Why is Liupanshui called the Water Town?

Friends who are more familiar with Guizhou all know Liupanshui City. Some friends who have lived in Liupanshui, Guizhou for a long time, will discover a phenomenon when many people mention Liupanshui, they will not directly refer to Liupanshui as Liupanshui. Liupanshui. Liupanshui is directly called Shuicheng. So why is Liupanshui called Shuicheng? The reason why Liupanshui is called Shuicheng is that Shuicheng County and two other counties were included in the coal base established in Guizhou as early as 1964. At that time, they were collectively called Liupanshui area. When Liupanshui City was officially established, the chosen location was also the Shuicheng Special Economic Zone. In addition, the Liupanshui urban area is now expanding towards Shuicheng County. With the addition of the name "Shuicheng", ordinary people are accustomed to calling it Shuicheng, so when Liupanshui is mentioned, they will directly call it Shuicheng.