Xichong County, affiliated to Nanchong City of Sichuan Province, is located in the north-eastern part of Sichuan Basin, northwest of Nanchong City, adjacent to Shunqing District in the east, Jialing District in the south, Yanting County of Mianyang City, Pengxi County of Suining City, Shehong City, and Nanbu County in the north, with a total area of 1108 square kilometers. It has jurisdiction over 2 subdistricts, 16 towns and 5 townships.

In ancient times, there was Xichong Mountain, so it was named Xichong, which is the ecological garden and satellite city of Nanchong. It is a subtropical humid monsoon climate zone, shallow hill landform, annual average temperature 16.9℃, annual rainfall 980.8 mm, average altitude 361.2 meters, frost-free period more than 300 days, four distinct seasons, mild climate.

By the end of 2020, Xichong County has a total population of 587,908. In 2021, Xichong County achieved a gross regional product of 20.325 billion yuan, with a year-on-year growth of 9.0% based on comparable prices. The added value of the primary industry was 4.786 billion yuan, up by 7.4% year on year; The added value of the secondary industry was 6.667 billion yuan, up 7.8% year on year; The added value of the tertiary industry was 8.872 billion yuan, up 10.7 percent year on year. The tertiary industrial structure is 23.5:32.8:43.7.