Bobai County, known as Baizhou in ancient times, is the "bridgehead" and the main channel for Yulin City to integrate into the Beibu Gulf Economic Zone of Guangxi, and is the world's first large Hakka-populated county, one of the top 100 counties in China in terms of county development potential, one of the top 100 counties in Western China, one of the top 100 counties in China in terms of countryside revitalization, one of the hometowns of folk culture and art in China, one of acrobatics in China, one of cinnamon in China, and one of the woven crafts in China. Hometown of Chinese Folk Culture and Art, Hometown of Chinese Acrobatics, Hometown of Chinese Cinnamon Dumplings, Capital of Chinese Weaving Crafts. The hollow cabbage, osmanthus, and Nalin fish are national geographical indication products. Bobai County has 28 towns, 317 administrative villages and 42 communities, with an area of 3,835 square kilometers and a population of about 2 million.
Bobai County has convenient transportation and easy access to the provinces and the sea. There are 9 highways built from Yulin to Tieshangang and Yulin to Zhanjiang, as well as Yulin to Tieshangang Railway, Litang to Zhanjiang Railway, and Shahe to Tieshangang East Coast Spur Railway, and the county urban area is less than 20 kilometers away from Yulin Airport.
In 2022, Bobai County's gross regional product will reach 35.925 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 3.5%, the second highest growth rate in the city; fiscal revenue growth of 10%, ranking first in the city.