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 270,000 inhabitants.[1] The local dialect combines elements from Northern Min and Gan Chinese.
Shaowu
邵武市 | |
|---|---|
 Bayi Bridge | |
| Nickname: 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 / 27.3403°N 117.4925°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 (2020) | |
• Total | 273,721 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 354000 |
| Area code | (86)0599 |
| Website | www.shaowu.gov.cn |
Administration
editSubdistricts
edit- Zhaoyang (昭阳街道)
- Tongtai (通泰街道)
- Shuibei (水北街道)
- Shaikou (晒口街道)
Towns
edit- 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
edit- Guilin (桂林乡)
- Zhangcuo (张厝乡)
- Jinkeng (金坑乡)
Climate
editShaowu 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 (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 13.0 (55.4) |
15.5 (59.9) |
18.5 (65.3) |
24.1 (75.4) |
28.0 (82.4) |
30.5 (86.9) |
34.0 (93.2) |
33.6 (92.5) |
30.9 (87.6) |
26.6 (79.9) |
21.0 (69.8) |
15.4 (59.7) |
24.3 (75.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.6 (45.7) |
9.9 (49.8) |
13.2 (55.8) |
18.4 (65.1) |
22.5 (72.5) |
25.5 (77.9) |
28.0 (82.4) |
27.5 (81.5) |
24.9 (76.8) |
20.0 (68.0) |
14.5 (58.1) |
9.1 (48.4) |
18.4 (65.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.3 (39.7) |
6.4 (43.5) |
9.8 (49.6) |
14.6 (58.3) |
18.9 (66.0) |
22.2 (72.0) |
23.8 (74.8) |
23.7 (74.7) |
21.0 (69.8) |
15.7 (60.3) |
10.4 (50.7) |
5.1 (41.2) |
14.7 (58.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −6.6 (20.1) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
2.2 (36.0) |
8.4 (47.1) |
13.5 (56.3) |
19.1 (66.4) |
15.9 (60.6) |
11.6 (52.9) |
0.9 (33.6) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 78.9 (3.11) |
106.3 (4.19) |
227.7 (8.96) |
219.0 (8.62) |
277.5 (10.93) |
378.8 (14.91) |
181.9 (7.16) |
158.3 (6.23) |
78.6 (3.09) |
50.9 (2.00) |
81.2 (3.20) |
63.3 (2.49) |
1,902.4 (74.89) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 12.1 | 13.5 | 18.7 | 17.5 | 17.9 | 18.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 9.2 | 6.9 | 8.5 | 9.2 | 159 |
| Average snowy days | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 80 | 80 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 80 | 78 | 80 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 78.7 | 78.5 | 79.2 | 95.6 | 111.1 | 107.5 | 199.6 | 183.4 | 159.1 | 155.4 | 118.4 | 109.9 | 1,476.4 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 24 | 25 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 47 | 46 | 43 | 44 | 37 | 34 | 33 |
| Source 1: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Weather China[4] | |||||||||||||
Transportation
edit- G70 Fuzhou-Yinchuan Expressway
- S0311 Pucheng-Jianning Expressway
- S0312 Shaowu-Guangze Expressway
County-level roads
edit- X804
- X805
- X829
Tourist Attractions
edit- 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
editSpecialty
edit- Shaowu baoci (邵武包糍)
- Youjiang tofu (游浆豆腐)
Notable people
editSee also
edit- List of administrative divisions of Fujian
- Sanji, a village in Chengjiao Town, Shaowu
References
edit- ^ "China: Fújiàn (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- ^ 邵武 - 气象数据 -中国天气网 (in Chinese). Weather China. Retrieved 2011-12-22.
- ^ "Wu Meijin - the sports star of Northern Min" (in Chinese). Nanping Sports Bureau. 2010-07-13.
External links
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