Coordinates
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32°35′00″N
116°47′00″E
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32.5833333°N 116.7833333°E
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32.5833333; 116.7833333
Shou County
(
simplified Chinese
:
??
;
traditional Chinese
:
壽縣
;
pinyin
:
Shou Xian
) is a county in
Anhui
Province, People's Republic of China, under the jurisdiction of
Lu'an
City. It has population is 1,280,000 and its area is 2986 square kilometers. It is a National Cultural and Historical City.
Shou County has jurisdiction over 17 towns, 7 townships and 1 ethnic township.
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History
Shou, formerly known as Shouchun (壽春) and Shouyang (壽陽), was the site of the fourth capital of the former
State of Chu
from 241 BCE, after the
Qin
army sacked the previous capital
Chen
(陳/?).
King You of Chu
was buried in Shou County but his tomb was destroyed by warlords in the 1930's. From the time of the
Qin Dynasty
to the
Three Kingdoms Period
, the county fell under the jurisdiction of Jiujiang
Commandery
(九江郡). It was also the site of the crowning of
Yuan Shu
during the Three Kingdoms. During the
Jin Dynasty
, the
Battle of Fei River
also occurred within the borders of Shou. Shou became renowned throughout China for its pottery during the
Sui
and
Tang Dynasties
. The county also produced many well-known officials during the
Song Dynasty
, including multiple Prime Ministers and ministers. During the
Taiping Rebellion
in the later years of the
Qing Dynasty
,
Chen Yucheng
was captured in Shou.
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Economy
Shou County is crisscrossed with rivers, and as a result is a heavy agricultural producing region. Its main products include rice, wheat and cotton. Currently Shou County is a focal point of a national project aimed at increasing production of agricultural goods.
Zhengyang Pass
, located on the
Wai River
, is a major point of transportation and goods distribution in Anhui.