Pengshui Miao and Tujia Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 彭水苗族土家族自治县; traditional Chinese: 彭水苗族土家族自治縣; pinyin: Péngshuǐ Miáozú Tǔjiāzú Zìzhìxiàn) 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.

[4] During the Warring States period, the area belonged to the Qianzhong Commandery, which would later be incorporated into Qin dynasty China.

[4] Under the Sui dynasty,[4] in 593 CE,[citation needed] the area was organized as Pengshui County (Chinese: 彭水縣).

In January[citation needed] 1950, it was put under the jurisdiction of Fuling Prefecture [zh],[4] under the Chuandong administrative territory (Chinese: 川東行署涪陵專區).

[citation needed] In September 1952, Fuling Special District was transferred to Sichuan, and was changed to a prefecture in June 1968.

[4] Pengshui Miao and Tujia Autonomous County is located in the Sichuan Basin along the Wu River,[2] in the mountainous region of Wuling.

[4] 59.5% of Pengshui residents are members of the following 11 ethnic minorities: Miao, Tujia, Mongols, Hui, Gelao, Dong, Tibetans, Manchus, Zhuang, Yi, and Hani.