Shi 'ao Township has a long history. In ancient times, there were two rivers and post roads running through the township. During the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, it was under the jurisdiction of Ai Guo, and during the Spring and Autumn Period, it was under the jurisdiction of Wu and Ai Yi, and it was established in all dynasties. Xiushui has been known as the "literary mansion" since ancient times, and it is "the land of many immortals in Lianxi and the hometown of mulberry in the valley", and its culture and education are relatively prosperous. Huang Zhongli, the great-grandfather of Huang Tingjian in the Song Dynasty, once opened Cherry Academy and Zhitai Academy. Recruited students from all over the world, Song Jiao, Song Qi brothers and Huang Tingjian studied here. When Zhou Dunyi, a Neo-Confucianism scholar in Song Dynasty, was the master of Ren Fen Ning, he once opened an academy, which was later called Lianxi Academy. Celebrities such as Xu and Zhu also set up academies to train talents. From the Tang and Song Dynasties to the Qing Dynasty, there were 20 1 person in the county, with a total of 3 17 people, including only 160 people in the Song Dynasty. In the Northern Song Dynasty, there were 48 Jinshi in Shuangjing Village. There were 2 prime ministers, ministers 16, 3 first-class officials, 2 second-class officials 1, 5 second-class officials and 4 second-class officials in the past dynasties. 2 1 famous writers and artists. Xu Xi, a famous minister in the Song Dynasty, was well dressed and armed to the teeth, and died in Yongle City, which was called the "Great Wall of the Song Dynasty".

Huang Tingjian, the founder of Jiangxi Poetry School, is as famous as Su Shi, also known as "Su Huang", and is one of the four great calligraphers in Song Dynasty. Xu, Xu Fu, an official, is a famous poet of Jiangxi Poetry School. His famous saying has been passed down to this day. Politicians, militarists and Sichuan in the Southern Song Dynasty ruled Sichuan 10 years, defeated the Mongolian army repeatedly, made great efforts and made outstanding achievements. In the Ming Dynasty, Zhou Jilin and Zhou Jifeng were brothers, both of whom were left-handed, which was called "Shuangfeng" in history. Qing Wan took the wind to study for Xuanzong and was an important official of the imperial court. Ancient and modern county people left 272 monographs, with the volume of 1 198, all of which are the pride of water repairers. Xiushui is an ancient county and a famous Soviet area, with many historical sites, revolutionary sites and scenic spots. There are two provincial cultural relics protection units. A total of 750 pieces of scattered cultural relics were collected in the cultural relics survey in the county that ended on 1983. There are ancient cultural sites 1 16 in the county, among which the late Neolithic site at Paomaling, Shangfeng Mountain is the most famous.