- Source: Xishui County, Guizhou
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.
Administrative divisions
Xishui County is divided into 4 subdistricts, 20 towns 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 (温水镇) in Xishui County. It opened during the latter portion of the Qing Dynasty and became a Red Army School in 2008.
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).
Climate
Cuisine
Xishui county is a home of Chinese liquor (baijiu) xijiu.