Siheyuan National Wetland Park in Sishui county, Jining in Shandong province [Photo/Official WeChat account of the information office of the Jining municipal government]

Name: Sishui

Title: Pearl in Haidai (Haidai is an area between Bohai Sea and Taishan Mountain in Shandong province)

Pernament Population: 528,800

Area: 1,118 square kilometers

Geography

Sishui county is located in mid-southern Shandong province near the southern foot of Taiyi mountains. It's west of Pingyi, east of Qufu, north of Zoucheng, and south of Xintai.

Rihe (Rizhao-Heze) Railway, national road 327, Rihe (Rizhao-Heze) Expressway and national road 034 pass through the county. Rizhao Port, Jingfu (Beijing-Fuzhou) Expressway, and Jining Qufu Airport form a three-dimensional traffic network. The county's highway is 664.5 kilometers long, and its national and provincial highways cover 90 km.

Culture

Sishui county is the birthplace of Sihe culture and has a long history. Sishui was the state of Bianming in the Shang Dynasty (c.16th century-11th century BC), Bianyi city in the Zhou Dynasty (c.11th century-256 BC) and Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC). Sishui county was established during the Sui Dynasty (581-618).

Economy

In 2023, the county's GDP increased by 4.4 percent to 22.7 billion yuan ($3.14 billion). 

Administrative divisions

The county consists of 13 towns (subdistricts) and 586 villages.