Xuan 'en County, under the jurisdiction of Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in Hubei Province, is located in the southwest border of Hubei Province, bordering Hefeng in the east, Xianfeng in the west, Enshi in the northeast, northwest and north, Laifeng in the southwest, Longshan and Sangzhi in Hunan Province in the southeast. Located at the junction of Wuling Mountain and Qiyue Mountain, it is a subtropical monsoon moist mountain climate. With a total area of 2737.17 square kilometers, it has jurisdiction over 5 towns and 4 townships; According to the seventh census, the population of Xuan 'en County was 284,955 as of midnight on November 1, 2020.

Xuan 'en was a county in the Qing Dynasty. In the thirteenth year of Yongzheng (1735), the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Civil Affairs agreed with Mai Zhu Shu, the governor of Huguang, and was approved by Qianlong and named Xuan En, meaning "to declare the magnificent Emperor's grace". Xuan 'en Haocao Luogu "and Xuan 'en Sanbaigu were selected into the National Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection List, and Pengjiazhai Village and Qingyang Liangting Ancient Street were named" Famous Chinese Historical and Cultural Villages ". On September 25, 2018, it was awarded the honorary title of "2018 E-commerce into Rural Comprehensive Demonstration County" by the Ministry of Commerce. On December 29, 2018, the State Ethnic Affairs Commission named the sixth batch of national Ethnic unity and progress demonstration zone (unit). In March 2019, it was listed as the first batch of counties under the protection and utilization of revolutionary cultural relics. On April 29, 2019, the People's Government of Hubei Province decided to withdraw Xuan 'en County from poverty.

In 2020, the GDP of Xuan 'en County reached 7.973 billion yuan, down by 2.0 percent from the previous year. The value added of the primary industry was 2.116 billion yuan, up by 0.6%; The added value of the secondary industry was 1.051 billion yuan, down 4.3%; The value added of the tertiary industry was 4.805 billion yuan, down by 2.4%. The second batch of national agricultural product quality safety county.