Zhushan County

Zhushan County (simplified Chinese: 竹山县; traditional Chinese: 竹山縣; pinyin: Zhúshān Xiàn) is a county in Shiyan, northwestern Hubei province, China, bordering Shaanxi province to the north and Chongqing municipality to the south.

[3] The county spans an area of 3,587.8 square kilometres (1,385.3 sq mi),[3] and has a population of 346,069 as of 2020.

[1] Emperor Fei of the ancient state of Western Wei named the county Zhushan (Chinese: 竹山), meaning bamboo mountain.

[3] The area of present-day Zhushan County belonged to the Chu State until 611 BCE.

[1] In October 1994, the area was reorganized as part of the newly-expanded prefecture-level city of Shiyan.