Shou County

Shou, formerly known as Shouchun ({{lang|zh-hant|壽春}}) and Shouyang ({{lang|zh-hant|壽陽}}), was the last capital of the State of Chu from 241 BCE, after the Chu royal court fled in advance of the sack of the previous capital Chen ({{lang|zh-hant|陳}}), by the growing power of the kingdom of Qin, on its way to imperial ascendency. King You of Chu was buried in Shou County, though his tomb was destroyed by warlords in the 1930s. From the time of the Qin dynasty to the Three Kingdoms period, the county fell under the jurisdiction of Jiujiang Commandery ({{lang|zh|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. Shou was besieged during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. 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.

In the present, Shou County has 22 towns, 2 townships and 1 ethnic township.{{cite web|url=http://www.stats.gov.cn/sj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2023/34/04/340422.html|script-title=zh:2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：寿县| publisher = National Bureau of Statistics of China| language = zh-hans| access-date =}}

;21 towns

;3 townships

• Zhangli ({{lang|zh-hans|张李乡}})
• Bagongshan ({{lang|zh-hans|八公山乡}})

;1 Ethnic township

• Taodian Hui Ethnic Township ({{lang|zh-hans|陶店回族乡}})

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|location = Shouxian, elevation {{convert|26|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present)

|Jan high C = 6.7

|Feb high C = 9.8

|Mar high C = 15.0

|Apr high C = 21.5

|May high C = 27.0

|Jun high C = 31.3

|Jul high C = 32.3

|Aug high C = 31.1

|Sep high C = 27.7

|Oct high C = 22.6

|Nov high C = 15.8

|Dec high C = 9.1

|Jan mean C = 2.0

|Feb mean C = 4.7

|Mar mean C = 9.6

|Apr mean C = 15.9

|May mean C = 21.5

|Jun mean C = 25.9

|Jul mean C = 28.0

|Aug mean C = 27.0

|Sep mean C = 22.7

|Oct mean C = 17.1

|Nov mean C = 10.3

|Dec mean C = 4.1

|Jan low C = -1.7

|Feb low C = 0.6

|Mar low C = 4.8

|Apr low C = 10.9

|May low C = 16.5

|Jun low C = 21.2

|Jul low C = 24.5

|Aug low C = 23.8

|Sep low C = 18.9

|Oct low C = 12.7

|Nov low C = 5.9

|Dec low C = 0.1

|Jan record high C = 20.2 |Jan record low C = -15.4

|Feb record high C = 26.7 |Feb record low C = -14.1

|Mar record high C = 33.6 |Mar record low C = -5.3

|Apr record high C = 33.7 |Apr record low C = -2.0

|May record high C = 36.7 |May record low C = 4.7

|Jun record high C = 37.7 |Jun record low C = 12.3

|Jul record high C = 39.0 |Jul record low C = 18.1

|Aug record high C = 37.6 |Aug record low C = 15.8

|Sep record high C = 37.2 |Sep record low C = 8.8

|Oct record high C = 34.2 |Oct record low C = 0.7

|Nov record high C = 29.8 |Nov record low C = -6.8

|Dec record high C = 23.4 |Dec record low C = -18.1

|year high C = |year low C =

|year high F = |year low F =

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 30.6

|Feb precipitation mm = 38.1

|Mar precipitation mm = 60.2

|Apr precipitation mm = 46.9

|May precipitation mm = 63.2

|Jun precipitation mm = 123.4

|Jul precipitation mm = 227.7

|Aug precipitation mm = 147.7

|Sep precipitation mm = 78.3

|Oct precipitation mm = 49.4

|Nov precipitation mm = 45.6

|Dec precipitation mm = 22.9

|Jan humidity = 75

|Feb humidity = 75

|Mar humidity = 74

|Apr humidity = 66

|May humidity = 67

|Jun humidity = 67

|Jul humidity = 78

|Aug humidity = 80

|Sep humidity = 74

|Oct humidity = 67

|Nov humidity = 75

|Dec humidity = 74

|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 6.8

|Feb precipitation days = 8.2

|Mar precipitation days = 8.7

|Apr precipitation days = 8.1

|May precipitation days = 9.2

|Jun precipitation days = 9.3

|Jul precipitation days = 11.5

|Aug precipitation days = 11.6

|Sep precipitation days = 8.1

|Oct precipitation days = 7.2

|Nov precipitation days = 7.6

|Dec precipitation days = 5.9

|year precipitation days =

|Jan sun = 125.3

|Feb sun = 127.4

|Mar sun = 163.6

|Apr sun = 194.2

|May sun = 201.3

|Jun sun = 179.8

|Jul sun = 206.2

|Aug sun = 194.8

|Sep sun = 165.0

|Oct sun = 164.6

|Nov sun = 148.4

|Dec sun = 136.5

|year sun =

| Jan percentsun = 39

| Feb percentsun = 41

| Mar percentsun = 44

| Apr percentsun = 50

| May percentsun = 47

| Jun percentsun = 42

| Jul percentsun = 48

| Aug percentsun = 48

| Sep percentsun = 45

| Oct percentsun = 47

| Nov percentsun = 48

| Dec percentsun = 44

| year percentsun =

|Jan snow days = 4.6

|Feb snow days = 2.7

|Mar snow days = 1.3

|Apr snow days = 0

|May snow days = 0

|Jun snow days = 0

|Jul snow days = 0

|Aug snow days = 0

|Sep snow days = 0

|Oct snow days = 0

|Nov snow days = 0.6

|Dec snow days = 1.6

|year snow days =

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Shou County is crisscrossed with rivers, and as a result it is a very productive agricultural region. Main products of this area include rice, wheat and cotton. Currently Shou County is a focal point of a national project to increase production of agricultural goods. Zhengyang Pass, located on the Wai River, is a major point of transportation and goods distribution in Anhui.

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