Qingtongxia City, a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, is located in the middle of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region and the north of Wuzhong City, located in the middle and upper reaches of the Yellow River and the middle of Ningxia Plain. It has a medium-temperate continental climate and is adjacent to 6 districts, counties (cities), with a total area of 2324.7 square kilometers. As of October 2022, Qingtongxia Municipality has jurisdiction over 1 subdistrict, 8 towns and 1 township unit. By the end of 2021, Qingtongxia has a registered population of 274,273.

Qingtongxia City because of the territory of Qingtongxia named. The 33rd year of the First Emperor of Qin (214 BC) was the beginning of the administrative system. In the second year of Yongzheng (1724), Ningshuo County was set up, belonging to Ningxia Prefecture; In September, the thirty-eighth year of the Republic of China (1949), Ningshuo County was liberated; October 1958, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region; In August 1960, Qingtongxia City was established. In June 1963, Qingtongxia City was abolished and Qingtongxia County was established. In December 1984, Qingtongxia City was restored; In 1998, it was entrusted by Wuzhong City.

The main scenic spots in Qingtongxia include Qingtongxia Yellow River Gorge Tourism Area, Yellow River Altar, Qingtongxia Reservoir and Yellow River Ecological Park. On March 24, 2022, Qingtongxia City was selected into the "List of national Major seed Production Counties". On October 14, 2022, Qingtongxia City was selected into the "2022 National Rural Revitalization Model County Creation List". On December 27, 2022, Qingtongxia City was selected into the list of the second batch of National Science Popularization Demonstration Counties (cities and districts) from 2021 to 2025. On December 27, 2022, Qingtongxia City was selected into the "2022 National Leisure Agriculture Key Counties Public List".

In 2021, the regional GDP of Qingtongxia reached 15.58 billion yuan, with a year-on-year growth of 6.8%; The ratio of the first, second and third industries' added value was 19.5:50.6:29.9; Per capita GDP of 63,588 yuan; The general public budget revenue was 820 million yuan, up 10.7% year on year; Investment in fixed assets grew by 9.9% year on year. The per capita disposable income of rural and urban permanent residents reached 18,798.2 yuan and 33,610.62 yuan, up 11.1 percent and 7.7 percent, respectively.