Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County is located in the southeast of Chongqing, in the hinterland of Wuling Mountain. It is an important gateway to Chongqing, Hubei, Hunan and Guizhou, and is known as "the gateway to southeast Chongqing and the throat of Hunan and Guizhou". Youyang County is adjacent to Longshan County in Hunan Province in the east, Xiushan Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, Songtao and Yinjiang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County in Guizhou Province in the south, across the river in the west, Pengshui Miao and Tujia Autonomous County in the northwest and Qianjiang District, Xianfeng and laifeng county in Hubei Province in the north. By the end of 20 17, Youyang County covers an area of 5 173 square kilometers and governs 39 townships. Tujia and Miao are the main ethnic groups, as well as Han, Hui, Mongolian and other ethnic groups, *** 18 ethnic group. According to the results of the seventh national census, as of 0: 00 1 1 on June 2020, the permanent population of Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County was 607,338. Youyang County has successively won the honorary titles of "National Advanced County for Scientific and Technological Progress", "National Civilized County", "China Green County", "Municipal Ecological County", "The Fifth National Demonstration Zone for Unity and Progress" and "20 19 National Health County". Enjoy the reputation of "the hometown of Artemisia annua in the world".