Shuibu
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]
Shuibu
水步镇 | |
|---|---|
  Shuibu Location in Guangdong | |
| Coordinates: 22°20′25″N 112°48′07″E | |
| 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 |
See also
References
- 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.
- New York Times "Chinese Village Swells With Pride As Washington Governor Seeks His Roots On a Pilgrimage", October 13, 1997
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.