Chaoyang, a prefecture level city under the jurisdiction of Liaoning Province, formerly known as Longcheng, Liucheng and Xingzhong, is located in the northwest of Liaoning, with the terrain higher in the north, northwest and southwest, and lower in the east. It is located in the northern temperate continental monsoon climate zone; The city has jurisdiction over 2 districts, 3 counties and 2 county-level cities, with a total area of 19699.14 square kilometers; In 2021, the city's permanent population will be 2.84 million.

Chaoyang City is the hub of political, economic and cultural exchanges between Northeast China and Central Plains, a multi-ethnic historical city in Northeast China and a strategic location outside the Great Wall in previous dynasties. During the Sixteen Kingdoms Period, Murong Xianbei built Longcheng (the predecessor of Chaoyang City) as the capital of Sanyan, set up Yingzhou Prefecture from the Northern Wei Dynasty to the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Xingzhong Prefecture in the Liao and Jin Dynasties, Xingzhong Prefecture in the Yuan Dynasty, Yingzhou Prefecture Guard in the Hongwu Period of the Ming Dynasty, and Chaoyang Prefecture in the late Qing Dynasty; It connects Shenyang Metropolitan Circle in the east, Bohai Sea in the south, Beijing Tianjin Hebei Economic Circle in the west, and Inner Mongolia hinterland in the north. It is one of the important portals in northeast China.

In 2021, Chaoyang will achieve a GDP of 94.48 billion yuan, an increase of 5.5% over the previous year.