Xinping Yi and Dai Autonomous County (hereinafter referred to as Xinping County) is a county under the jurisdiction of Yuxi City. It was established during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, meaning the newly settled land. Xinping County is adjacent to Eshan County in the east, Shiping County in the southeast, Yuanjiang Hani, Yi and Dai Autonomous County in the south, Mojiang Hani Autonomous County in the southwest, Zhenyuan County in the west, and Shuangbai County in the north. It is 180 kilometers from Kunming and 90 kilometers from Yuxi. The whole county covers an area of 4223 square kilometers and has jurisdiction over 6 townships, 4 towns and 2 streets, 124 villages (communities) and 1459 village (residential) groups. According to the data of the seventh population census, as of 0:00 on November 1, 2020, the permanent population of Xinping Yi and Dai Autonomous County was 262771.

Xinping County has won the honorary titles of National Garden County and the region where the "China Natural Oxygen Bar" was founded in 2018. 2019 Top 100 counties and cities in western China. The seventh batch of national demonstration areas (units) for national unity and progress.

In 2020, Xinping County will achieve a GDP of 21.39 billion yuan, an increase of 4.9%; The local fiscal revenue was 2.32 billion yuan, up 12.6%, of which the general public budget revenue was 1.29 billion yuan; The local fiscal expenditure was 3.92 billion yuan, up 4.7%, of which the general public budget expenditure was 3.54 billion yuan; Investment in fixed assets above designated size was 7.75 billion yuan, up 21.8%; The total retail sales of consumer goods reached 7.86 billion yuan; The per capita disposable income of urban and rural residents was 41952 yuan and 15858 yuan, up 3.6% and 7.1% respectively.