Wushan County, located in the east of Chongqing and in the heart of the Three Gorges Reservoir Area, is known as the "gateway of Northeast Chongqing". It is located on both sides of the Yangtze River Wuxia, bordering Badong, Hubei in the east, Jianshi, Hubei in the south, Fengjie in the west, and Wuxi in the north. By 2021, Wushan County covers an area of 2958 square kilometers and has jurisdiction over 26 towns (streets) and 340 villages (houses). According to the data of the seventh population census, as of 0:00 on November 1, 2020, the permanent population of Wushan County was 462462.

In July 2019, it won the title of "China Natural Oxygen Bar" in 2019. In September 2019, it was selected into the first batch of national all-region tourism demonstration zones. On June 20, 2022, the whole Zhengzhou-Chongqing high-speed railway line was put into operation, and the Wushan station was put into operation.

In 2020, the regional GDP of Wushan County was 18876.91 million yuan, an increase of 3.6% over the previous year, and the added value of the primary industry was 3444.03 million yuan, an increase of 5.1%; The added value of the secondary industry was 5573.63 million yuan, up 5.1%; The added value of the tertiary industry was 9859250000 yuan, up 2.4%. The ratio of the three industrial structures is 18.2:29.5:52.3. In 2021, the gross regional product of Wushan County will be 20879.55 million yuan, an increase of 9.4% over the previous year.