Weishan Yi and Hui Autonomous County (hereinafter referred to as Weishan County), subordinate to Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture of Yunnan Province, is located in the west of Yunnan Province and in the south of Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture. The county seat is 391 kilometers away from the provincial capital Kunming in the east and 53 kilometers away from Dali in the north. Weishan County is adjacent to Dali City in the north and Midu County in the east; The south is adjacent to Nanjian and Fengqing County; In the west, Yangbi and Changning counties are bounded by Yangbi River. Weishan County governs 6 townships and 4 towns, with a total area of 2200 square kilometers. According to the data of the seventh population census, as of 0:00 on November 1, 2020, the permanent population of Weishan County was 267474.

The main scenic spots in Weishan County include: Weibao Mountain Taoist Palace and Ancient Architecture Group, Weibao Mountain Changchun Cave Ancient Architecture, Shanlong Mountain and Tushan Nanzhao Capital Site, etc. On September 29, 2018, Weishan Yi and Hui Autonomous County was approved to withdraw from the poverty-stricken county after being studied by Yunnan Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government.

In 2020, Weishan Yi and Hui Autonomous County will achieve a GDP of 9.105 billion yuan, an increase of 2.4%; The general public budget revenue was 416 million yuan, up 5.1%, and the expenditure was 2.696 billion yuan, up 1.5%; The investment in fixed assets above designated size was 5.253 billion yuan, up 11.3%; The total retail sales of consumer goods reached 3.265 billion yuan, down 3.6%. 15 investment projects were put into storage (including 14 projects carried forward in previous years), and the actual funds in place were 4.7 billion yuan, up 16.85%.