Chenxi County is located in the west of Hunan Province and the north of Huaihua City. East to Xupu, south to Huaihua, west to Mayang and Luxi, and north to Yuanling. The total land area of the county is 1976.8 1 km2, and the overall terrain is high in the southeast and low in the northwest, belonging to hilly and mountainous areas. Located in subtropical monsoon humid climate, it has abundant rainfall, abundant heat, long frost-free period and four distinct seasons. National average temperature 16. 5℃- 17.9℃, rainfall 1328.4 mm, sunshine hours 1476.8 hours, mostly north. The county now governs 30 townships, 425 administrative villages (neighborhood committees) with 509,500 people.

Chenxi county has a long history. From the unearthed cultural relics, it is proved that as early as the Neolithic Age, ancestors lived and multiplied here. The warring States period belongs to the middle of Chu and Guizhou, and Qin belongs to the middle of Guizhou. In the second year of Emperor Gaozu of the Western Han Dynasty (205 BC), Chen Ling County was established, and it was renamed Chenyang County in five years. Wang Mang was renamed Hui Zhen County in the first year of the founding of the People's Republic of China (AD 9) and Chenyang County in the Eastern Han Dynasty. In the tenth year (5 1 1), Tian Liang was changed to Jianchang County, and in the seventh year (575), Chen Taijian was changed to Chenyang County. In the ninth year of Emperor Kai of Sui Dynasty (589), it was renamed Chenxi County, which has been inherited ever since. Now it belongs to Huaihua city.

Chenxi county has convenient transportation and communication. The county has formed a transportation network with highways, railways, waterways and supporting facilities. Hunan-Guizhou Railway runs from east to south, crossing the county seat; Three highway trunk lines lead to Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Hubei and Guangxi provinces; Shui Yuan and Chenshui meet in the county, go down to Dongting, cross the Yangtze River and reach the four seas. Posts and telecommunications have been automated, digitized and programmed. Mobile phone and wireless paging network cover the whole county, which can directly reach the whole country and all over the world.

Chenxi is rich in mineral resources. Mineral resources are unique. There are 2 1 species of metallic minerals and nonmetallic minerals that have been proved and are being developed. The main minerals are coal, phosphorus, copper, antimony, limestone, diamond, bauxite, purple clay, etc., with large reserves, good quality and easy exploitation, which occupies an important position in the province.

Chenxi's commercial economy is active. Chenxi, known as the "gateway to Yunnan and Guizhou", has always been a material distribution center and an impatient place for merchants, and inter-county and inter-regional trade is very active. There are more than 30 bazaars in the county, among which Chenyang Market, which covers an area of 103 mu, has been put into use, and Xiangxi Non-staple Food Wholesale City, with a building area of 30,000 square meters, is under construction, which is an ideal place for guests from all over the country to show their talents.

Chenxi county has a good industrial base. There are 165 industrial enterprises above the township level in the county, and a local industrial system of 20 major industries such as coal, machinery, chemical industry, metallurgy, electric power, household appliances, building materials, food and refractories has initially formed. Among them, the pulverizer produced by Xuefeng Machinery Factory and the water pump produced by Xianshui Water Pump Factory have entered the markets of Southeast Asia and the United States. The all-natural sintered mullite project listed in the national "Spark Plan" fills the gap of domestic high-grade refractories; A new generation of high-quality mineral feed additives developed by Phosphorus Chemical General Factory; Feed-grade calcium hydrogen phosphate fills the gap in the province and has a very broad development prospect. There are 10 products in the county that have won the title of "excellent products" at or above the provincial level, and some products have entered the international market.

Chenxi county is rich in water resources.

The famous and special products in Chenxi County mainly include Millai Factory, Chenzhou pomelo, high-quality navel orange, golden hair, Chenxi sour radish, Chenzhou duck and so on.

On 20021March 16, Chenxi County was included in the list of counties (cities, districts) with basically balanced development of compulsory education in China in 2020.

On July 29th, 2020, the national patriotic health campaign committee reconfirmed Chenxi County as the national health township (county) in 2020.

In June 2020, Chenxi County was included in the second batch of revolutionary cultural relics protection and utilization counties (Long March District (Red Second Army)).

From 2065438 to March 2009, Chenxi County was included in the list of the first batch of revolutionary cultural relics protection and utilization counties (Hunan, Hubei, Sichuan and Guizhou regions).

On March 15, 20 10 Chenxi County won the honor of the third batch of advanced units in the national legal county creation activities.