Shiping County, subordinate to Honghe Prefecture of Yunnan Province, is located in the south of Yunnan Province and the northwest of Honghe Prefecture. As of 2014, Shiping County has jurisdiction over 7 towns and 2 townships, with a total area of 3042 square kilometers, of which 94.6% are mountainous areas and are traditional agricultural counties. According to the data of the seventh population census, as of 0:00 on November 1, 2020, the permanent population of Shiping County was 271951.

The main tourist attractions in Shiping County include Shiping Xiushan and Yilong Lake. Shiping County is known as "the country of literature", "the town of oranges", "the town of bayberry", "the town of fish and rice", "the town of tofu", and "the town of singing and dancing". In 2015, Shiping County became the only city in Yunnan that was selected as the first batch of "Chinese historical and cultural blocks". On September 29, 2018, Shiping County was approved to withdraw from the poverty-stricken county after being studied by Yunnan Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government. In 2019, the national "safe agricultural machinery" demonstration county.

In 2020, the GDP of Shiping County will reach 13 billion yuan, up 5%; Local general public budget revenue was 604 million yuan, up 3%; Local general public budget expenditure was 2.928 billion yuan, up 3.2%; Fixed asset investment above designated size increased by more than 12%; The total output value of industries above designated size was 5.238 billion yuan, up 8%; The total retail sales of consumer goods reached 4.663 billion yuan, up 2%; The per capita disposable income of urban and rural permanent residents was 34489 yuan and 15179 yuan, up 4.1% and 8.5% respectively.