Shou County or Shouxian () is a county in the north-central part of
Anhui
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Province, China, and is located on the southern (right) bank of the
Huai River
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. It is the southernmost
county-level division
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 ...
of the
prefecture-level city
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During the Republican era, many of China ...
of
Huainan. Its population is and its area is . It is a National Cultural and Historical City. The jurisdiction of Shou County was transfer from
Lu'an
Lu'an (), is a prefecture-level city in western Anhui province, People's Republic of China, bordering Henan to the northwest and Hubei to the southwest. As of the 2020 census, it had a total population of 4,393,699 inhabitants whom 1,752,537 liv ...
to Huainan.
Shou County has jurisdiction over 17 towns, 7 townships and 1 ethnic township. The seat of Shou County is
Shouchun.
History
Shou, formerly known as Shouchun () and Shouyang (), was the last capital of the
State of Chu from 241 BCE, after the Chu royal court fled in advance of the sack of the previous capital Chen (), by the growing power of the kingdom of
Qin, on its way to imperial ascendency.
King You of Chu was buried in Shou County, though his tomb was destroyed by warlords in the 1930s. From the time of the
Qin Dynasty
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to the
Three Kingdoms Period, the county fell under the jurisdiction of Jiujiang
Commandery (). It was also the site of the crowning of
Yuan Shu
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during the Three Kingdoms. During the
Jìn Dynasty, the
Battle of Fei River also occurred within the borders of Shou. Shou became renowned throughout China for its pottery during the
Sui and
Tang Dynasties.
Shou was besieged during the
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period
The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period (), from 907 to 979, was an era of political upheaval and division in 10th-century Imperial China. Five dynastic states quickly succeeded one another in the Central Plain, and more than a dozen conc ...
. The county also produced many well-known officials during the
Song Dynasty
The Song dynasty (; ; 960–1279) was an imperial dynasty of China that began in 960 and lasted until 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song following his usurpation of the throne of the Later Zhou. The Song conquered the rest ...
, including multiple Prime Ministers and ministers. During the
Taiping Rebellion in the later years of the
Qing Dynasty
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,
Chen Yucheng was captured in Shou.
Administrative divisions
In the present, Shou County has 21 towns, 3 townships and 1 ethic township.
;21 towns
;3 townships
*
Zhangli ()
*
Bagongshan ()
*
Yaokou ()
;1 Ethic township
*
Hui Taodian ()
Climate
Economy
Shou County is crisscrossed with rivers, and as a result it is a very productive agricultural region. Main products of this area include rice, wheat and cotton. Currently Shou County is a focal point of a national project to increase production of agricultural goods.
Zhengyang Pass, located on the
Wai River, is a major point of transportation and goods distribution in Anhui.
See also
*
Yinxian, a town in Shou County
References
County-level divisions of Anhui
Huainan
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