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538 BCE Annals Chu Destroys Lai, 538 BCE Chu attacks Wu and destroys Lai, that is the Laishui; Wu moves its settlement to Lingping In 538 BCE, the seventh year of King Jing of Zhou, Chu attacked Wu and destroyed Lai, that is the Laishui; the viscount of Lai was released, and Wu moved its settlement to the foot of Lingping Mountain, renaming it Lingping. Military affairsPre-Qin Confidence: Qualified Standard 529 BCE Annals Chu Takes Lingping, 529 BCE Chu sends Su Nai against Wu, takes Lingping and renames it Pingling In 529 BCE, the sixteenth year of King Jing of Zhou, Chu sent Su Nai as general, defeated the Wu army and took Lingping, renaming it Pingling; the gazetteer records variant readings of the general's name. Military affairsPre-Qin Confidence: Qualified Standard 506 BCE Annals Wu Yuan Burns Gucheng, 506 BCE Wu sends Wu Yuan against Chu; the stronghold of Gucheng is burned and the land returns to Wu In 506 BCE, the fourteenth year of King Jing of Zhou, Wu sent Wu Yuan against Chu and burned Gucheng, and the land came back under Wu; the gazetteer corrects a different year given elsewhere. Military affairsPre-Qin Confidence: Qualified Standard 221 BCE Annals Liyang County Established, 221 BCE Qin renames Jinling as Moling and establishes Liyang County under Zhang Commandery In 221 BCE, the twenty-sixth year of the First Emperor of Qin, Jinling was renamed Moling and Liyang County was established under Zhang Commandery; Liyang was the earliest county-level unit in the Lishui area and the predecessor of Lishui County. Administrative historyQin and HanFounding of the county Confidence: Qualified Standard 210 BCE Annals The First Emperor Cuts the Ground and Opens the Qinhuai, 210 BCE The gazetteer says the emperor, on an eastern tour, had the ground cut because of the royal aura at Jinling, and later ages named the water the Qinhuai River In the winter of 210 BCE, the thirty-seventh year of the First Emperor of Qin, the gazetteer says he toured east and had the ground cut at Jinling because of its royal aura; later ages named the water the Qinhuai. Water conservancyQin and Han Confidence: Qualified Standard 329 Annals Wang Yunzhi Takes Su Yi at Liyang, 329 CE The general Wang Yunzhi captures Su Yi in Liyang, and the gazetteer notes that taxes were remitted after long fighting In 329 CE, the fourth year of the Xianhe era, the general Wang Yunzhi took Su Yi at Liyang; the gazetteer adds that the area had long suffered war and that taxes were remitted. Military affairsSix Dynasties Confidence: Qualified Standard 589 Annals Danyang Commandery Abolished and Jiangzhou Established, 589 CE The commandery is replaced by Jiangzhou, and Liyang is placed under it In 589 CE, the ninth year of the Kaihuang era, Danyang Commandery was abolished and Jiangzhou established, with Liyang placed under it; two years later Lishui County was carved out of northwestern Liyang and the former Danyang lands. Administrative historySui Confidence: Qualified Standard 591 Annals Lishui County Established, 591 CE Carved out of Liyang and the former Danyang lands, under Jiangzhou In 591 CE, the eleventh year of the Kaihuang era, Lishui County was carved out of northwestern Liyang and the former Danyang lands, under Jiangzhou. This was the beginning of Lishui as a county. Administrative historySuiFounding of the county Standard 598 Annals Lishui County Absorbs Liyang, 598 CE Liyang County is abolished and its territory merged into Lishui In 598 CE, the eighteenth year of the Kaihuang era, Liyang was merged into Lishui; Liyang County was abolished and its territory passed to Lishui, which was enlarged, until Liyang was restored from eastern Lishui in 620 CE. Administrative historyAdministrative divisionSui Confidence: Qualified Standard 608 Annals Jiangzhou Replaced by Danyang Commandery, 608 CE Jiangzhou becomes Danyang Commandery, and Lishui is placed under it In 608 CE, the fourth year of the Daye era, Jiangzhou was made into Danyang Commandery and Lishui was transferred to it; in 589 the commandery had been abolished to create Jiangzhou, so the two names now exchanged places. Administrative historySui Confidence: Qualified Standard 620 Annals Yangzhou Established and Liyang County Restored, 620 CE Lishui and Jiangning are made into Yangzhou, eastern Lishui is separated off as Liyang, and Fu Gongshi encamps at Lishui In 620 CE, the third year of the Wude era, Lishui and Jiangning were made into Yangzhou, with Lishui kept under it; eastern Lishui was separated off to restore Liyang County, and Fu Gongshi, sent by Du Fuwei, took Danyang and encamped at Lishui. Administrative historyAdministrative divisionTang dynasty Confidence: Qualified Standard 626 Annals Lishui Transferred to Xuanzhou, 626 CE Yangzhou moves its seat to Jiangdu and Lishui passes to Xuanzhou, that is the present Ningguo Prefecture In 626 CE, the ninth year of the Wude era, Yangzhou moved its seat to Jiangdu and Lishui was transferred to Xuanzhou; the gazetteer also corrects the Junji, which names only Danyang and Liyang as under Xuanzhou. Administrative historyTang dynasty Confidence: Qualified Standard 891 Annals Sun Ru Encamps at Lishui, 891 CE Sun Ru encamps at Lishui while attacking Xuanzhou, and Yang Xingmi sends Li Fu to break him in a night raid In 891 CE, the second year of the Dashun era, Sun Ru attacked Xuanzhou and encamped his troops at Lishui; Yang Xingmi, then in command of the Ningguo army, sent his general Li Fu, who attacked by night and won. Military affairsTang dynasty Confidence: Qualified Standard 975 Annals Cao Bin's Officer Defeats the Jiangnan Army at Lishui, 975 CE Tian Qinzuo won an action in Lishui in the first month; Li Yu surrendered within the year In the first month of 975 CE, the eighth year of the Kaibao era, Tian Qinzuo, sent by the Song general Cao Bin, defeated the Jiangnan army in Lishui. Li Yu surrendered within the year and Jiangning reverted to the name Shengzhou. Military affairsthe Song dynasty Standard 1018 Annals Shengzhou Renamed Jiangning Prefecture, 1018 CE Lishui passed under the new prefecture In 1018 CE, the second year of the Tianxi era, Shengzhou was renamed Jiangning Prefecture and Lishui passed under it. The county remained there until 1129, when the prefecture was renamed Jiankang. Administrative historythe Song dynasty Standard 1023 Annals Cinnabar Mining at Lishui Abolished, 1023 CE The levy ended in the sixth month on the advice of Wang Qinruo In the sixth month of 1023 CE, the first year of the Tiansheng era, the court abolished the cinnabar-mining levy at Lishui on the advice of Wang Qinruo. The gazetteer records nothing of when the work began, what it yielded, or where the mines lay. Taxation and corvéethe Song dynasty Standard 1125 Annals A Plea to Turn Three Lakes into Polders, 1125 CE Lu Xiang asked to convert the Shijiu, Gucheng and Danyang lakes into polder fields In the ninth month of 1125 CE, the seventh year of the Xuanhe era, Lu Xiang, a prefectural administrator, asked that the Shijiu, Gucheng and Danyang lakes be turned into polder land. The gazetteer does not record whether the request was granted. PoldersWater conservancythe Song dynasty Confidence: Qualified Standard 1129 Annals Jin Forces Take Lishui, 1129 CE The county defender Pan Zhen died; that year Jiangning Prefecture became Jiankang Prefecture In the winter of 1129 CE, the third year of the Jianyan era, Jin forces attacked Jiankang and took Lishui; the county defender Pan Zhen died. In the same year Jiangning Prefecture was renamed Jiankang Prefecture, with Lishui under it. Military affairsthe Song dynasty Standard 1153 Annals Yongfeng Polder Granted to Qin Hui, 1153 CE The gazetteer's own note on why the entry was included although prefectural records do not name Lishui In 1153 CE, the twenty-third year of the Shaoxing era, the Yongfeng Polder was granted to Qin Hui. The gazetteer notes that prefectural records mention the affair without naming Lishui, and explains that the entry was included for further study. Poldersthe Song dynasty Confidence: Qualified Standard 1165 Annals Yongfeng Polder Granted to the Dutongsi, 1165 CE The grant was made in the eighth month, on the same ground as the entry for 1153 In the eighth month of 1165 CE, the first year of the Qiandao era, the Yongfeng Polder was granted to the Dutongsi, the commandant's office. The gazetteer says the entry was included on the same ground as the grant to Qin Hui in 1153. Poldersthe Song dynasty Confidence: Qualified Standard 1261 Annals Collection of Lishui's Grain Tax Suspended, 1261 CE The suspension was ordered in the sixth month; a first one had been recorded in 1260 In the sixth month of 1261 CE, the second year of the Jingding era, the collection of Lishui's grain tax was suspended. A first suspension had been recorded in the eleventh month of 1260. Taxation and corvéethe Song dynasty Standard 1275 Annals Yuan Forces Take Jiankang and Lishui Surrenders, 1275 CE Alahan advanced through Dongba; the Tongguan commanders Bei Bao and Hu Yanqi died attacking Lishui In 1275 CE, the twelfth year of the Zhiyuan era and the Deyou era of the Song, Yuan forces took Jiankang and Lishui surrendered. Alahan advanced through Dongba; in the eleventh month the Tongguan commanders Bei Bao and Hu Yanqi died attacking Lishui. Military affairsYuan dynasty Long-form 1281 Annals Gold-Washing Administration Set Up at Jiankang, 1281 CE Five thousand Lishui households were made gold-washing households; the levy was abolished in 1287 In 1281 CE, the eighteenth year of the Zhiyuan era, a gold-washing administration was set up at Jiankang and five thousand Lishui households were made gold-washing households, squeezed by officials and middlemen alike. The levy was abolished in 1287. Taxation and corvéeYuan dynasty Standard 1295 Annals Lishui Raised from County to Zhou, 1295 CE Lishui Zhou ranked as a middle zhou, with a darughachi above the prefect In 1295 CE, the first year of the Yuanzhen era, Lishui County was raised to Lishui Zhou, ranked as a middle zhou, with a darughachi still appointed above the prefect. It was the first change of status between county and zhou since the county was founded. Administrative historyCounty systemYuan dynasty Standard 1329 Annals Jiankang Circuit Renamed Jiqing Circuit, 1329 CE Lishui passed under the renamed circuit In 1329 CE, the second year of the Tianli era, Jiankang Circuit was renamed Jiqing Circuit and Lishui passed under it, remaining there until the Ming took the region in the 1350s. Administrative historyYuan dynasty Standard 1369 Annals Lishui Zhou Reduced to a County in 1369 The Yuan-era prefecture becomes a county again, and a county school is ordered In 1369, the second year of the Hongwu era, Lishui Zhou was reduced to Lishui County under Yingtian Prefecture, and a county school was ordered to be established. Lishui remained a county until 2013. Administrative historyCounty systemMing dynasty Standard 1385 Annals The Tax and Corvée Registers of 1385 Households graded into three classes, corvée verified against the registers In 1385, the eighteenth year of the Hongwu era, Lishui was ordered to compile tax and corvée registers grading households into three classes, against which corvée was verified. The gazetteer enters it together with an omen of five-coloured clouds in the same year. Taxation and corvéeMing dynasty Confidence: Qualified Standard 1390 Annals A Reserve Granary Established in 1390 Granaries set up against famine, and grain bought in with paper money In the fifth month of 1390, the twenty-third year of the Hongwu era, Lishui was ordered to establish a reserve granary against famine; in the eighth month officials were sent out with paper money to buy grain. In 1394 the grain was lent to the poor. GranariesMing dynasty Confidence: Qualified Standard 1393 Annals The Yanzhi River Cut Through the Hills in the Ming A canal for grain transport, with a rock left standing as a bridge In 1393, the twenty-sixth year of the Hongwu era, the founder of the Ming ordered the Marquis of Chongshan, Li Xin, to supervise the cutting of a river through the western part of Lishui to carry grain from the Zhejiang region; a huge boulder left in place became the Tiansheng Bridge. Water conservancygrain transportMing dynasty Confidence: Qualified Long-form 1403 Annals Sluices and a Dam Set Up at Guangtong in 1403 Works at Guangtong, Yanzhi Hill and the mouth of Gucheng Lake, with an officer to manage them In the fourth month of 1403, the first year of the Yongle era, after Lishui residents petitioned against repeated flooding, a survey was made and sluices and a dam were built at Guangtong with an officer in charge of holding back and releasing water. Water conservancyMing dynasty Confidence: Qualified Standard 1425 Annals Qi Tai's Kin Pardoned in 1425 The family of a minister who died in the Jingnan Campaign recovers its confiscated property In 1425 the kin of Qi Tai, a Lishui native and former Minister of War, were pardoned and their confiscated property restored; he had died in the Jingnan Campaign. In 1621 thirty-eight exiled households were returned to the Lishui registers. Military affairsMing dynasty Confidence: Qualified Long-form 1491 Annals Gaochun County Detached from Lishui in 1491 The southwestern part of Lishui becomes a separate county, and the two are administered apart In 1491, the fourth year of the Hongzhi era, the southwestern part of Lishui was detached to form Gaochun County. The gazetteer gives no reason and no boundary. In 1600 Lishui residents petitioned for the commutation of grain tax on the Gaochun precedent. Administrative divisionMing dynasty Confidence: Qualified Standard 1508 Annals Zhang Zheng Donates Grain in the Famine of 1508 A Lishui resident gives a thousand shi of grain after drought and dearth In 1508, the third year of the Zhengde era, drought brought dearth to Lishui, and the resident Zhang Zheng donated a thousand shi of grain for relief. In 1510 the county was flooded and rent was remitted. Natural anomaliesFamineMing dynasty Confidence: Qualified Standard 1512 Annals Guangtong Dam Built in 1512 Raised three zhang, two sluices sealed and their opening forbidden In 1512, the seventh year of the Zhengde era, Suzhou and Changzhou petitioned for a dam at Guangtong on grounds of flooding. The dam was raised three zhang in height and thickness, two sluices were sealed and their opening forbidden. The gazetteer adds its own verdict that the flooding of Lishui was permanent from then on. Water conservancyPoldersMing dynasty Confidence: Qualified Long-form 1523 Annals The Great Drought and Famine of 1523 People flee north and south, and a vice minister is sent to relieve the county In 1523, the second year of the Jiajing era, drought struck Lishui; the gazetteer records people fleeing north and south and cannibalism, and a vice minister, Xi Shu, was sent to relieve the county. Drought returned in 1544 and 1545. Natural anomaliesFamineMing dynasty Confidence: Qualified Standard 1524 Annals An Epidemic in Lishui in 1524 A great sickness through spring and summer, with the dead lying along the roads In the spring and summer of 1524, the third year of the Jiajing era, an epidemic swept Lishui; the gazetteer records the dead lying in heaps along the roads. It followed the great drought of 1523. No name, death toll or relief measure is recorded. Natural anomaliesEpidemicsMing dynasty Confidence: Qualified Standard 1525 Annals The Biaozhong Shrine to Qi Tai, 1525 The magistrate Wang Congshan asks that Qi Tai be sacrificed to in Lishui In 1525, the fourth year of the Jiajing era, the magistrate Wang Congshan asked that Qi Tai be sacrificed to in Lishui, and the shrine was named Biaozhong. Qi Tai was a Lishui native and Minister of War under the Jianwen emperor, who died in the Jingnan Campaign. Education and cultureMing dynasty Confidence: Qualified Standard 1541 Annals Endowment Fields for Zhongshan Academy in 1541 The magistrate Xie Ting endows the academy with land in the twentieth year of the Jiajing era In 1541 the magistrate Xie Ting set up endowment fields for Zhongshan Academy in Lishui. Similar fields had been set up for the county school in 1528, and further school fields were added in 1574 and 1579. A Ming stele naming the academy was recorded in the 2024 heritage survey. AcademyEducation and cultureMing dynasty Confidence: Qualified Standard 1558 Annals Zeng Zhen Builds the Stone Wall of Lishui, 1558 A stone wall for the county town three years after pirates nearly took it In 1558, the thirty-seventh year of the Jiajing era, the magistrate Zeng Zhen built a stone wall for Lishui. Three years earlier Japanese pirates had attacked the town and nearly taken it, and Li Fobao was killed. The two entries stand apart, and the gazetteer does not link them. City defencesMing dynasty Confidence: Qualified Long-form 1571 Annals Liu Yinglei Measures the Fields and Removes the Flying Grain, 1571 A clear survey of the fields and the removal of more than four thousand shi of shifted tax In 1571, the fifth year of the Longqing era, the magistrate Liu Yinglei measured the fields of Lishui and removed more than four thousand shi of "flying" grain, ending a long-standing abuse; after his death the residents built a shrine to him. Taxation and corvéeMing dynasty Confidence: Qualified Long-form 1574 Annals Fu Yingzhen Sets Up the Community Compact, 1574 Disputes to be judged first by the compact, and a year without litigation In 1574, the second year of the Wanli era, the magistrate Fu Yingzhen set up a community compact in Lishui expounding the Hongwu emperor's Sacred Edict, with all disputes to be judged by the compact first; the gazetteer records a year without litigation. School fields were added the same year. Education and cultureMing dynasty Confidence: Qualified Long-form 1588 Annals Famine and the Building of Fengxian Polder, 1588 A famine in which people ate one another; polder banks built with treasury silver In 1588, the sixteenth year of the Wanli era, Lishui suffered a famine in which people ate one another. The magistrate Du Yunji obtained treasury silver to build the banks of Fengxian Polder, giving the starving work and food. PoldersFamineMing dynasty Standard 1595 Annals A Flood Breaches the Polders, 1595 In the sixth month a jiao flood broke the polders; Fengxian Polder alone survived In 1595, the twenty-third year of the Wanli era, the gazetteer records a jiao flood in the sixth month that breached the county's polders; Fengxian Polder alone held. The magistrate Yu Yanxing then urged the people to extend its banks. Natural anomaliesWater conservancyMing dynasty Confidence: Qualified Standard 1606 Annals A Pagoda Built to Quell an Omen, 1606 A red light over the county's north-west; the magistrate Xu Liangyan raised the Yongshou Temple Pagoda there In 1606, the thirty-fourth year of the Wanli era, the gazetteer records a red light over the north-west of the county. The magistrate Xu Liangyan built a pagoda there to quell it; the pagoda is the Yongshou Temple Pagoda. PagodaEducation and cultureMing dynasty Confidence: Qualified Standard 1611 Annals An Earthquake in 1611 Recorded on the sixteenth day of the tenth month; the gazetteer has only one line In 1611, the thirty-ninth year of the Wanli era, Lishui was shaken by an earthquake in the tenth month. The Kangxi gazetteer gives only this single line, with no magnitude, epicentre or damage. EarthquakesNatural anomaliesMing dynasty Standard 1622 Annals Lishui's Grain Tax Commuted to Silver in Perpetuity, 1622 The prefect of Yingtian and the county magistrate petitioned; the commutation was granted In 1622, the second year of the Tianqi era, the prefect of Yingtian Prefecture and the Lishui magistrate Zhang Ximing petitioned through the provincial and censorate authorities; Lishui's grain tribute was commuted to silver in perpetuity. Taxation and corvéegrain transportMing dynasty Standard 1628 Annals Polder Banks Built below Shizi Mountain, 1628 The magistrate Zeng Jiuyi petitioned for the work; more than three thousand zhang of bank In 1628, the first year of the Chongzhen era, the magistrate Zeng Jiuyi petitioned to build more than three thousand zhang of polder bank below Shizi Mountain in Lishui. The gazetteer gives only this one line. Water conservancyPoldersMing dynasty Standard 1640 Annals The Great Famine of 1640 No seed grain left; an earthquake on the twelfth night of the tenth month; arrears remitted In 1640, the thirteenth year of the Chongzhen era, Lishui suffered so severe a famine that no seed grain remained, and an earthquake was felt on the twelfth night of the tenth month. Tax arrears from before 1639 were remitted. FamineNatural anomaliesMing dynasty Standard 1645 Annals Lishui Surrenders Intact as the Qing Cross the Yangtze, 1645 The magistrate fled and the dianshi led the surrender; in the twelfth month rebels burned the county hall In 1645, the second year of the Shunzhi era, Qing troops crossed the Yangtze; the magistrate Wang Guanying fled and the dianshi Fang Zhidao surrendered the intact city. That winter rebels burned the county hall and killed the loyalist Liu Qian. Military affairsthe Qing dynasty Confidence: Qualified Long-form 1654 Annals The County Hall Rebuilt, 1654 Since the burning of 1645 the magistrate had sat among rubble under reed matting In 1654, the eleventh year of the Shunzhi era, the magistrate Min Pailu rebuilt the Lishui county hall. Since rebels burned it in 1645 the magistrate had held court among the rubble, sheltered by reed matting; the rebuilding restored the old appearance. County systemthe Qing dynasty Standard 1655 Annals Compiling the Record of Equalised Corvée, 1655 The magistrate Min Pailu re-examined the wards and apportioned corvée, printing the register for the whole county In 1655, the twelfth year of the Shunzhi era and a year of registration review, the magistrate Min Pailu re-examined the wards and apportioned corvée duties so as to equalise them, compiling the Record of Equalised Corvée, printed and circulated through the county. Taxation and corvéethe Qing dynasty Standard 1658 Annals Grain Tax Commuted by Imperial Order, 1658 Commutation ordered in the third month, following a petition by gentry and commoners in 1655 In the third month of 1658, the fifteenth year of the Shunzhi era, an imperial order commuted Lishui's grain tribute. The matter went back to 1655, when the magistrate Min Pailu and local gentry and commoners petitioned for the commutation to be restored. Taxation and corvéegrain transportthe Qing dynasty Confidence: Qualified Standard 1938 Modern Lishui The New Fourth Army Enters Lishui Advancing from southern Anhui into southern Jiangsu in May 1938, after which Lixiang served in turn as a regimental headquarters In May 1938 the New Fourth Army advanced from southern Anhui into southern Jiangsu and reached Lishui. Lixiang then served in turn as the headquarters of its 1st and 4th Regiments, and later of the 46th Regiment. War of ResistanceNew Fourth ArmyModern Standard 1941 Modern Lishui Southern Jiangsu Party, Government and Military Organs Move to Lixiang After the Tangma Battle of November 1941 the region's leading organs moved to Lixiang and its neighbourhood After the Tangma Battle of November 1941 the leading party, government and military organs of southern Jiangsu and the main body of the New Fourth Army moved to Lixiang, among them the CPC Jiangsu-Anhui Regional Committee and the wartime Southern Jiangsu Administrative Office. War of ResistanceNew Fourth ArmyModern Standard 1943 Modern Lishui The Southern Jiangsu Counter-Diehard Campaign The New Fourth Army's counter-attack of April 1943, of which the Huifeng Mountain–Beijingxiang action was the engagement fought in Lishui From 12 to 15 April 1943 more than 5,000 troops of the New Fourth Army's 16th Brigade and the Ninth Branch School counter-attacked Nationalist diehard forces in six engagements, the Huifeng Mountain–Beijingxiang action being the one fought in Lishui. War of ResistanceMilitary affairsModern Standard 1949 Modern Lishui The Liberation of Lishui and the Introduction of the District System After the Yangtze crossing of April 1949 Lishui was organised as a district under the Zhenjiang Prefecture of the Southern Jiangsu Administrative Office On 20 April 1949 the People's Liberation Army began the Yangtze crossing; on the 25th Lishui was organised as a district under the Zhenjiang Prefecture of the Southern Jiangsu Administrative Office. The sources give neither the exact date of Lishui's liberation nor the units involved. ModernAdministrative division Confidence: Qualified Standard 2013 Modern Lishui The Nanjing–Hangzhou High-Speed Railway Opens Opened throughout on 1 July 2013, with Lishui station in Dongping Subdistrict The Nanjing–Hangzhou High-Speed Railway opened on 1 July 2013. It crosses Lishui District, with Lishui station in Dongping Subdistrict, and a planned line from Nanjing via Xuancheng to Huangshan is also to serve Lishui. TransportContemporaryModern Standard 2013 Annals Lishui County Abolished, Lishui District Established State Council approval in 2013 created Lishui District of Nanjing, ending 1,422 years of county government In February 2013 the State Council approved the abolition of Lishui County and the establishment of Lishui District of Nanjing, covering the former county's territory. Lishui's county status, held since the Sui dynasty, came to an end. Administrative divisionContemporaryCounty to district Standard 2018 Modern Lishui Three Towns Converted into Subdistricts On 15 May 2018 the provincial government approved the abolition of Dongping, Honglan and Shiqiu towns and the creation of matching subdistricts On 15 May 2018 the Jiangsu Provincial People's Government approved the abolition of Dongping, Honglan and Shiqiu towns in Lishui District and the creation of Dongping, Honglan and Shiqiu subdistricts. The district now has five subdistricts and three towns. Administrative divisionContemporaryModern Standard 2020 Modern Lishui The Qinhuai River Waterway Regulation Project Passes Completion Inspection On 29 December 2020 the Honglan lock and six bridges on the Shijiu Lake–Pengfu section passed inspection On 29 December 2020 the Honglan lock works and six bridge works, including Maojiacun Bridge, on the Shijiu Lake–Pengfu section of the Qinhuai River waterway regulation project passed completion inspection. 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