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Pengshui Miao and Tujia Autonomous County is an autonomous county for the Miao and Tujia people located in southeastern Chongqing, China, bordering Guizhou province to the south and southwest and Hubei province to the northeast. It is away from downtown Chongqing. The county spans an area of , and has a population of 545,094 as of 2010. The county's government is located in .[1] [edit] History
During the Shang dynasty and the Zhou dynasty, the region of contemporary Pengshui belonged to the State of Ba.[2] During the Warring States period, the area belonged to the Qianzhong Commandery, which would later be incorporated into the Qin dynasty.[2] During the Han dynasty, the area would be reorganized as Fuling County.[2] Under the Sui dynasty,[2] in 593 CE, the area was organized as Pengshui County.[2] "Pengshui" means "Peng River",[2] which was the old name for the Yu River. During the Tang dynasty, Pengshui County was put under the administration of and .[2] Under the Song dynasty, Pengshui was administered by .[2] Under the Yuan dynasty, it was administered by .[2] By 1645 during the Qing Dynasty, it was part of Chongqing Prefecture. In 1913 (Republic of China), it was part of Dongchuan Circuit. In 1927, it was reassigned to Changgong Bureau of Sichuan Province. And in 1935, of the Eighth Administrative Inspection Area of Sichuan. [edit] People's Republic of ChinaOn November 16, 1949, Pengshui was captured by the communists. In January 1950, it was put under the jurisdiction of ,[2] under Chuandong administrative territory. In September 1952, Fuling Special District was transferred to Sichuan, and was changed to a prefecture in June 1968. On November 14, 1983 Pengshui was approved as an autonomous county.[2] The official status began November 10 of the following year. In 1987, it was assigned to .[2] In June 1997, it fell under the administration of Chongqing, which it remains today.[2] [edit] Research Tips
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