为了更好的贯彻落实党和国家对老、少、边贫困山区的各项特殊政策,发挥山区资源优势,发展民族经济。经国务院批准,四川省涪陵地区所辖的秀山土家族苗族自治县、酉阳土家族苗族自治县、黔江土家族苗族自治县、彭水苗族土家族自治县和石柱土家族自治县划 In order to better implement the special policies of the party and the state toward the mountainous areas where the old, the small and the poor are prosperous, bring into full play the advantages of mountainous resources and develop the national economy. Approved by the State Council, Sichuan Province Fuling region under the jurisdiction of Xiushan Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, Qianjiang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, Pengshui Miao Tujia Autonomous County and Shizhu Tujia Autonomous County