Sishui Township

In the Qing dynasty (1644–1911), it belonged to the Dongtuan (东团) .

It was incorporated as a township in 1933.

After the founding of the Communist State in 1949, it came under the jurisdiction of the East District (东区) and soon came under the jurisdiction of the First District (一区) in October 1952. The Sishui Commune was set up in May 1961. And its name was restored as Sishui Township in July of the following year.

On June 6, 2019, the villages of Pannei and Zhoujia was listed among the fifth group of "List of Traditional Villages in China" by the State Council of China.^[2]

The township is situated at northeastern Longsheng Various Nationalities Autonomous County. It is surrounded by Madi Township and Weijiang Township on the north, Lejiang Town on the west, Jiangdi Township on the east, and Longsheng Town on the south.

The highest point in the township is Mount Fupingbao (Chinese: 福平包山) which stands 1,916 metres (6,286 ft) above sea level. The lowest point is Paifang (排坊) at 225 metres (738 ft) above sea level.

The Sang River (桑江), a tributary of the Xun River, passes through the town northeast to southwest.

• Yang Tongming, ed. (2007). "Administrative divisions" 行政区划. 《龙胜各族自治县概况》 [General Situation of Longsheng Various Nationalities Autonomous County] (in Chinese). Beijing: Nationalities Publishing House. ISBN 978-7-105-08630-6.