[2][3] During the Spring and Autumn period, the area of present-day Fushan County belonged to the Jin State.

[3] The area was part of the Qin dynasty, administered under Xiangling County [zh] in the Hedong Commandery.

[3] During the Republic of China, the area was part of Hedong Circuit [zh].

[4] A county executive officer said that, as the church was not licensed, one could not say that it was a "place of worship", but the issue was merely a matter of demolishing an illegal structure "without a land certificate or construction design.

[1][3] Fushan County has a number of significant mineral deposits, including iron, coal, gold, baryte, and clay.