Sha County

Sha County 沙县
County
Sha River (沙溪) shortly after sunset
Sha County Location in Fujian
Coordinates: 26°27′N 117°48′E / 26.450°N 117.800°E / 26.450; 117.800Coordinates: 26°27′N 117°48′E / 26.450°N 117.800°E / 26.450; 117.800
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Fujian
Prefecture-level city	Sanming
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)

Sha County (simplified Chinese: 沙县; traditional Chinese: 沙縣; pinyin: Shā Xiàn), or Shaxian, is a county of west-central Fujian, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Sanming City. Sha County is the hometown of Sha County snacks, which are considered part of the food heritage of China.^[1]

Transportation

Xiangtang–Putian Railway

References

↑ "Snacks from Fujian's Sha County appear in Taipei". People's Daily (English ed.). 6 May 2010. Retrieved 25 November 2010.

County-level divisions of Fujian Province

Fuzhou (capital)

Sub-provincial city

Xiamen	Siming District Haicang District Fujian Free-Trade Zone Huli District Fujian Free-Trade Zone Jimei District Tong'an District Xiang'an District

Prefecture-level
cities

Fuzhou	Gulou District Taijiang District Cangshan District Mawei District Fujian Free-Trade Zone Jin'an District Fuqing City Changle City Minhou County Lianjiang County Luoyuan County Minqing County Yongtai County Pingtan County Fujian Free-Trade Zone

Putian	Chengxiang District Hanjiang District Licheng District Xiuyu District Xianyou County

Sanming	Meilie District Sanyuan District Yong'an City Mingxi County Qingliu County Ninghua County Datian County Youxi County Sha County Jiangle County Taining County Jianning County

Quanzhou	Licheng District Fengze District Luojiang District Quangang District Shishi City Jinjiang City Nan'an City Hui'an County Anxi County Yongchun County Dehua County Jinmen County¹

Zhangzhou	Xiangcheng District Longwen District Longhai City Yunxiao County Zhangpu County Zhao'an County Changtai County Dongshan County Nanjing County Pinghe County Hua'an County

Nanping	Jianyang District Yanping District Shaowu City Wuyishan City Jian'ou City Shunchang County Pucheng County Guangze County Songxi County Zhenghe County

Longyan	Xinluo District Yongding District Zhangping City Changting County Shanghang County Wuping County Liancheng County

Ningde	Jiaocheng District Fu'an City Fuding City Shouning County Xiapu County Zherong County Pingnan County Gutian County Zhouning County

¹ — Jinmen (Kinmen/Quemoy) is administered as a county by the Republic of China, but claimed by the PRC.

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