Huishui County
Huishui is a county of south-central Guizhou province, China. It is under the administration of the Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture. 61% of its 476,900 population are minorities, including Bouyei, Miao, Hui, Zhuang, Sui, Bai, and Maonan. In 1372 it was the seat of the historic Chengfan commandery.
Within Guizhou it is noted for its orange cultivation.
The gecko species Hemiphyllodactylus huishuiensis was first discovered in, and named after Huishui. A locally distributed species of Gesneriaceae plants was only found in Huishui.
Administrative divisions
Huishui governs 3 subdistricts and 8 towns:- Lianjiang subdistrict
- Mengjiang subdistrict
- Mingtian subdistrict
- Haohuahong town
- Baijin town
- Yashui town
- Duanshan town
- Lushan town
- Wangyou town
- Xiantang town
- Gangdu town
Climate