After 1949, the territory of Xinglong Township was Chongxing Township; in December 2009, it was changed from Chongxing Township to Xinglong Township. As of the end of 2018, the household population of Xinglong Town was 19,226. As of June 2020, Xingyi Township has 1 community and 5 administrative villages under its jurisdiction, and the township people's government is located at No. 148 Chongshui Road, Liming Community.
Grain crops in Xinglong Town are mainly rice and wheat; animal husbandry is based on raising hogs, beef cattle, sheep and poultry.In 2018, Xinglong Town has 7 industrial enterprises, including 3 above scale, and 9 general stores or supermarkets with business area of more than 50 square meters.