Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, the capital of which is Tongren City, is one of the eight prefecture-level administrative regions of Qinghai Province. It is located in the southeast of Qinghai Province and is named for its location in the south of the Yellow River. South - north low - lying, a plateau continental climate. With a total area of 18,200 square kilometers, the prefecture has jurisdiction over 1 city and 3 counties. According to the seventh census, as of midnight on November 1, 2020, the permanent population of Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture was 276,215.

Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture is a national cultural and ecological protection area with rich tourism resources. The main natural and cultural landscapes include: Jianzha County Cambura National Forest Park, Lijiaxia Power Station Dam and reservoir area scenery, Tongren historical and cultural city, Regong art and the world record of the large scroll painting "Chinese Tibetan Culture and Art Painting Grand View", Tibetan Buddhist Temple Longwu Temple, Nanzong Nun Temple, Maixiu primitive forest scenery, Zeku and Rishi Meridian wall, Henan Sacred Lake Fairy Cave and Qingnan grassland scenery .
In December 2019, the State Ethnic Affairs Commission named the Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture a National Demonstration Prefecture for Ethnic unity and progress. In 2020, the regional GDP of Huangnan Prefecture reached 10.939 billion yuan, an increase of 5.3% over 2019.