舍米湖位于来凤县百福司镇的西南方向,南接潇湘,北邻重庆,被称之为一脚踏三省之地。这是一个典型的土家山寨,寨内97%都是土家族,全村共六个村民小组,145户,636人。自古以来,土家族只有语言,却没有文字。在后来的记载中,许多地名就按照土家语的读音进行了标注,舍米湖就是其中之一,它的意思是阳光照耀的小山坡。 Chemi Lake is located in Lai Fook County, southwest of Pak Fu Si town, south of Xiaoxiang, north of Chongqing, is called a pedal three provinces. This is a typical Tujia cottage, 97% of the village are Tujia, the village a total of six villagers group, 145 households, 636 people. Since ancient times, Tujia only language, but no text. Later in the record, many place names were marked according to Tujia dialect, Lake Chemi was one of them, and it meant a small, sunny hillside.