Xianyou County, belonging to Putian City, Fujian Province, is located in the center of the southeast coast of Fujian Province, in the middle and upper reaches of Mulan River, between longitude 118°27'~118°56'E and latitude 25°11'~25°43'N. It has a subtropical oceanic monsoon climate, with little rain and dryness in the winter half of the year, and high temperature and rain in the summer half of the year. It has a subtropical oceanic monsoon climate, with prevailing northerly winds in the winter half year, little rain and dryness; and prevailing southerly winds in the summer half year, with high temperatures and much rain, and a warm and humid climate, with a total area of 1,835 square kilometers. According to the seventh census, as of 00:00 on November 1, 2020, Xianyou County had a resident population of 905,068 people. As of October 2022, Xianyou County has 1 street, 12 towns and 5 townships under its jurisdiction, with the county government stationed at No. 1, Qingyuan East Road, Leicheng Street.
Xianyou County is rich in humanities, because of the Western Han Dynasty, Anhui Province, Lujiang He nine brothers to Xianyou "alchemy into an immortal, across the carp ascension to heaven," the legend and the name. Tang Tianbao yuan year (742), because the county with the same name, renamed Xianyou County. Xianyou County has been known as "a famous document state" and "seaside Zulu". In its history, it has nurtured 4 prime ministers, 5 scholars, 13 ministers, 28 ministers and nearly 700 scholars, which has led to the grandeur of "the top of the eight mins in science and technology". It is China's "Hometown of Drama", Putu Xian Opera is one of the oldest types of theater in China; it is China's "Hometown of Arts and Crafts", "China's Capital of Classical Arts and Crafts Furniture", and has become one of the most important distribution centers of mahogany in China; it is one of the most important distribution centers of mahogany in China. Redwood distribution center; is China's "hometown of national painting", by Li Xia, Li Keng, Huang Xi created the Xianyou painting school, to classical figure painting reputation at home and abroad, of which there is a "North Qi South Li," known as Li Keng, was for the Great Hall of the People, the State Guest Hall to paint a huge screen "Pine, Green, Crane White The East is Red", and his works "Dharma" and "Spring Night Banquet in Peach and Plum Garden" were collected by the Palace Museum and the National Art Museum of China respectively.
In 2022, Xianyou County realized a GDP of 60.9 billion yuan, an increase of 7%.