Wuning County, subordinate to Jiujiang City of Jiangxi Province, is located in the northwest of Jiangxi Province and in the middle reaches of Xiuhe River. It borders Ruichang City, De 'an County and Yongxiu County in the east, Jing 'an County in the south, Xiushui County in the west and southwest, and Yangxin County and Tongshan County in Hubei Province in the north. The county covers an area of 3,507 square kilometers, with jurisdiction over 8 towns, 11 townships, 1 development zone, 1 subdistrict, 9 communities, 183 administrative villages, and 3 direct districts.

By the end of 2020, the permanent population of Wuning County is 322,100.
In the Shang Dynasty, Wuning County was the territory of Ai Hou, so it was called ancient Ai. It was officially established in the four years of Jian 'an of the Eastern Han Dynasty (199 years). Wuning integrated reservoir area, old area, mountain area, forest area as a whole, the humanities thick, simple folk customs. In history, celebrities such as Tao Yuanming, Liu Hun, Su Shi, Huang Tingjian, Zhou Lianxi and Sheng Wenyu once served as officials, visited and lived in seclusion here. Wuning County is a national cultural advanced county. A number of folk arts, such as drumming and singing, tea picking and She-fire, have been included in the intangible cultural heritage list.
In 2020, Wuning County achieved a gross regional product of 1,7509.33 million yuan.