Yunxiao County is under the jurisdiction of Zhangzhou City, Fujian Province. Located in the southern coast of Fujian Province, with a total area of 1166 square kilometers, it has jurisdiction over 6 towns and 3 townships. According to the data of the seventh population census, as of 0:00 on November 1, 2020, the permanent resident population of Yunxiao County was 411558. Xiamen-Shenzhen Railway, Zhangzhou-Zhao Expressway, National Highway 324, Provincial Highway 210 and 211 run through the territory, and 30 kilometers of inland river navigation.

The terrain of Yunxiao County tilts from northwest to south, with mountains in the northeast, west and southwest, and coastal plains in the middle to southeast. The coastline is 48 kilometers long. Zhangjiang River flows through the county, with Fengtou Reservoir and Xiangdong Canal built upstream. The annual average temperature is 21.2 ℃ and the annual precipitation is 1730.6 mm.

The places of interest and monuments in Yunxiao County include the site of Xifeng Xiashang Beiqiu, Yuanling Shangzhou Impressed Pottery Culture, Xianren Peak, Qingqi Rock Paintings, Yunshan Academy, Weihui Temple, Shuzi Tower, the old city of Zhangzhou, Shifan Tower and the 18 caves in Wushan, the seat of the Southern Fujian Special Commission during the Second Civil Revolutionary War. Gaoxi Guanyin Pavilion and Chen Zheng Tomb, the founding sites of the Tiandi Society, are provincial cultural relics protection units.

On January 9, 2019, it was included in the list of "Hometown of Chinese Folk Culture and Art" from 2018 to 2020 by virtue of calligraphy and painting. In 2019, the "top ten" counties (cities) in Fujian province's county economic development.