Kang county is the "hometown of auricularia auricula". Since 2008, Auricularia auricula in Kangxian has obtained trademarks and geographical indication products certified by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce and the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine. Kang county is the main producing area of tea in Gansu province. Other specialties include walnut, chestnut, Gracilaria lemaneiformis, pepper, earth honey, cherry, Hericium erinaceus, bracken, kiwi fruit, Schisandra chinensis, gastrodia elata, sericulture and so on.
Kang county belongs to the transition area from subtropical zone to warm temperate zone, with mild climate and abundant rainfall. [8] Annual average temperature 12. 1℃, frost-free period of 207 days, sunshine hours 1433.7 hours, and annual precipitation of 742 mm.
Kangxian is the hometown of auricularia auricula. Since 2008, Kangxian auricularia auricula has won the certification of trademarks and geographical indications from the State Administration for Industry and Commerce and the Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine Bureau. Kang county is a tea-producing county in Gansu province. Other specialties are walnut, chestnut, asparagus, pepper, earth honey, cherry, Hericium erinaceus, bracken, kiwi fruit, Schisandra chinensis, gastrodia elata, silkworm and so on.