Bazhong, a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Sichuan Province, is located in the northeast of Sichuan Basin, at the southern foot of Micang Mountain in the Dabashan System, south of the north-south boundary between Qinling Mountains and Huaihe River in China, adjacent to Dazhou in the east, Nanchong in the south, Guangyuan in the west, and Hanzhong in Shaanxi Province in the north. It is a typical pelvic mountainous area, with the terrain high in the north and low in the south, and inclined from north to south. A subtropical humid monsoon climate, four distinct seasons; It covers an area of 12,300 square kilometers and has jurisdiction over 2 districts and 3 counties. By the end of 2021, Bazhong had a permanent population of 2.676 million.

Bazhong boasts revolutionary relics such as the Cemetery of Red Army martyrs and the group of Red Army stone inscription slogans, which is known as the "open-air museum of the Chinese Revolution". It also boasts Guangwushan -- Nuoshuihe World Geopark, 1 national 5A tourist attraction, 21 national 4A tourist attraction and 4 national forest parks. Bazhong is the second largest Soviet area in China, with a large number of red relics. There are 382 immovable revolutionary relics in the city, including 2 key national cultural relics protection units 66, 20 provincial revolutionary cultural relics protection units, 11 municipal revolutionary cultural relics protection units, and 110 county-level revolutionary cultural relics protection units, mainly distributed in Bazhou District and Tongjiang County. In 2018, Bazhong City was nominated as a National Civilized City in the creation cycle of 2018-2020. In 2018, it was the national demonstration city of social governance innovation. On June 7, 2022, it established a counterpart cooperative relationship with Jinhua City.
In 2021, Bazhong's GDP reached 74.251 billion yuan, an increase of 3.3 percent over the previous year based on comparable prices.