Cenxi
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Cenxi 岑溪市 · Cinzhih Si |
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| County-level city | |
| Coordinates: 22°55′N 111°00′E / 22.917°N 111.000°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Region | Guangxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Wuzhou |
| Township-level divisions | 14 towns |
| Municipal seat | Cencheng (岑城镇) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,783 km2 (1,075 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 107 m (351 ft) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 840,000 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (780/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 543200 |
| Area code(s) | 0774 |
Cenxi (Chinese: 岑溪; pinyin: Cénxī; Jyutping: sam4kai1) is a county-level city under the administration of Wuzhou City, in the east of Guangxi, People's Republic of China.
The first state that governed the current area of Cenxi was Nanyue Kingdom, which was succeeded by Han Dynasty, which established Mengling County (猛陵縣) on current area of Cenxi.
During Southern Dynasties on A.D. 524, Yongye Commandery (永業縣) was established on current area of Cenxi, whereas during Sui Dynasty on A.D. 583, its administrative level was changed to County.
Later in Tang Dynasty on A.D. 622, it was restructured to Nanyi Zhou (南義州), which was subdivided into 3 counties: Anyi (安義), Longcheng (龍城) and Yicheng (義城). On A.D. 757, Longcheng County was renamed to Cenxi County, which became the precursor of current name.
During Northern Song Dynasty on A.D. 973, the aforementioned 3 counties were reintegrated into Cenxi County, and then this name was retained during subsequent dynasties and states.
Cenxi borders with Guangdong province and its downtown is 32 kilometres west of the boundary. It situates on Lingnan , featured with mostly mountains, and its climate is characterised as humid subtropical. The municipality comprises a downtown core, several rural town hubs, and hundreds of rural villages. Agricultural fields and forests account for most of the landmasses. The region contains massive and diverse natural occurrence of granite resources.
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