Jianning County, a county under the jurisdiction of Sanming City, Fujian Province, was established in the first year of Zhongxing in the Southern Tang Dynasty (958). It is located in the northwest of Fujian Province, in the middle of Wuyi Mountains, bordering Taining County in the east, Mingxi County and Ninghua County in the south, and Nanfeng County, Guangchang County and Lichuan County in Jiangxi Province in the northwest, covering an area of 1716.34 square kilometers. As of June 2018, Jianning County has jurisdiction over 4 towns and 5 townships. According to the seventh census data, the permanent population of Jianning County at the end of 2020 was 114400.

Jianning County has rolling hills and dense vegetation. Jinrao Mountain is 1858 meters above sea level. It is an important part of the peak in Fujian and the world geological park. It has Minjiangyuan National Nature Reserve and National Forest Park; The main transportation trunk lines in Jianning County include the 207 and 309 provincial highways, the Beijing-Fuzhou Expressway Jiantai Expressway connecting line, and the Changfu Railway.

In March 2019, Jianning County ranked among the "top ten" counties (cities) in Fujian province for county economic development. A pilot unit promoting the quality improvement of farmers' cooperatives throughout the county. On October 9, 2020, it was awarded the title of the fourth batch of national ecological civilization construction demonstration cities and counties by the Ministry of Ecological Environment.

In 2020, Jianning County will achieve a GDP of 14.029 billion yuan and a total public finance revenue of 485 million yuan.