Shizhu Tujia Autonomous County
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Shizhu County 石柱县 |
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石柱土家族自治县
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 Location of Shizhu County in Chongqing |
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| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Municipality | Chongqing |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,013 km2 (1,163 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 415,100 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
Coordinates: 29°59′45″N 108°06′29″E / 29.99583°N 108.10806°E
Shizhu Tujia Autonomous County, or Shizhu County for short(石柱土家族自治县 Pinyin: Shízhù Tǔjiāzú Zìzhìxiàn) is located in southeastern Chongqing, China. It is south to Yangtze River, and neighboured to Pengshui County southernly, Fengdu County southwesternly, Zhong County northwesternly and Wanzhou District northernly, which are County-level divisions of Chongqing Municipality, and also to Lichuan CLC of Hubei Province easternly. It's in the center zone of Three Gorges Reservoir Region, and the only autonomous county for ethnic minorities in this region.
Shizhu literally means "Stone Pillars", which is named after two big human-like natural stone pillars standing on Wanshou Mountain. The two stone pillars were once a loving couple in a native "Romeo and Juliet" style love story. To fight against feudal oppression of free love, they died together tragically, and turned into two stone pillars standing face-to-face on Wanshou Mountain, never to be apart again.
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