Xichuan County, belongs to Nanyang City, Henan Province. Located in the southwestern border of Henan, Henan, Hubei, Shaanxi Province, the junction of the golden zone, because the Xichuan water running through the territory of the formation of a hundred miles of alluvial plains and the name. Xichuan dangerous terrain, the ancient war period is easy to defend and difficult to attack, there is "the Central Plains have not yet war, Xichuan realm of soldiers moving" said, with a total area of 2,820 square kilometers, jurisdiction over 17 townships (streets), 499 villages (communities). As of the end of 2022, the resident population of Xichuan County 532,200 people.
Xichuan ancient name Danyang, a long history, cultural splendor, is one of the birthplaces of Chu culture. In the Spring and Autumn for the beginning of Chu Danyang location, Chu more than 800 years of history, more than 300 years of the capital of Danyang, Chu people Danyang as a starting point, to take the power of the hegemony in the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States, open up new territories, all the way to the south, has united more than 50 small countries, became the hegemony of the South, and created a brilliant culture. It has nurtured a number of influential historical figures such as Fan Li, the sage of commerce, Fan Ye, the historian, and Fan Zhen, the materialist thinker.
Xichuan County is the first large county of immigrants in China, and has been awarded the honorary titles of "Hometown of Chinese Folk Culture and Art", "National Safe Fishery Demonstration County", "National Advanced County for Science and Technology Progress", etc. In 2015, Xichuan County was awarded the title of National Advanced County for Science and Technology Progress by the State Council. In 2015, Xichuan County was honored by the Ministry of Culture as "National Advanced County of Culture", and in 2017, the National Development and Reform Commission issued the Notice on Defining the Types of New National Key Ecological Functional Areas, and Xichuan County was selected as "National Key Ecological Functional Area".
In 2022, the gross regional product of Xichuan County realized 2,845,052,000 yuan, an increase of 5%. 2020, February 26, the People's Government of Henan Province approved the exit of Xichuan County from the poverty-stricken counties, officially lifted off the hat.