Xiping County, under the jurisdiction of Zhumadian City, Henan Province, is located in the south central part of Henan Province, bordering Shangcai County to the east, Wugang City and Wuyang County of Luohe City to the west, Suiping County to the south, and Yuanhui District and Zhaoling District of Luohe City to the north. It is 300 kilometers away from Wuhan in the south and 130 kilometers away from Xinzheng International Airport in the north. It is located in the "one-day economic circle" of Zhengzhou and Wuhan. Beijing Guangzhou Railway, Beijing Zhuhai Expressway and National Highway 107 run through the whole territory. Xiping County is located at 33 ° 10 '- 33 ° 32' north latitude and 113 ° 36 '- 114 ° 13' east longitude. The county is 60 kilometers long from east to west, 32 kilometers wide from south to north, and covers a total area of 1089.77 square kilometers. According to the data of the seventh census, as of 0:00 on November 1, 2020, the permanent population of Xiping County is 647311.

Xiping has a long history and beautiful scenery. Xiping was an ancient fief of the Baihuang family. In the early Western Han Dynasty, it was established as a county. It was the hometown of Lei Zu, the goddess of silkworm and the mother of China, and the birthplace of Chinese iron smelting culture. It was named by the state as the hometown of Lei Zu culture and the hometown of iron smelting and sword casting culture.

In 2018, the administrative region of the county is divided into 3 sub district offices, 8 towns, 8 townships and Laowangpo management committees. The county has 33 neighborhood committees, 251 administrative villages, 1221 natural villages and 3056 village groups. On January 22, 2020, it was named National Garden County by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Rural Development. On July 29, 2020, it was selected into the list of national health towns (counties) in the 2017-2019 cycle.

In 2019, the GDP of Xiping County increased by 7.2% year on year; Industrial added value above designated size increased by 8.6%; Fixed asset investment increased by 12.1%; The general public budget revenue was 1.25 billion yuan, up 19.3%, of which the tax revenue was 860 million yuan, up 19.5%, accounting for 68.8% of the general public budget revenue.