Liling, a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Hunan Province, administered by Zhuzhou City, is located in the eastern part of Hunan Province, bordering Xiangdong District of Pingxiang City, Jiangxi Province, in the east, Shangli County of Pingxiang City, Jiangxi Province, in the northeast, Liuyang City, Liuyang City, in the north, Bryan Kou District, in the west, and You County, in the south.The city has a total area of 2,156,46 square kilometers. Liling has 19 towns, 5 streets and 1 provincial economic development zone, with a total area of 2,156.46 square kilometers.At the end of 2022, Liling had a total population of 281,000 households, with a household population of 1,027,000 people.
The name of Liling dates back to the beginning of the Qin Dynasty, and the county was established in the Eastern Han Dynasty. In 1985, the State Council approved the establishment of the county-level Liling City. Liling has a humid subtropical monsoon climate, with a landscape dominated by mountains, hills and hills. Liling City has the Bryan River Academy, Song Famous Minister Ancestral Hall, Liquan Ancient Well, Scholar's Fangzhou, Wenpen Qifeng, Yunyan Temple and other famous monuments. Shanghai-Kunming High-speed Railway, Shanghai-Kunming Railway and Li-Tea Railway are interwoven into a network in Liling, 106 National Highway and 333 Provincial Highway are crisscrossing the city, Shanghai-Kunming High-speed Railway has set up a station in Liling, and Brynjang River 500-ton channel leads directly to Xiangjiang River.
Liling is famous at home and abroad for its abundant production of ceramics and firecrackers. It is the origin of the world's underglaze colorful porcelain, the location of China's "National Porcelain" and "Red Official Kiln" and the hometown of the ancestor of the firecrackers, Li Tian, and the "Ceramic Capital of China" and "Chinese Ceramic Capital". It is the "Capital of Chinese Ceramics" and "Capital of Chinese Firecrackers". Jiang Yan, a writer in the Southern Dynasty, was awarded the title of Marquis of Liling, Zhu Xi, Wang Shouren, Zuo Zongtang, who preached in the Bryan River Academy. In modern times, the humanities flourished and the generals were brilliant. On this red land, there came out a large number of people such as Li Lisan, Zuoquan, Geng Biao, Song Shilun, Cai Shenxi, Cheng Qian, Chen Mingren and other generals of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party of China (CPC), and 295 generals.
In 2022, Liling City will realize a regional GDP of 87.57 billion yuan, an increase of 5.4% at comparable prices.