There are 17 villagers' groups, 1 100 households with more than 4,800 people. Cultivated land 1 122 mu, 35,000 mu in mountainous area, mainly planting crops such as rice, wheat and sugarcane. There are masson pine, tea and pineapple, which are rich in straw mats. The total annual agricultural output value was 450,000 yuan. There are garment factories, garment factories and Dongxi Primary School in the area. The provincial highway 307 runs through the whole territory, and the buildings and shops on both sides of the highway are row upon row, which is very prosperous. Village Road is connected with Jin (Tao) Mei (Shan) Highway and 307 Provincial Highway, and the traffic is very convenient.

Dongxi Village is surrounded by mountains, with beautiful scenery, simple villagers and outstanding people. Dongxi Village was awarded the title of "Demonstration Village of Democracy and Rule of Law" by Fujian Provincial Department of Justice and Quanzhou Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government. Awarded "Advanced Party Branch", "Advanced Grass-roots Party Organization", "Advanced Enterprise Development Unit" and "Advanced Mountain Development Unit" by Nan 'an Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government; It was awarded the honors of "Civilized Village of Traffic Safety" and "Advanced Village of Comprehensive Management" by Nan 'an Comprehensive Management Committee, Municipal Public Security Bureau and Jin Tao Town Party Committee and Government.

Dongxi Village originated from the ancestors' migration from Quanzhou East Gate and Nan 'anxi Zhaiwei. In order to commemorate their homeland, they each took the first word "things" as the village name. During the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, it belonged to fourteen capitals. During the Republic of China, it belonged to Dongmenbao. After liberation, it belongs to Liankeng Township. During the land reform, it merged with Gaixi Village to form Gaixi Village and retreated to Dongxia Village. When the commune was reformed, it merged with Dongxing Village to form the "Dongmen Brigade", which was changed to Dongxi Brigade in 1958 and Dongxi Village Committee in 1984.