Linzhang County, subordinate to Handan City, Hebei Province, is located in the southernmost part of Hebei Province, in the hinterland of the Central Plains, facing Taihang Mountains in the west and Qilu in the east. It is known as the "waist of the world and the throat of the Central Plains". With a total area of 752 square kilometers, it has jurisdiction over 10 towns and 4 townships. According to the data of the seventh census, as of 0:00 on November 1, 2020, the permanent population of Linzhang County is 589003.

Linzhang, known as Ye in ancient times, is the birthplace of Jian'an literature, the prosperous place of Buddhist culture, the starting place of capital construction, the place where Ximen Leopard cast its magic to control the water, and the place where Tongque Terrace is located. It enjoys the reputation of "the hometown of the Three Kingdoms and the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties". Idioms and allusions such as "break the fire and sink the boat", "Cao Chong calls an elephant", "seven steps into a poem", and "Wen Ji returns to the Han Dynasty" all come from Linzhang. The famous poems, such as "The east wind will not be with Zhou Lang, and the bronze bird will lock up the two Qiao trees in spring" (Du Mu), "A smile before death will light the nine tripods, and Wei Wu will feel sorry for the bronze bird platform" (Li Bai), have been read today. In 2020, Linzhang County will achieve a GDP of 16420 million yuan.

In July 2020, it was selected as one of the top 100 counties and cities with the most sense of security in China in 2020. On July 29, 2020, it was selected into the list of national health towns (counties) in the 2017-2019 cycle. In March 2021, it was awarded as an advanced county (city, district) for village clean action in Hebei Province in 2020.