Qihe County, under the jurisdiction of Dezhou City, Shandong Province, is located in the southernmost part of Dezhou City, opposite Jinan across the Yellow River. With a total area of 1,411 square kilometers, Qihe County has jurisdiction over 13 towns, 2 subdistricts, 1 provincial economic development zone and 1 provincial tourism resort. [18] According to the seventh census data, the permanent population of Qihe County is 576,300.

Qihe County has the Longshan Cultural site, Yan Ying Temple, the Eastern Han Dynasty tomb and other historic sites. There are 4 railways, 4 expressways, 5 national and provincial roads and 7 expressways. Territory along the Yellow River 62.5 kilometers, the annual yellow amount of 350 million cubic meters. Underground rich in coal, oil, quartz, high quality mineral water and so on. In October 2021, it was selected into the "2021 Top 100 Counties and Cities of China Smart Cities" list. In January 2022, it was rated as the advanced county (city, district) of high-quality development of private economy in Shandong Province in 2020.

In 2019, the annual GDP of Qihe County reached 33.683 billion yuan, a year-on-year growth of 7.4% at comparable prices, and the per capita GDP reached 54,197 yuan. Among them, the added value of the primary industry reached 4.056 billion yuan, down by 3.3%; The added value of the secondary industry reached 16.993 billion yuan, up by 5.3% on a comparable basis; The added value of the tertiary industry reached 12.634 billion yuan, up by 14.3 percent on a comparable basis.