Anxi County, known as Qingxi in ancient times, is located in the southeast coast of Fujian Province, in the northwest of Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Quannan Golden Triangle, and is under the jurisdiction of Quanzhou City. With a total area of 3057.28 square kilometers, it has jurisdiction over 15 towns and 9 townships. According to the data of the seventh population census, as of 0:00 on November 1, 2020, the permanent population of Anxi County is 1003599. The total area of the county is 3057.28 square kilometers. In 1985, it was approved by the state as one of the first coastal counties open to the outside world, and is the main ancestral home of Taiwanese.

Anxi has a history of producing tea for thousands of years. It is the "hometown of oolong tea (famous tea) in China" and the birthplace of Anxi Tieguanyin. It ranks first in China's key tea producing counties. It is famous for its tea industry throughout China and is known as the "tea capital of China".

Anxi is also "the hometown of rattan iron crafts in China" and "the capital of rattan iron crafts in the world". Handicrafts sell well in more than 50 countries and regions in the world, accounting for 40% of the trade volume of similar products in China.

In 2021, the annual GDP of Anxi County will reach 84.561 billion yuan, an increase of 10.5%.

In 2019, it was rated as the 60th of the national top 100 counties and cities with comprehensive strength, the 21st of the national top 100 counties and cities with investment potential, the 77th of the national top 100 counties and cities with scientific and technological innovation, the 54th of the national top 100 counties and cities with green development, and the 56th of the national top 100 counties and cities with new urbanization quality; The second batch of national agricultural product quality and safety counties. On October 9, 2020, it was awarded the title of the fourth batch of national ecological civilization construction demonstration cities and counties by the Ministry of Ecological Environment. In November, it was selected as "China's Top 100 Industrial Counties (Cities) in 2020", ranking 83rd.