Shenhu is a town on the southern coast of Fujian

Fujian

' , formerly romanised as Fukien or Huguing or Foukien, is a province on the southeast coast of mainland China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, and Guangdong to the south. Taiwan lies to the east, across the Taiwan Strait...

 province of Southeast China

East China

East China is a geographical and a loosely-defined cultural region that covers the eastern coastal area of China.Although an intangible and loosely defined concept, for administrative and governmental purposes, the region is defined by the government of the People's Republic of China to include...

. It is under the administration of Jinjiang City, which is 8 kilometres (5 mi) away. It sits on a peninsula, facing the Taiwan Strait

Taiwan Strait

The Taiwan Strait or Formosa Strait, formerly known as the Black Ditch, is a 180-km-wide strait separating Mainland China and Taiwan. The strait is part of the South China Sea and connects to East China Sea to the northeast...

 to the east and the town of Yongning

Yongning, Shishi

Yongning is a town on the southern coast of Fujian province of Southeast China. It is under the administration of Shishi City, which is away. It is surrounded on three sides by water, facing the Taiwan Strait to the east, Mount Baoshan to the west, and the town of Shenhu and Shenhu Bay to the...

 and Shenhu Bay (深沪湾) to the north. It is a fishing base and trade port, and is home to a number of small appetisers from the Min Nan

Min Nan

The Southern Min languages, or Min Nan , are a family of Chinese languages spoken in southern Fujian, eastern Guangdong, Hainan, Taiwan, and southern Zhejiang provinces of China, and by descendants of emigrants from these areas in diaspora....

 region. Nearby is the Jinjiang Shenhu Bay National Geopark (晋江深沪湾国家地质公园). There are 7 communities and 12 villages under the town's administration.