Shou County or Shouxian () is a county in the north-central part of

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Province, China, and is located on the southern (right) bank of the

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. It is the southernmost

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of the

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of Huainan. Its population is and its area is . It is a National Cultural and Historical City. The jurisdiction of Shou County was transferred 3 December 2015 from Lu'an 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 Chu (, Old Chinese: ''*s-r̥aʔ'') was an Ancient Chinese states, ancient Chinese state during the Zhou dynasty. Their first ruler was King Wu of Chu in the early 8th century BC. Chu was located in the south of the Zhou heartland and lasted ...

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 The Qin dynasty ( ) was the first Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China. It is named for its progenitor state of Qin, a fief of the confederal Zhou dynasty (256 BC). Beginning in 230 BC, the Qin under King Ying Zheng enga ...

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 Yuan Shu () (155 – 199), courtesy name Gonglu, was a Chinese military general, politician, and warlord who lived during the late Eastern Han dynasty. He rose to prominence following the collapse of the Han central government in 189. He decla ...

during the Three Kingdoms. During the Jin dynasty, the

Battle of Fei River The Battle of Fei River, also known as the Battle of Feishui (), took place in the autumn of 383 AD in China, where forces of the Di (Five Barbarians), Di-led Former Qin, Former Qin dynasty were decisively defeated by the outnumbered army of the ...

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 county also produced many well-known officials during the

Song dynasty The Song dynasty ( ) was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 960 to 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song, who usurped the throne of the Later Zhou dynasty and went on to conquer the rest of the Fiv ...

, including multiple Prime Ministers and ministers. During the

Taiping Rebellion The Taiping Rebellion, also known as the Taiping Civil War or the Taiping Revolution, was a civil war in China between the Qing dynasty and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. The conflict lasted 14 years, from its outbreak in 1850 until the fall of ...

in the later years of the

Qing dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing, was a Manchu-led Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China and an early modern empire in East Asia. The last imperial dynasty in Chinese history, the Qing dynasty was preceded by the ...

, Chen Yucheng was captured in Shou.

Administrative divisions

In the present, Shou County has 22 towns, 2 townships and 1 ethnic township. ;21 towns ;3 townships * Zhangli () * Bagongshan () ;1 Ethnic township * Taodian Hui Ethnic Township ()

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 Zhengyang County () is a county in the southeast of Henan province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhumadian. Administrative divisions , this county is divided to 6 towns and 13 townships. ;Towns ;Townships ...

, located on the Wai River, is a major point of transportation and goods distribution in Anhui.

References

County-level divisions of Anhui Huainan National Famous Historical and Cultural City {{Luan-geo-stub