Jianshi County is under the Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture of Enshi, Hubei Province. It is located in the southwest of Hubei Province, east of Badong County, bounded by Yesanhe River. West Enshi City, with the Sun River as the boundary; South of Hefeng County, to the long River, Chaliao River as the boundary; North and Chongqing Fengjie County, Wushan County bordering, a total area of 2666 square kilometers. In 2020, the registered population of Jianshi County was 507,900. It is a multi-ethnic county with 12 ethnic groups, including Han, Tujia, Miao, Hui, Dong, Mongolian, Yi, Naxi, Zhuang, Manchu, Tibetan and Korean. As of October 2021, Jianshi County has jurisdiction over 7 towns and 3 townships, and the county government has No. 34 Jianshe Road.

Three Kingdoms Wu Yong 'an three years (260), set Jianshi County. In 1983, Jianshi County is under the jurisdiction of Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture of West Hubei Province. In 1993, it was renamed Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture. [In April 2020, the People's Government of Hubei Province approved Jianshi County's withdrawal from poverty.

In 2020, the GDP of Jianshi County was 11.643 billion yuan, a decrease of 5% based on comparable prices. The value added of the primary industry was 2.63 billion yuan, up by 0.8%; The added value of the secondary industry was 1.817 billion yuan, down by 16.9%; The value added of the tertiary industry was 7.196 billion yuan, down 2.6 percent.