Lincang, a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Yunnan Province, is located in the southwest of Yunnan, bordering Pu'er in the east, Dali in the north, Baoshan in the west, and Myanmar in the southwest. It is located between the Lancang River and the Nu River. It is named for its proximity to the Lancang River. It is the land shortcut from Kunming to Yangon, Myanmar. It has three state-level open ports, 19 trade channels, 13 border trading points, and 5 highways to Myanmar. By 2022, Lincang has jurisdiction over 8 counties (districts), covering an area of 24000 square kilometers.

Lincang City is located in the southern extension of Nushan Mountain in the Hengduan Mountains, belonging to the longitudinal valley region of western Yunnan, with subtropical low-latitude plateau monsoon climate and abundant water resources. It is an important national hydropower energy base, an important sugar and wine production base in Yunnan, the center of the origin of tea trees and tea culture in the world, the origin of Pu'er tea, the birthplace of Yunnan black tea and large-leaf steamed green tea, the largest black tea production base and Pu'er tea raw material base in China The largest macadamia nut base in China.

Lincang is one of the birthplaces of Wa culture, inhabited by 23 ethnic groups, and has won the honorary titles of China's top ten green cities, China's capital of Hengchun, and China's best livable city. In October 2020, it was rated as a national model city (county) for mutual support. In 2021, Lincang's GDP will be 90.848 billion yuan, up 7.4% year on year. At the end of the year, the city's permanent resident population will be 2.233 million.