Changning, which belongs to Hunan Province, is a county - level city administered by Hengyang City. Located in the south of Hunan Province, Xiangjiang River middle south bank, east Chunlingshui and Leiyang City for the boundary, south and Chenzhou City Guiyang County connected to the west and Yongzhou Qiyang County, north Xiangjiang River and Qidong County, Hengnan County two counties facing each other. In 2020, Changning has jurisdiction over 14 towns, 4 townships and 5 subdistricts. The territory is low in the north and high in the south, roughly a two-stage ladder distribution, a subtropical monsoon humid climate. It is located between latitude 26°07' and 26°36' north and longitude 112°07' and 112°41' east. It has an area of 2046 square kilometers. According to the seventh census, as of midnight on November 1, 2020, the permanent population of Changning was 790,676.

Changning is the hometown of oil tea in China, the hometown of fir and bamboo, the city of free public transportation, the second batch of commercial comprehensive administrative law enforcement pilot county cities, the third batch of resource-exhausted cities.

On October 22, 2018, it was selected into the list of leading areas for the integrated development of primary, secondary and tertiary industries in the country in 2018. On January 9, 2019, it was selected into the list of "Towns of Chinese Folk Culture and Art" from 2018 to 2020 by virtue of its print. The Paradise Mountain - Xijiang Scenic Area has been rated as a provincial scenic spot.

On March 6, 2019, the Ministry of Publicity of the CPC Central Committee, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the State Administration of Cultural Heritage, "The Ministry of Finance of the CPC Central Propaganda Department, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the State Administration of Cultural Heritage on the announcement of the" List of Counties for the Protection and Utilization of Revolutionary Cultural Relics (the First Batch) "Changning City was listed among them. On January 29, 2021, it was selected into the list of regions with remarkable achievements in 2020 published by Hunan Provincial People's Government.

In 2021, the GDP of Changning reached 40.11 billion yuan, an increase of 8.6%.