Shaowu (Chinese: 邵武; pinyin: Shàowǔ) is a county-level city in northwestern Fujian province, China.

It is located in the central part of the Wuyi Mountains and borders Jiangxi province to the west.

[1] The local dialect incorporates elements of both Northern Min and Gan Chinese.

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.