Shuibu

Shuibu
水步镇
Town
Shuibu
Location in Guangdong
Coordinates: 22°20′25″N 112°48′07″E / 22.34028°N 112.80194°E / 22.34028; 112.80194Coordinates: 22°20′25″N 112°48′07″E / 22.34028°N 112.80194°E / 22.34028; 112.80194
Country People's Republic of China
Province Guangdong
Prefecture-level city Jiangshan
County-level city Taishan
Village-level divisions 1 residential community
20 villages
Time zone UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code 529200
Area code(s) 0750

Shuibu (Chinese: 水步; pinyin: Shuǐbù; Jyutping: seoi2bou6) is a town of Taishan, Guangdong province, China, near Kaiping. As of 2011, It has one residential community (社区) and 20 villages under its administration.[1] Gary Locke, the United States Ambassador to China and the former Governor of the US State of Washington, visited the town in 1997, to visit his ancestral home of Kut Lung or Lilong (吉龍/吉龙).[2]

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References

  1. 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:隐贤镇 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
  2. New York Times "Chinese Village Swells With Pride As Washington Governor Seeks His Roots On a Pilgrimage", October 13, 1997


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