Cenxi
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Cenxi
|official_name =
|native_name = {{nobold|{{lang|zh-hans|岑溪市}}}} · {{lang|za|Cinzhih Si}}
|other_name = Shumkai
|postal_code_type = Postal code
|postal_code = 543200
|area_code = 0774
|settlement_type = County-level city
|image_skyline = 高垌电站 - panoramio (5).jpg
|image_map =
|map_caption = Location of the county
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = China
|subdivision_type1 = Autonomous region
|subdivision_name1 = Guangxi
|subdivision_type2 = Prefecture-level city
|subdivision_name2 = Wuzhou
|subdivision_type3 = Township-level divisions
|subdivision_name3 = 14 towns
|seat_type = Municipal seat
|seat = Cencheng (岑城镇)
|area_total_km2 = 2783
|population_total = 840000
|population_as_of = 2006
|population_density_km2 = auto
|coordinates = {{coord|22|55|N|111|00|E|display=inline}}
|elevation_m = 107
|timezone = China Standard
|utc_offset = +8
|website =
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Cenxi ({{zh|s=岑溪 |p=Cénxī |j=sam4kai1}}) is a county-level city under the administration of Wuzhou City, in the east of Guangxi, China.
History
The first state that governed the current area of Cenxi was the Nanyue Kingdom, which was succeeded by the Han dynasty, which established Mengling County (猛陵縣) on current area of Cenxi.
During the Southern dynasties on A.D. 524, Yongye Commandery (永業縣) was established on current area of Cenxi, whereas during the Sui dynasty on A.D. 583, its administrative level was changed to County.
Later in the 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 the 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.{{cite web|title=岑溪概況 The Overview of Cenxi|url=http://www.gx.xinhuanet.com/dtzx/cenxi/gk.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110224203521/http://www.gx.xinhuanet.com/dtzx/cenxi/gk.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 24, 2011|publisher=新華網 Xinhuanet|access-date=14 April 2012}}
Geography
Cenxi borders with Guangdong province and its downtown is 32 kilometres west of the boundary. It situates on Lingnan hügelland, 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.{{cite web|title=岑溪概況 The Overview of Cenxi|url=http://www.gx.xinhuanet.com/dtzx/cenxi/gk.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110224203521/http://www.gx.xinhuanet.com/dtzx/cenxi/gk.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 24, 2011|publisher=新華網 Xinhuanet|access-date=14 April 2012}}
Administrative divisions
Cenxi administers 14 towns:{{cite web
|url = http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjbz/cxfldm/2011/45/04/450481.html
|archive-url = https://archive.today/20130219202002/http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjbz/cxfldm/2011/45/04/450481.html
|url-status = dead
|archive-date = February 19, 2013
|script-title = zh:2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：岑溪市
|publisher = National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China
|language = zh
|access-date = 2013-01-03
}}
Towns:
Demographics
The total population at the point of 2006 was approximately 0.78 million, of which ethnic Han people account for 99.6% of the total population. By the records of household registration, 15.8% of the population are non-agricultural, and 84.2% are agricultural.{{cite web|title=岑溪概況 The Overview of Cenxi|url=http://www.gx.xinhuanet.com/dtzx/cenxi/gk.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110224203521/http://www.gx.xinhuanet.com/dtzx/cenxi/gk.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 24, 2011|publisher=新華網 Xinhuanet|access-date=14 April 2012}}
Language
Cenxi situates close to the westernmost edge of Cantonese-speaking area, and the great majority of local population speak a vernacular that is classified under the Goulou dialect (勾漏片), a Cantonese variety that is moderately related to standard Cantonese (i.e. Guangzhou dialect) in terms of vocabulary, grammar and phonetics, and remains largely mutually intelligible with most of the Cantonese varieties. Unlike other Cantonese-speaking major cities (e.g. Guangzhou and Nanning), Cenxi dialect continues to be the mother tongue of the majority of local residents and widely spoken on a daily basis, thanks to its low immigration and relatively isolated geography. Mandarin is the medium of instruction at schools, but only used when communicating with non-Cantonese aliens.
Notable people
- Liang Fangwu (梁方伍/梁天桂/梁天柱). Kungfu master in Faat Ga Family of martial arts.{{cite web|title=一代武王梁方伍（梁天柱）Faat Ga Kyun master: LIANG Fangwu |url=http://www.ileong.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=14|access-date=14 April 2012}}
- Chen Jihuan (陈济桓). Military general in Second Sino-Japanese War, died in Battle of Guilin–Liuzhou.{{cite web|last1=廖|first1=桥山|title=桂林保卫战中的中将"黒官" ——记桂林保卫战中之陈济桓将军|url=http://guixiwangcom.s126.000pc.net/html/wszl/wszl_1152_4272.html|access-date=18 April 2016}}{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Climate
{{Weather box|width=auto
|metric first=y
|single line=y
|collapsed = Y
|location = Cenxi, elevation {{convert|99|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
|Jan high C = 18.0
|Feb high C = 20.3
|Mar high C = 22.8
|Apr high C = 27.8
|May high C = 31.0
|Jun high C = 32.7
|Jul high C = 33.9
|Aug high C = 33.7
|Sep high C = 32.0
|Oct high C = 29.5
|Nov high C = 25.5
|Dec high C = 20.8
|Jan mean C = 12.9
|Feb mean C = 15.3
|Mar mean C = 18.3
|Apr mean C = 23.1
|May mean C = 26.1
|Jun mean C = 27.7
|Jul mean C = 28.5
|Aug mean C = 28.2
|Sep mean C = 26.5
|Oct mean C = 23.5
|Nov mean C = 19.0
|Dec mean C = 14.6
|Jan low C = 9.6
|Feb low C = 12.1
|Mar low C = 15.2
|Apr low C = 19.9
|May low C = 22.8
|Jun low C = 24.6
|Jul low C = 25.1
|Aug low C = 24.9
|Sep low C = 23.1
|Oct low C = 19.4
|Nov low C = 14.8
|Dec low C = 10.6
|Jan record high C = 29.8 |Jan record low C = -0.8
|Feb record high C = 34.8 |Feb record low C = 1.9
|Mar record high C = 34.8 |Mar record low C = 1.8
|Apr record high C = 35.6 |Apr record low C = 8.4
|May record high C = 36.3 |May record low C = 12.7
|Jun record high C = 38.2 |Jun record low C = 16.4
|Jul record high C = 38.9 |Jul record low C = 19.8
|Aug record high C = 38.6 |Aug record low C = 21.0
|Sep record high C = 38.0 |Sep record low C = 14.6
|Oct record high C = 35.4 |Oct record low C = 6.1
|Nov record high C = 33.6 |Nov record low C = 2.2
|Dec record high C = 30.6 |Dec record low C = -1.7
|year high C= |year low C=
|year high F = |year low F =
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 51.1
|Feb precipitation mm = 45.7
|Mar precipitation mm = 75.0
|Apr precipitation mm = 158.8
|May precipitation mm = 232.5
|Jun precipitation mm = 228.9
|Jul precipitation mm = 197.5
|Aug precipitation mm = 212.8
|Sep precipitation mm = 133.7
|Oct precipitation mm = 58.1
|Nov precipitation mm = 50.3
|Dec precipitation mm = 39.8
|Jan humidity = 77
|Feb humidity = 79
|Mar humidity = 80
|Apr humidity = 79
|May humidity = 79
|Jun humidity = 81
|Jul humidity = 78
|Aug humidity = 80
|Sep humidity = 79
|Oct humidity = 75
|Nov humidity = 74
|Dec humidity = 74
|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 9.8
|Feb precipitation days = 10.5
|Mar precipitation days = 13.4
|Apr precipitation days = 15.0
|May precipitation days = 17.0
|Jun precipitation days = 19.5
|Jul precipitation days = 16.8
|Aug precipitation days = 17.1
|Sep precipitation days = 11.7
|Oct precipitation days = 5.3
|Nov precipitation days = 6.0
|Dec precipitation days = 6.7
|year precipitation days =
|Jan sun = 94.2
|Feb sun = 85.1
|Mar sun = 73.1
|Apr sun = 104.5
|May sun = 149.4
|Jun sun = 158.3
|Jul sun = 208.8
|Aug sun = 196.7
|Sep sun = 170.9
|Oct sun = 191.6
|Nov sun = 165.5
|Dec sun = 139.7
|year sun =
| Jan percentsun = 28
| Feb percentsun = 26
| Mar percentsun = 20
| Apr percentsun = 27
| May percentsun = 36
| Jun percentsun = 39
| Jul percentsun = 51
| Aug percentsun = 49
| Sep percentsun = 47
| Oct percentsun = 54
| Nov percentsun = 50
| Dec percentsun = 42
| year percentsun =
|source 1 = China Meteorological Administration{{cite web |url=http://data.cma.cn/data/weatherBk.html |script-title=zh:中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data |publisher=China Meteorological Administration |language = zh-hans |access-date=28 May 2023}}
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