In ancient times, Ning 'an City was called Ning Guta. Heilongjiang Province has jurisdiction over county-level cities, administered by Mudanjiang City. The city has jurisdiction over 8 towns, 2 townships and 2 ethnic townships, with a total area of 7924 square kilometers. According to the seventh census data, as of midnight on November 1, 2020, the permanent resident population of Ning 'an was 322,127.
Located in the southeast of Heilongjiang Province, Ning 'an is located in the center of Suifenhe and Hunchun, two national-level open ports, 190 kilometers apart, with Heda Highway and Mutu Railway running through the whole territory and 19 kilometers away from Mudanjiang Civil Aviation Airport. It is an important area for business exchanges, material distribution and information transmission in Northeast Asia economic and technological exchanges.

Ning 'an is the birthplace of the Manchu ancestors of the Su Shen people and the residence of the ancestors of the Qing royal family. It has a national-level key cultural relic protection unit -- the ruins of the Upper capital of the Bohai Kingdom in the Tang Dynasty, which is the best preserved medieval capital ruins in the world today. China has the largest mountain barrier lake, the world geopark, national 5A scenic spot - Jingpo Lake.

Ning 'an has been awarded dozens of provincial and national honors, such as the first historical and cultural city in Heilongjiang Province, the first cultural county in China, the national demonstration county of leisure agriculture and rural tourism, the national advanced county (city) of food production, the county (city) of the National raw material base of green food production, and the Town of volcanic rock rice in China. In October 2018, Ning 'an City was selected as one of the top 100 counties and cities with national investment potential.

In 2020, the GDP of Ning 'an was 11.66 billion yuan, with a year-on-year growth of 0.4% based on comparable prices, among which, the added value of the primary industry reached 6.16 billion yuan, with a year-on-year growth of 4.9%; The added value of the secondary industry reached 720 million yuan, down by 3.0% year on year; The added value of the tertiary industry reached 4.78 billion yuan, down 3.9% year on year. Per capita GDP (current price) was 28,683 yuan.