Chongxin County, located in the east of Pingliang City, Gansu Province, borders Jingchuan and Lingtai counties in the east, Huating in the west, Kongtong District in the north, and Longxian County, Shaanxi Province in the south. It is located between 35 ° 1 ′ - 35 ° 25 ′ north latitude and 106 ° 50 ′ - 107 ° 10 ′ east longitude. The climate is warm and semi-arid continental climate zone, cold and dry in winter and spring, warm and rainy in summer and autumn, with annual average temperature of 10.7 ℃, sunshine of 2296 hours, rainfall of 400-500 mm, and frost-free period of about 190 days. In February 2018, Chongxin County governed 4 towns, 2 townships, 1 industrial concentration area, 1 urban community management committee, 79 administrative villages, and 410 cooperatives. According to the seventh census data, as of 0:00 on November 1, 2020, the permanent population of Chongxin County was 82138. The total land area is 850 square kilometers, with 305300 mu of arable land. In 2020, Chongxin County will have 4 towns, 2 townships, 1 industrial concentration area, 79 administrative villages, 410 villagers' groups and 6 communities.

The tourist attractions include Liangpo Ruins, Yujiawan Tombs, Li Yuanliang Tomb of Wukang County King, Wukang King Temple, Yangshao Culture Ruins, Qijia Culture Ruins, Longquan Temple, Wulong Mountain, Tangmao Mountain, Laoye Mountain, Gongliu Garden, and the Three Cultural Halls. On April 28, 2019, the Gansu Provincial Government approved Chongxin County to officially withdraw from the poverty-stricken county. 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 2020, the GDP of Chongxin County was 3.963 billion yuan, an increase of 1.1% over the previous year at constant prices. The added value of the primary industry was 903 million yuan, up 5.5%; The added value of the secondary industry was 1.799 billion yuan, down 2.1%; The added value of the tertiary industry was 1.261 billion yuan, up 4.1%.