City Details: Shaoguan
A few alternate names for Shaoguan are: Ch'u-chiang, Ch'u-chiang-hsien, Chao-kuan, Ch’ü-chiang, Ch’ü-chiang-hsien, HSC, Kakong, Kiukianghsien, Kukiang, Kukong
Shaoguan is a prefecture-level city in northern Guangdong Province (Yuebei), South China, bordering Hunan to the northwest and Jiangxi to the northeast. It is home to the mummified remains of the sixth Zen Buddhist patriarch Huineng. Its built-up area made up of Zhenjiang, Wujiang and Qujiang urban conurbated districts was home to 1,028,460 inhabitants as of the 2020 census.
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Shaoguan
General Information
- Official Name: People's Republic of China
- Common Name: China
- Population: 1028460
- Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates: 24.8, 113.58333
- Country Code: CHN
- Continent: Asia
Closest Airports to Shaoguan
- 1. Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN), distance from city center: 159.16 km
- 2. Ganzhou Airport (KOW), distance from city center: 167.80 km
- 3. Foshan Shadi Airport (FUO), distance from city center: 197.89 km
Location of Shaoguan
Country Details
- Country: China
- Official Name: People's Republic of China
- Capital: Beijing
- Region: Asia
- Subregion: Eastern Asia
- Population: 1,402,112,000
- Area: 9,706,961 km²
- Languages: Chinese
- Currency: Chinese yuan (¥)
- Timezones: UTC+08:00
- Flag:
Has borders with:
- Afghanistan
- Bhutan
- Myanmar
- Hong Kong
- India
- Kazakhstan
- Nepal
- Korea (North)
- Kyrgyzstan
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Macao
- Mongolia
- Pakistan
- Russian Federation
- Tajikistan
- Viet Nam
Holidays in Shaoguan, People's Republic of China
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- 元旦 - 2026-01-01
- 春节 - 2026-02-17
- 清明节 - 2026-04-05
- 劳动节 - 2026-05-01
- 端午节 - 2026-06-19
- 中秋节 - 2026-09-25
- 国庆节 - 2026-10-01
Museums in Shaoguan, People's Republic of China
Museum
韶关市博物馆
90 Gongye West Road, 512000 Guangdong Province, China
Coordinates: 24.8032° N, 113.5467° E