(Guihai March 23), May 5, 1983, the State Council approved the establishment of Youyang and Xiushan County.

1983 approved by the State Council, Sichuan Province, the establishment of the of Youyang County and Xiushan Tujia and Miao Autonomous County. The two Autonomous County administrative regions to maintain the original Youyang XiuShanXian,.
Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County population of 61 million people, including Tujia, 29 million people, there are 75,000 Hmong people. Xiushan County population of 47 million, of which 157,000 Tujia and Miao 59,000. (History. Cn)