Xiushui Xian (China)

Xiushui County (Chinese: 修水县; pinyin: Xiūshuǐ Xiàn) is a county in the northwest of Jiangxi Province, China, bordering the provinces of Hunan to the west and southwest and Hubei to the northwest. It is the westernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Jiujiang. Xiushui is the largest county in Jiangxi Province and the most populous county in Jiujiang City. It is a sub-central city of Jiujiang City [1]. In 2019, Xiushui County achieved a gross regional product (GDP) of 24.7 billion yuan throughout the year. Xiushui has a long history. It had been named Aihou in the Shang dynasty and Aiyi in the Spring and Autumn period. It was under the jurisdiction of Wu, Chu and Yue successively. Jian'ai County in the Han dynasty was merged into Jianchang County in the Sui dynasty and Wuning County in the Tang dynasty. In 800 years (in the first year of Dezong Emperor in the Tang dynasty), Xiba Township of Wuning County was built in Fenning County. It was promoted to Ningzhou in the Yuan dynasty and was changed to Ningzhou in 1801 (the sixth year of Jiaqing in the Qing dynasty). In 1912 (the first year of the Republic of China), the name was changed to Ning County, and in 1914, it was renamed Xiushui County, which was named after Xiuhe river within the territory.