Geographically, dongzhi county is the southwest gateway of Anhui Province, located at the junction of Anhui and Jiangxi provinces, bordering Guichi District, shitai county and Qimen County in the east, Jingdezhen City, Fuliang County, Poyang County and pengze county in the south and southwest, and Yingjiang District and Wangjiang County in Anqing City across the Yangtze River in the northwest.

History of dongzhi county

During the Kangxi period of Qing Dynasty, jiangnan province was divided into Jiangsu Province and Anhui Province, and now dongzhi county belongs to Liu Dong County and Jiande County in Chizhou, Anhui Province. 19 12, Liu Dong and Jiande County are directly under the jurisdiction of Anhui Province.

19 14, Jiande County was renamed Qiupu County because of the same name as Jiande County in Zhejiang Province. 1932, Qiupu County was renamed Zhide County, and now dongzhi county area belongs to Zhide County and Liu Dong County. 1May, 95915th, Liu Dong County and Zhide County merged into dongzhi county. So, for dongzhi county, it was formed by the merger of two counties, taking its initials.