Get to know Zixi County
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- Administrative area
- County · 县
- Part of
- Fuzhou
- Chinese name
- 资溪县
- Local areas
- County guide
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 1,251.00 km²
- Population · 2018
- 130,000
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
Setting and landscape
Xinhua puts Zixi's forest cover at 87.7 percent, with 550,000 mu of moso bamboo alone. The county holds the Matoushan (马头山) national nature reserve, the Qingliangshan (清凉山) national forest park and the Jiulong Lake (九龙湖) national wetland park. In 2002 it adopted a policy of putting ecology first, shutting chemical and pesticide plants and turning away a thermal power station.
History
The county was carved out of Nancheng (南城) in 1578, under the Ming, as Luxi County (泸溪县) of Jianchang Prefecture (建昌府). In 1913 it was renamed Zixi, because a Luxi County already existed in Hunan. The county seat is Hecheng town (鹤城镇).
What to see
Mount Dajue is a national 5A scenic area. Its gorge rafting run is 3.6 km long with a 188 m drop and is promoted as the first drift in Asia, and the mountain also has an international paragliding base. The county tourism bureau also points visitors to the Yulong Bay (御龙湾) area, the Dajuexi (大觉溪) tourist area, the Nanyuan (南源) homestays and the old-growth forest of Matoushan. On the industrial side, the county's bamboo technology park, which Xinhua describes as China's first zero-carbon park built on replacing plastic with bamboo, includes a bamboo technology museum.
Food and local products
Zixi calls itself China's home of bread (中国面包之乡). Xinhua reports that more than 40,000 people from the county work in the bread trade and run over 16,000 bakeries in more than 1,000 Chinese cities. Zixi white tea (资溪白茶) is a national geographical-indication product.
Getting oriented
National highway 316 and the Yingtan–Xiamen railway (鹰厦铁路) pass through the county.
Highlights
- Mount Dajue 大觉山: National 5A scenic area with a 3.6 km gorge rafting run and a paragliding base.
- Matoushan National Nature Reserve 马头山国家级自然保护区: Old-growth forest reserve promoted by the county tourism bureau.
- Zixi bread 资溪面包: The county's bakers run over 16,000 shops across China.
- Zixi white tea 资溪白茶: National geographical-indication product.
Sources for this guide
资溪县 · Wikipedia (Chinese) · CC BY-SA 4.0
江西资溪：要“远青”，也要“近零” · Xinhua News Agency (Jiangxi)
江西资溪入选“2024世界品牌莫干山大会·文旅品牌推荐城市” · Xinhua News Agency (Jiangxi)
2023年“全球學子嘉游贛·大美江西發現之旅”走進江西資溪 · People's Daily Online (Jiangxi channel)
Original English written from the listed sources and checked sentence by sentence against quoted extracts by a separate reviewer. Updated 2026-09-25.
Explore Zixi County
Core places to explore, with English and Chinese names.
Places to explore around Zixi County
Mount Dajue · Plan your visit
Getting there
Zixi County is about 75 km in a straight line from central Fuzhou. Search for 资溪县 in a map app to find stations and your accommodation.
Where to stay →Build your route
Start with Mount Dajue. The linked place guides have entrance and visit details.
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Sources & geographic information
Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.
Some facts checked against 资溪县 — Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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