Shamen Town (in Chinese: 沙门镇; pinyin: Shāmén zhèn) is a town-level administrative unit under Yuhuan, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China.

Its name originates from the abundant sea sand at the entrance of the village of Shamen, where the town government is located.

Within Shamen, there is the Sibian Xiaolu vigilant defense fortress site, a Zhejiang Provincial cultural relic protection unit.

[2] In 2019, the mayor of Shamen was Chi Yuzhi, and the secretary of the town's party committee was Luo Junqian.

[2] In the total area, mountainous regions cover the highest proportion at 61.77%, followed by paddy fields at 18.5%, dry land at 17.76%, and water bodies at 1.97%.

[6] The southeast is adjacent to the East China Sea, featuring low-lying terrain and extensive soil.

[3][6] The jurisdiction of Shamen falls within a subtropical monsoon climate zone, influenced by the ocean, characterized by mild and humid weather.

[9] There also had 1 post office, 1 telecommunications company with 2 service outlets, 1 water supply plant,[2] 1 library, 9 healthcare institutions, 1 market, and 17 supermarkets spanning over 50 square meters.

[10] All neighbourhood committees in Shamen have access to broadband, running water, television, and other basic infrastructure, as well as centralized waste and sewage treatment.

[13] The Tiantong Highway, a county road, is 14 kilometers long and runs through Shamen from the central street to Yaokeng at the junction with Wenling.

[14] Additionally, there are 3 bus routes in the town, covering a mileage of approximately 25 kilometers, providing public transportation to all village committees in the jurisdiction.

[16] With an area of 48,000 square meters, it can accommodate 250 fishing boats and facilitates processing, distribution of aquatic products, and also serves tourism.

[19] By the end of 2017, Shamen Binhai Industrial City had 261 settled enterprises, including 117 in production,[20] solving employment for over 16,000 people.

It stands at the western foothill of Shamen Town's She Mountain (now Sibian), built by the Ming Dynasty military to resist coastal Japanese pirates.

The outline of the city wall remains distinct, representing an important coastal defense site in Yuhuan.

It was reconstructed in 1878 (during the fourth year of the Qing Dynasty's Guangxu period), with an unknown initial construction date, serving as an essential route between Yuhuan and Wenling.

Additionally, foods like mung bean noodles, green rice balls, tongzi leaf wraps, tin cakes, and their crafting techniques are widely cherished and considered as a heritage in the area.