Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, a national autonomous prefecture under Yunnan Province, is located in the southeast of Yunnan Province, on the southwest border of China. It borders Baise City in Guangxi in the east, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in the south, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture in the west, and Qujing City in the north. The total land area is 31456 square kilometers.

Wenshan Prefecture has jurisdiction over Wenshan City, Yanshan County, Xichou County, Malipo County, Maguan County, Qiubei County, Guangnan County, Funing County, and its capital is located in Wenshan City.

As early as 50000 years ago, human beings lived and multiplied here in Wenshan Prefecture. In 111 BC, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty set up a state and set up a county here; The Ming and Qing Dynasties set up Guangnan Prefecture and Kaihua Prefecture.

On December 13, 2018, Wenshan Prefecture was selected into the list of advantageous areas of agricultural products with Chinese characteristics. According to the data of the seventh population census, as of 0:00 on November 1, 2020, the permanent population of Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture was 3503218.

In 2020, the total production of the whole prefecture was 118.512 billion yuan, an increase of 5.4% over 2019, ranking the fifth in the province.