Chishui City
County-level city in Guizhou, China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Chishui (Chinese: 赤水; pinyin: Chìshǔi) is a county-level city of Guizhou Province, China, bordering Sichuan to the north and west. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zunyi.
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Chishui
赤水市 | |
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Coordinates (Chishui municipal government): 28°35′25″N 105°41′51″E | |
Country | China |
Province | Guizhou |
Prefecture-level city | Zunyi |
Municipal seat | Shizhong |
Area | |
• Total | 1,882.57 km2 (726.86 sq mi) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 237,029 |
• Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
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The city has a total area of 1,801 km2, and in 2007, it had a population of 300,000.
Chishui is famous for its bamboo forestry, the city has around 87,000 hectares (340 sq mi) of bamboo forest coverage. The bamboo is used for paper production and bamboo weaving among others.[1][2][3]
In 1935 the Battle of Chishui River took place in the city.