Xintang Town is located in the northwest of Raoping County, bordering Sanrao in the east, fenghuang town in Chaoan County in the west, Tangxi Town in the south and Hanjiang Forest Farm in the north. It is an old revolutionary base area and a poverty-stricken town in the province. The town covers a total area of 80 square kilometers, with 9,000 mu of cultivated land and 86,000 mu of mountainous area. It has jurisdiction over 14 village committees and 78 natural villages with a population of 2 1407.