Xishui County, Guizhou
Xishui County
习水县 | |
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Xishui Location of the seat in Guizhou | |
Coordinates (Xishui County government): 28°19′58″N 106°11′50″E / 28.3329°N 106.1972°ECoordinates: 28°19′58″N 106°11′50″E / 28.3329°N 106.1972°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Guizhou |
Prefecture-level city | Zunyi |
Area | |
• Total | 3,063.28 km2 (1,182.74 sq mi) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 522,541 |
• Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Xishui County (simplified Chinese: 习水县; traditional Chinese: 習水縣; pinyin: Xíshuǐ Xiàn) is a county in the north of Guizhou province, China, bordering Sichuan province to the southwest. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zunyi.
It was the site of the 2009 Xishui sex trial.
Education[]
Yang Dezhi Red Army School in Wenshui Town (温水镇) in Xishui County.[1] It opened during the latter portion of the Qing Dynasty and became a Red Army School in 2008.[2]
Tourism[]
The county is home to the 11.5 kilometres (7.1 mi) "Xishui Forest Train" (an electric monorail with an engine shaped like a steam locomotive) (Chinese: 习水森林小火车) which allows for sightseeing through forests and lakes near the city of Xishui (Chinese: 习水县).[3]
Climate[]
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References[]
- ^ "China's Red Army schools". Agence France-Presse at the Boston Globe. 2017-02-13. Retrieved 2017-02-21. "The Yang Dezhi “Red Army” elementary school in Wenshui, Xishui country in Guizhou province[...]"
- ^ "Revealed: life inside China's 'Red Army' schools". Agence France-Presse at the South China Morning Post. 2017-02-13. Retrieved 2017-02-21.
- ^ "鰼部森林小火车 尽享悠闲时光". China Daily. 28 June 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
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- County-level divisions of Guizhou
- Zunyi
- Guizhou geography stubs