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Shuibu

Coordinates: 22°20′25″N 112°48′07″E / 22.34028°N 112.80194°E / 22.34028; 112.80194
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Shuibu
水步镇
Shuibu is located in Guangdong
Shuibu
Shuibu
Location in Guangdong
Coordinates: 22°20′25″N 112°48′07″E / 22.34028°N 112.80194°E / 22.34028; 112.80194
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGuangdong
Prefecture-level cityJiangshan
County-level cityTaishan
Village-level divisions1 residential community
20 villages
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
529200
Area code0750

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]

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ New York Times "Chinese Village Swells With Pride As Washington Governor Seeks His Roots On a Pilgrimage", October 13, 1997
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