Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, the jurisdiction of Hunan Province, is located in the northwest of Hunan Province, at the junction of Hunan, Hubei, Chongqing and Guizhou provinces, north of Hubei Province, west of Chongqing, southwest of Guizhou Province. The administrative area covers a total area of 15,500 square kilometers. Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture is located in a low latitude area, a subtropical monsoon humid climate. As of midnight on November 1, 2020, the permanent population of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture was 2,488,105.

Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture border area, Warring States period, is Chu Qianzhong County. On August 1, 1952, with the approval of the Central People's Government, six counties -- Gancheng, Fenghuang, Yongsui, Luxi, Guzhang and Baojing -- were divided and the Xiangxi Miao Autonomous Region (prefectural) was established. In 1955, Xiangxi Miao Autonomous Region was renamed Xiangxi Miao Autonomous Prefecture. On September 20, 1957, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture was established. As of October 2021, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture has jurisdiction over 1 county-level city and 7 counties; Autonomous Prefecture People's Government in Jishou City people North Road 58.

Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture is a national cultural ecological protection area, national tourism demonstration area, the area has the first national historical and cultural city Fenghuang County, the state numerous cultural monuments, Laosi city and its surrounding a large number of natural and cultural landscape relics. Xiangxi is also one of the birthplaces of Wuling culture. At the same time, it is one of the three prefecture-level administrative regions in a separate list to enjoy the policies of the national Western Development Plan.

In 2020, the GDP of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture reached 72.511 billion yuan, an increase of 2.2 percent. Specifically, the added value of the primary industry was 11.168 billion yuan, up by 4%; The added value of the secondary industry was 20.425 billion yuan, up by 3.1%; The value added of the tertiary industry was 40.918 billion yuan, up by 1.4%.