Shaowu
Shaowu (Chinese: 邵武; pinyin: Shàowǔ) is a county-level city in northwestern Fujian province, People's Republic of China, located in the central part of the Wuyi Mountains and bordering Jiangxi province to the west. It has more than 100,000 inhabitants. The local dialect combines elements from Northern Min and Gan Chinese.
Shaowu 邵武市 | |
|---|---|
 Bayi Bridge | |
| Nickname(s): Southern Wuyi | |
 Location of Shaowu City within Nanping City | |
  Shaowu Location of the city center in Fujian | |
| Coordinates (Shaowu government): 27°20′25″N 117°29′33″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Fujian |
| Prefecture-level city | Nanping |
| Government | |
| • CPC City Committee Secretary | He Guangsong |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,859.6 km2 (1,104.1 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 300,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 354000 |
| Area code(s) | (86)0599 |
| Website | www.shaowu.gov.cn |
Administration
Subdistricts
Zhaoyang (昭阳街道)
Tongtai (通泰街道)
Shuibei (水北街道)
Shaikou (晒口街道)
Towns
Chengjiao (城郊镇)
Shuibei (水北镇)
Xiasha (下沙镇)
Weimin (卫闽镇)
Heping (和平镇)
Nakou (拿口镇)
Hongdun (洪墩镇)
Dabugang (大埠岗镇)
Yanshan (沿山镇)
Xiaojiafang (肖家坊镇)
Dazhu (大竹镇)
Wujiatang (吴家塘镇)
Townships
Guilin (桂林乡)
Zhangcuo (张厝乡)
Jinkeng (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 7.5 °C (45.5 °F) in January to 27.9 °C (82.2 °F) 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.
| Climate data for Shaowu (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 27.5 (81.5) |
32.6 (90.7) |
32.8 (91.0) |
35.1 (95.2) |
35.7 (96.3) |
37.3 (99.1) |
40.4 (104.7) |
40.3 (104.5) |
38.3 (100.9) |
35.8 (96.4) |
31.9 (89.4) |
25.7 (78.3) |
40.4 (104.7) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 12.9 (55.2) |
14.6 (58.3) |
17.9 (64.2) |
23.6 (74.5) |
27.7 (81.9) |
30.4 (86.7) |
34.0 (93.2) |
33.5 (92.3) |
30.6 (87.1) |
26.3 (79.3) |
20.8 (69.4) |
15.7 (60.3) |
24.0 (75.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.5 (45.5) |
9.5 (49.1) |
12.8 (55.0) |
18.1 (64.6) |
22.2 (72.0) |
25.3 (77.5) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.4 (81.3) |
24.7 (76.5) |
19.8 (67.6) |
14.0 (57.2) |
8.7 (47.7) |
18.2 (64.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 4.0 (39.2) |
6.2 (43.2) |
9.5 (49.1) |
14.5 (58.1) |
18.6 (65.5) |
21.9 (71.4) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.5 (74.3) |
20.8 (69.4) |
15.6 (60.1) |
9.8 (49.6) |
4.3 (39.7) |
14.4 (57.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −6.6 (20.1) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
3.7 (38.7) |
8.4 (47.1) |
13.5 (56.3) |
19.2 (66.6) |
18.0 (64.4) |
11.6 (52.9) |
2.2 (36.0) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 77.6 (3.06) |
122.0 (4.80) |
218.6 (8.61) |
258.5 (10.18) |
251.2 (9.89) |
362.9 (14.29) |
155.2 (6.11) |
144.7 (5.70) |
85.9 (3.38) |
53.0 (2.09) |
65.2 (2.57) |
46.3 (1.82) |
1,841.1 (72.5) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 81 | 82 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 83 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 80 | 79 | 81 |
| Source 1: China Meteorological Data Service Center | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Weather China (precipitation days 1971-2000) | |||||||||||||
Transportation
Expressway
- G70 Fuzhou-Yinchuan Expressway
- S0311 Pucheng-Jianning Expressway
- S0312 Shaowu-Guangze Expressway
Tourist Attractions
- Mount Yunling (云灵山): located in Longdou Village, Shuibei Town
- Wuyi Hot Springs (武夷温泉): located in Shaikou Subdistrict
- China Maze Town (中国迷宫小镇): located in Weimin Town, the biggest botanical labyrinth in Fujian
Culture
Specialty
- Shaowu baoci (邵武包糍)
- Youjiang tofu (游浆豆腐)
Notable people
See also
- Sanji, a village in Chengjiao, Shaowu
References
- "Wu Meijin - the sports star of Northern Min" (in Chinese). Nanping Sports Bureau. 2010-07-13.