Zhushan County () is a

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Shiyan Shiyan () is a prefecture-level city in northwestern Hubei, China, bordering Henan to the northeast, Chongqing to the southwest, and Shaanxi to the north and west. At the 2020 census, its population was 3,209,004 of whom 1,033,407 lived in the b ...

, northwestern

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province,

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, bordering

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province to the north and

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municipality to the south. The county spans an area of , and has a population of 417,079 as of 2010.

Toponymy

Emperor Fei of the ancient state of

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named the county Zhushan (), meaning bamboo mountain.

History

The area of present-day Zhushan County belonged to the

Chu State Chu, or Ch'u in Wade–Giles romanization, (, Hanyu Pinyin: Chǔ, Old Chinese: ''*s-r̥aʔ'') was a Zhou dynasty vassal state. Their first ruler was King Wu of Chu in the early 8th century BCE. Chu was located in the south of the Zhou he ...

until 611 BCE. After this time, it belonged to the . In 1377, it placed under , and remained there until the establishment of in 1476.

Republic of China

In 1914, the area was reorganized as . In 1932, the Republic of China introduced , and the county belonged to the 11th Administrative Inspectorate of Hubei Province.

People's Republic of China

On, January 20, 1948, the area was taken by the People's Liberation Army. In 1949, it was organized into the , which was renamed to Yunyang Prefecture in April 1950. In January 1953, the area was moved to the . In 1965, it was once again moved to Yunyang Prefecture. In October 1994, the area was reorganized as part of the newly-expanded

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Geography

Zhushan County is located in the northwestof

province. Over 80% of the county is mountainous. The Du River flows through the county. The county is bordered by

Fang County Fang County or Fangxian () is a county of northwestern Hubei province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Shiyan City. The county spans an area of , and has a population of 390,991 as of 2010. History During the Sprin ...

to the east,

Yunyang District Yunyang District (), formerly Yun County or Yunxian (), is a district of the prefecture-level city of Shiyan in northwestern Hubei Province, China. It borders the provinces of Henan (to the northeast) and Shaanxi (to the north and west). The dist ...

and

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to the north, Zhuxi County and

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in Shaanxi to the west, and

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and

Wuxi County Wuxi County () is a county of Chongqing Municipality, People's Republic of China, bordering Shaanxi to the north and Hubei to the northeast and east. Sitting at the upper reaches of Daning River and the southern slopes of the central Daba Mountai ...

to the south.

Climate

Administrative divisions

Zhushan County administers nine

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and eight

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. These

township-level divisions The administrative divisions of China have consisted of several levels since ancient times, due to China's large population and geographical area. The constitution of China provides for three levels of government. However in practice, there a ...

then administer 254 village-level divisions. The county's nine towns are , , , , , , , Shangyong, and . The county's eight townships are , , , , , , , and .

References

{{Authority control Counties of Hubei Shiyan