Xiaochang County, belonging to Xiaogan City, Hubei Province, is an important part of the Wuhan City Circle, the county is located in the northeastern part of Hubei Province, located in the southern foot of the Dabie Mountains, the northern part of the Jianghan Plain, the topography of the north is high and the south is low, the dissolution of the low mountains and the cutting of the hills interspersed with each other, the landforms are dominated by the hilly mountainous terrain, the four seasons of the year, rich in heat, abundant rainfall, frost-free period is long, the total area of 1,191.48 square kilometers.In 2022, the Xiaochang County had a household population of 653,000 people. As of June 2023, Xiaochang County has 8 towns and 4 townships under its jurisdiction.
Xiaochang County has a long history. In the first year of Xiaojian of the Liu Song Dynasty (454), a new county was established in the east of Anlu County and the south of Strider Semi-county (present-day Luoshan County, Henan Province), named "Xiaochang" to praise the simplicity of the people's customs and the prosperity of filial piety.In April 2020, the People's Government of Hubei Province approved the exit from the poverty-stricken counties of Xiaochang County.
In 2022, the gross regional product of Xiaochang County was 18.467 billion yuan, an increase of 4.7% over the previous year. By industry, the added value of primary industry is 4.664 billion yuan, the added value of secondary industry is 5.309 billion yuan; the added value of tertiary industry is 8.494 billion yuan, and the structure of three industries is 25.3:28.7:46.0.