Cangxi County belongs to Guangyuan City, Sichuan Province.

Cangxi County, affiliated to Guangyuan City, Sichuan Province, is located on the northern edge of the Sichuan Basin, in the low and mid-mountain hilly area at the southern foot of Daba Mountain, at the southern end of Guangyuan City, between 31°37'-32°10 north latitude ', between 105°43' and 106°28' east longitude, Cangxi County belongs to the subtropical humid monsoon climate zone. Cangxi County covers an area of ??2,334 square kilometers and governs 31 towns and 454 villages (communities). The county people's government is located in Lingjiang Town.

Cangxi County was known as "Qinlong Suoyue" and "Shubei Pingfan" in ancient times. It got its name because it is located in Cangxi Valley. In the sixth year of Taikang in the Western Jin Dynasty (285), Cangxi County was separated from Langzhong County in Brazil County. The county seat is now Nongtan Village (also known as Xianba) in Lingjiang Town. On September 9, 1985, the State Council approved the transfer of Cangxi County from Nanchong area to the jurisdiction of Guangyuan City. Since January 1986, Cangxi County has become a county under Guangyuan City.

Specialties and delicacies of Cangxi County

Cangxi snow pear belongs to the sand pear category, and Cangxi sand pear has the best quality. Jiang Bingshan, the then county magistrate of Cangxi, presented Shijia pears as tribute, and Cangxi's "Shijia tribute pears" became famous. In 1980, Cangxi Snow Pear ranked first in the province at the Sichuan Horticultural Society Pear Appraisal Meeting. Since then, it has ranked first in the list of famous pears in the country many times and is known as the "King of Sand Pear". In 1986, Cangxi was recognized as the "Hometown of Chinese Sydney" by many national ministries and commissions.

Hongyang kiwifruit is also known as red-heart kiwifruit/red-heart kiwifruit. Cangxi kiwifruit has a long history of planting. It is one of the earliest areas in China to implement artificial planting. It is also the county with the most new varieties cultivated in the country. As early as the 20th century In the 1990s, after years of research, the Cangxi County Kiwi Fruit Research Institute successfully bred five new varieties of Sichuan Kiwi No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, No. 4 and No. 2 Xinguan No. 2 based on local kiwi fruits.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Cangxi County