Anren County, Chenzhou City County, is located in the southeast of Hunan Province, the northernmost Chenzhou, east of Chaling County, Yiling County, south of Zixing, Yongxing, west of Hengyang, Leiyang, north of Hengdong County, Youxian, known as "eight counties through the streets". County jurisdiction over 5 towns and 8 townships, with a total area of 1462.1 square kilometers. Jurisdiction of the area for the semi-mountainous and semi-hilly area, the terrain southeast high northwest low. The highest point of Jin Zixian Au on the altitude of 1433 meters. The Yongle River flows through the territory. As of the end of 2022, the resident population of Anren County was 348,700 people. It is known as "China's choral fairy tale county".
In 2022, the GDP of Anren County was 13.44 billion yuan, calculated at comparable prices (the same below), an increase of 5.8% over the previous year.
It has a subtropical monsoon humid climate, with an average annual temperature of 17.7℃ and a precipitation of 1,430 millimeters. It is part of the Jinggangshan Revolutionary Base Area. The main attractions are Dashi Scenic Area, Dayuan Scenic Area, Yihai Scenic Area, Tianyuan Temple, Shennong Temple, Wanfo Temple, Laojun Guan, Moon Wheel Rock, Xiongfengan and so on.
The county town Yonglejiang town is located in the north of Anren County, formerly known as Xiangcao Ping, Song Zhenzong Xianping five years (1002 years) migrated county seat in this, so far there has been 1015 years of history, is still the political, economic and cultural center of Anren County and more consolidated.On July 1, 2014, Jihye Railway Anren Railway Station was completed and opened to the public, ending the history of the inaccessibility of trains to Anren County.
On September 25, 2018, Anren County was awarded the honorary title of "2018 Comprehensive Demonstration County of E-commerce into Rural Areas" by the Ministry of Commerce.On March 1, 2019, Anren County met the conditions for the exit of poverty-stricken counties and agreed to be lifted from the poverty line after on-site inspection and third-party field assessment.
On March 6, 2019, the Central Propaganda Department, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, and the State Administration of Cultural Heritage jointly issued a notice on the publication of the "List of Counties in Revolutionary Cultural Relics Protection and Utilization Piece Districts (the first batch)" in which Anren County was listed.
In November 2019, Anren County was named a national demonstration county of "Four Good Rural Roads".