Xishui County () is a county in the north of

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province, China, bordering

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province to the southwest. It is under the administration of the

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of Zunyi. It was the site of the 2009 Xishui sex trial.

Administrative divisions

Xishui County is divided into 4 subdistricts, 20

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and 2 townships: ;subdistricts *Donghuang 东皇街道 *Jiulong 九龙街道 *Shanwang 杉王街道 *Malin 马临街道 ;towns *Tucheng 土城镇 *Tongmin 同民镇 *Xingmin 醒民镇 *Longxing 隆兴镇 *Xijiu 习酒镇 * Huilong 回龙镇 *Sangmu 桑木镇 *Yong'an 永安镇 *Liangcun 良村镇 *Wenshui 温水镇 *Xianyuan 仙源镇 *Guandian 官店镇 *Zhaiba 寨坝镇 *Minhua 民化镇 * Erlang 二郎镇 *Erli 二里镇 *Sanchahe 三岔河镇 *Dapo 大坡镇 *Taolin 桃林镇 *Chengzhai 程寨镇 ;townships *Shuanglong 双龙乡 *Niba 坭坝乡

Education

Yang Dezhi Red Army School in Wenshui Town () in Xishui County. It opened during the latter portion of the

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and became a Red Army School in 2008.

Tourism

The county is home to the "Xishui Forest Train" (an electric monorail with an engine shaped like a steam locomotive) () which allows for sightseeing through forests and lakes near the city of Xishui ().

Administrative divisions

Education

Tourism

Climate

Cuisine

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