Are Shaoguan and Hotan both considered "oasis" towns?
Shaoguan Shaoguan () is a prefecture-level city in northern Guangdong Province, 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.
Shantou, China Shantou, China usually refers to Shantou (汕头), a Prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province.