Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hubei Province autonomous prefecture, the capital of Enshi City. Enshi is located in the southwest of Hubei Province, at the intersection of Hubei, Hunan and Chongqing provinces. It is 108°23 '12 "~ 110°38' 08" east longitude and 29°07 '10 "~ 31°24' 13" north latitude. It borders Qianjiang District of Chongqing on the west, Wanzhou District of Chongqing on the north, Xiangxi Prefecture of Hunan Province on the south, and Shennongjia and Yichang on the east. The prefecture covers an area of 24,060.26 square kilometers. Enshi Prefecture was established on August 19, 1983. There are 29 ethnic groups including Tujia, Miao, Dong, Han, Hui, Mongolian, Yi, Naxi and Zhuang. According to the seventh census, as of midnight on November 1, 2020, the permanent population of Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture was 3,456,136.

With a forest coverage rate of nearly 70%, Enshi Prefecture enjoys the titles of "Forest Sea of Western Hubei", "Medicine Bank of Central China", "Tobacco Kingdom" and "Selenium Capital of the World". Hydropower resources theoretical reserves of 6 million kilowatts, exploitable capacity of 5 million kilowatts, wind power resources reserves of 3 million kilowatts, is an important clean energy base in central China. The West Hubei Iron mine in Enshi Prefecture is one of the four major iron mines in China, with proven reserves of 1.3 billion tons. Proven reserves of natural gas are 150 billion cubic meters. Enshi also has the largest independent selenium deposit in the world. Enshi enjoys the national Western Development Plan policy, and is one of the three prefecture-level administrative regions in a separate list to enjoy relevant policies.

Enshi Prefecture is a subtropical monsoon mountainous humid climate; The altitude difference is large, the microclimate characteristics are obvious, the vertical difference is prominent, "one mountain has four seasons, ten miles of different days"; The average annual temperature is 16.2℃, and the average annual precipitation is 1600 mm. Located between Wuhan and Chongqing two "furnaces", is one of the most suitable areas for human habitation.
In 2021, Enshi Prefecture achieved a gross regional product of 130.236 billion yuan, with a year-on-year growth of 11.7% based on comparable prices.