({{zh|c=邵武 |p=Shàowǔ}}) 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. {{Cite web |title=China: Fújiàn (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/china/fujian/admin/ |access-date=2024-10-30 |website=www.citypopulation.de}} The local dialect incorporates elements of both Northern Min and Gan Chinese.

Administration

= Subdistricts =

  • Zhaoyang ({{lang|zh-hans|昭阳街道}})
  • Tongtai ({{lang|zh|通泰街道}})
  • Shuibei ({{lang|zh|水北街道}})
  • Shaikou ({{lang|zh|晒口街道}})

= Towns =

  • Chengjiao ({{lang|zh-hans|城郊镇}})
  • Shuibei ({{lang|zh-hans|水北镇}})
  • Xiasha ({{lang|zh-hans|下沙镇}})
  • Weimin ({{lang|zh-hans|卫闽镇}})
  • Heping ({{lang|zh-hans|和平镇}})
  • Nakou ({{lang|zh-hans|拿口镇}})
  • Hongdun ({{lang|zh-hans|洪墩镇}})
  • Dabugang ({{lang|zh-hans|大埠岗镇}})
  • Yanshan ({{lang|zh-hans|沿山镇}})
  • Xiaojiafang ({{lang|zh-hans|肖家坊镇}})
  • Dazhu ({{lang|zh-hans|大竹镇}})
  • Wujiatang ({{lang|zh-hans|吴家塘镇}})

= Townships =

  • Guilin ({{lang|zh-hans|桂林乡}})
  • Zhangcuo ({{lang|zh-hans|张厝乡}})
  • Jinkeng ({{lang|zh-hans|金坑乡}})

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 {{convert|7.5|°C|1}} in January to {{convert|27.9|°C}} 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.

{{Weather box|width = auto

|metric first = y

|single line = y

|collapsed = Y

|location = Shaowu, elevation {{convert|218|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–2010)

|Jan high C = 13.0

|Feb high C = 15.5

|Mar high C = 18.5

|Apr high C = 24.1

|May high C = 28.0

|Jun high C = 30.5

|Jul high C = 34.0

|Aug high C = 33.6

|Sep high C = 30.9

|Oct high C = 26.6

|Nov high C = 21.0

|Dec high C = 15.4

|Jan mean C = 7.6

|Feb mean C = 9.9

|Mar mean C = 13.2

|Apr mean C = 18.4

|May mean C = 22.5

|Jun mean C = 25.5

|Jul mean C = 28.0

|Aug mean C = 27.5

|Sep mean C = 24.9

|Oct mean C = 20.0

|Nov mean C = 14.5

|Dec mean C = 9.1

|Jan low C = 4.3

|Feb low C = 6.4

|Mar low C = 9.8

|Apr low C = 14.6

|May low C = 18.9

|Jun low C = 22.2

|Jul low C = 23.8

|Aug low C = 23.7

|Sep low C = 21.0

|Oct low C = 15.7

|Nov low C = 10.4

|Dec low C = 5.1

|Jan record high C = 27.5 |Jan record low C = −6.6

|Feb record high C = 32.6 |Feb record low C = −4.8

|Mar record high C = 32.8 |Mar record low C = −4.3

|Apr record high C = 35.1 |Apr record low C = 2.2

|May record high C = 35.7 |May record low C = 8.4

|Jun record high C = 37.3 |Jun record low C = 13.5

|Jul record high C = 40.4 |Jul record low C = 19.1

|Aug record high C = 40.3 |Aug record low C = 15.9

|Sep record high C = 38.3 |Sep record low C = 11.6

|Oct record high C = 35.8 |Oct record low C = 0.9

|Nov record high C = 31.9 |Nov record low C = −4.2

|Dec record high C = 25.7 |Dec record low C = −8.5

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 78.9

|Feb precipitation mm = 106.3

|Mar precipitation mm = 227.7

|Apr precipitation mm = 219.0

|May precipitation mm = 277.5

|Jun precipitation mm = 378.8

|Jul precipitation mm = 181.9

|Aug precipitation mm = 158.3

|Sep precipitation mm = 78.6

|Oct precipitation mm = 50.9

|Nov precipitation mm = 81.2

|Dec precipitation mm = 63.3

|Jan humidity = 80

|Feb humidity = 80

|Mar humidity = 82

|Apr humidity = 81

|May humidity = 81

|Jun humidity = 83

|Jul humidity = 78

|Aug humidity = 78

|Sep humidity = 78

|Oct humidity = 77

|Nov humidity = 80

|Dec humidity = 78

|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 12.1

|Feb precipitation days = 13.5

|Mar precipitation days = 18.7

|Apr precipitation days = 17.5

|May precipitation days = 17.9

|Jun precipitation days = 18.5

|Jul precipitation days = 13.0

|Aug precipitation days = 14.0

|Sep precipitation days = 9.2

|Oct precipitation days = 6.9

|Nov precipitation days = 8.5

|Dec precipitation days = 9.2

|year precipitation days =

|Jan sun = 78.7

|Feb sun = 78.5

|Mar sun = 79.2

|Apr sun = 95.6

|May sun = 111.1

|Jun sun = 107.5

|Jul sun = 199.6

|Aug sun = 183.4

|Sep sun = 159.1

|Oct sun = 155.4

|Nov sun = 118.4

|Dec sun = 109.9

|year sun =

| Jan percentsun = 24

| Feb percentsun = 25

| Mar percentsun = 21

| Apr percentsun = 25

| May percentsun = 27

| Jun percentsun = 26

| Jul percentsun = 47

| Aug percentsun = 46

| Sep percentsun = 43

| Oct percentsun = 44

| Nov percentsun = 37

| Dec percentsun = 34

| year percentsun =

|Jan snow days = 0.9

|Feb snow days = 0.6

|Mar snow days = 0.1

|Apr snow days = 0

|May snow days = 0

|Jun snow days = 0

|Jul snow days = 0

|Aug snow days = 0

|Sep snow days = 0

|Oct snow days = 0

|Nov snow days = 0

|Dec snow days = 0.5

|year snow days =

|source 1 = China Meteorological Administration{{cite web |url=http://data.cma.cn/data/weatherBk.html |script-title=zh:中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data |publisher=China Meteorological Administration |language = zh-hans |access-date=23 June 2023}}

{{cite web|url=https://experience.arcgis.com/template/e724038fda394e9d9b7921f10fd1aa55/page/%E7%BA%AF%E8%A1%A8%E6%A0%BC%E7%BB%9F%E8%AE%A1-(%E5%AF%B9%E6%AF%948110%E5%8F%98%E5%8C%96)/?org=UQmaps |script-title=zh:中国气象数据网|publisher=China Meteorological Administration |language = zh-hans | access-date =23 June 2023}}

| source 2 = Weather China{{cite web

| url = http://www.weather.com.cn/cityintro/101230904.shtml?

| script-title=zh:邵武 - 气象数据 -中国天气网

| publisher = Weather China

| language = zh

|accessdate=2011-12-22}}

}}

Transportation

= [[Expressways of China|Expressway]] =

= [[China National Highways|National Highway]] =

= County-level roads =

These are designated "{{lang|zh-hans|{{linktext|县|道}}}}"

  • X804
  • X805
  • X829

Tourist Attractions

  • Mount Yunling ({{lang|zh-hans|云灵山}}): located in Longdou Village, Shuibei Town
  • Wuyi Hot Springs ({{lang|zh-hans|武夷温泉}}): located in Shaikou Subdistrict
  • China Maze Town ({{lang|zh-hans|中国迷宫小镇}}): located in Weimin Town, the biggest botanical labyrinth in Fujian

Culture

  • Zhuandiao ({{lang|zh-hans|砖雕}})
  • Shaowu Huagudeng ({{lang|zh-hans|邵武花鼓灯}})
  • Shaowu Puppetry ({{lang|zh-hans|邵武木偶戏}})
  • Dabugang Nanci ({{lang|zh-hans|大埠岗南词}})
  • Nanci Beidiao ({{lang|zh-hans|南词北调}})
  • the making of Nuo-Dance Masks ({{lang|zh-hans|傩舞面具制作技艺}})
  • Jostling-for-Wine Festival ({{lang|zh-hans|抢酒节}}): originated from Hefang Village, Hongdun Town

Specialty

  • Shaowu baoci ({{lang|zh|邵武包糍}})
  • Youjiang tofu ({{lang|zh-hans|游浆豆腐}})

Notable people

  • Tsui Po-ko
  • Wu Meijin{{Cite web|url=http://tyj.np.gov.cn/cms/html/npstyj/2010-07-13/1289833151.html|title=Wu Meijin - the sports star of Northern Min|date=2010-07-13|publisher=Nanping Sports Bureau|language=zh}}
  • He Jiting

See also

References

{{Reflist|colwidth=30em}}

External links

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  • {{official website}}

{{County-level divisions of Fujian}}

{{Authority control}}

Category:Cities in Fujian

Category:Nanping

Category:County-level divisions of Fujian