| Chishui | |
| Native Name: | 赤水市 |
| Native Name Lang: | zh |
| Settlement Type: | County-level city |
| Pushpin Map: | Guizhou#Southwest China |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the city center in Guizhou |
| Coordinates: | 28.5904°N 105.6975°W |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Chishui municipal government |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Guizhou |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
| Subdivision Name2: | Zunyi |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township-level divisions |
| Seat Type: | Municipal seat |
| Seat: | Shizhong |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 1882.57 |
| Population Total: | 237,029 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset1: | +8 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Chishui is a county-level city of Guizhou Province, China, bordering Sichuan to the north and west. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zunyi.
The city has a total area of 1,801 km2, and in 2007, it had a population of 300,000.https://web.archive.org/web/20091207034403/http://www.gzchishui.gov.cn/news_show.asp?id=502
Chishui is famous for its bamboo forestry, the city has around 87000ha of bamboo forest coverage. The bamboo is used for paper production and bamboo weaving among others.[1] [2] [3]
In 1935 the Battle of Chishui River took place in the city.
Chishui is divided into 3 subdistricts, 11 towns and 3 townships:[4]