Shangyou County, belonging to Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province, is located in the southwest of Jiangxi Province, east of Nankang District, south of Chongyi County, west of Hunan Province, Guidong County, north of the border of Ji'an City, Suichuan County, the county covers an area of 1,543 square kilometers, with jurisdiction over 6 towns and 8 townships, 131 administrative villages and 16 communities.At the end of 2022, Shangyou County, the total household population of 321,100 people.
Shangyu County was founded in the 10th year of the Southern Tang Dynasty (952 AD), and was named after its seat in the south of the Dajiushan Mountain and the upper side of the Yushuikou.
Shangyu County has a nature reserve area of 91,000 acres, ecological public welfare forest area of 551,900 acres, within the territory of more than 1,000 meters above sea level, 14 large peaks, the forest coverage rate of 81.4%. Xialong Expressway and G220 National Highway pass through the territory. There are two national forest parks, Wuzhifeng Peak and Yangming Lake, and one national 4A-level tourist attraction, and 162 attractions that have reached the national standards of level 1 to 5.
In 2022, Shangyu County realizes a gross regional product of 11.244 billion yuan, an increase of 4.8% over 2021. In terms of sub-industry, the added value of primary industry is 1.656 billion yuan, an increase of 3.7%; the added value of secondary industry is 4.518 billion yuan, an increase of 6.5%; the added value of tertiary industry is 5.071 billion yuan, an increase of 3.9%.