Gangu has a continental monsoon climate with four distinct seasons and abundant sunshine. The agriculture of "two highs and one excellent" has developed rapidly, with vegetable production bases 12, fruit and pepper production bases 18, Chinese herbal medicine production bases 16, and 56 large-scale farming demonstration villages. Gangu is known as "the hometown of peppers in China", and the line peppers are famous at home and abroad. Codonopsis pilosula is popular at home and abroad, and Gangu Rose won the gold medal of Kunming World Expo 1999. Chuan Dao District of Weihe River is a small alluvial plain with rich products, which is known as the "golden belt" of Weihe River. There are 6,543.8+10,000 mu of natural secondary forests and vast grasslands in the southern mountainous areas, which form superior conditions for the development of animal husbandry.
Gangu is known as the "hometown of peppers". It has a history of more than 360 years. Gangu pepper is slender, with bright red color, thick and rich meat, spicy and delicious. They were tributes of the imperial court in ancient times, and now they are special condiments for state banquets in the Great Hall of the People. Since the reform and opening up, Gangu County has adhered to the road of pepper industrialization development. The county's planting area is 654.38+10,000 mu, with an annual output of 2,700 tons of dried peppers and more than 654.38+10,000 processing enterprises. More than 20 series products in eight categories, such as Chili noodles, shredded pork noodles, diced pork noodles, oil and sauce, sell well in the whole country and international markets such as Korea, Japan and the United States, and are favored by consumers.