There are black gems in Chishui River. But it is also a legend. Once upon a time, there was a very poor village. Because the land is barren, crops can't grow. There is an old man with a long white beard in the village. He is the oldest person in the village.

He often said that according to predecessors, Chishui River was formed by the tears she shed when she was in the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon, and she left a necklace. The necklace fell apart and became a priceless gem with black light.

Name evolution

Chishui River, which was called Guishui in Qin and Han Dynasties, was named because its basin was governed by Guibu, one of the southern vassals. From the later Han dynasty to the Jin dynasty, it was called wading for pleasure, and I don't know what the basis was. In the Eastern Jin Dynasty, it was called Bafushui, and in the tenth year of Tang Tianbao, it appeared in the expedition of Zhongtong Nanzhao, and the name of Qiu Chi River first appeared in the campaign of southern expedition.

Red people, flowing sediment, every time it rains, the water is muddy red, hence the name of the river. Snakes refer to poisonous snakes, because the muddy river is full of poisonous snakes. In fact, the word red river should take the meaning of the word thunder.

In addition, there are many different names for different sections of Chishui River. For example, the governance of Gulin County was once called Ji Lang Water and Xi Zhi.