Lingyuan, a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Liaoning Province, administered by Chaoyang City, is located in western Liaoning Province and southwestern Chaoyang City, in the central part of the low mountainous and hilly terrain of western Liaoning Province, with a temperate continental monsoon climate, and adjoining seven counties (municipalities), with a total area of 3,278 square kilometers. As of October 2022, Lingyuan has 5 streets, 16 towns, 5 townships, and 1 ethnic township under its jurisdiction. As of the end of 2022, Lingyuan had a total household population of 618,000 people. Lingyuan, which means the source of the Daling River. In the third year of the Republic of China (1914), it was renamed Lingyuan County because of the renaming with Jianchangfu of Jiangxi Province; in the seventeenth year of the Republic of China (1928), it was subordinate to Jehol Province; in June of the thirty-sixth year of the Republic of China (1947), the county town of Lingyuan was liberated; in December of the thirty-seventh year of the Republic of China (1948), Jehol East Special Department was abolished, and Lingyuan County was subordinate to Jehol Province; in January of 1956, it was assigned to Jinzhou Special Zone of Liaoning Province; in January of 1959, it was subordinate to Liaoning Province, Chaoyang City; February 14, 1992, the county set up a city, the establishment of Lingyuan City (county-level city), under the Liaoning Province, Chaoyang City. Lingyuan City is the hometown of Chinese folk culture and art, and its main attractions include Lingyuan Hot Water Soup Tourist Resort, Hongshishan Ecological Tourism Area, Lingyuan Earth Mother Temple, Hekanzi Scenic Spot, etc. On October 14, 2022, Lingyuan City was selected to be on the "2022 List of National Rural Revitalization Demonstration Counties to be Created". on December 27, 2022, Lingyuan City was selected to be on the "2021-2020 National Rural Revitalization Demonstration Counties to be Created". On December 27, 2022, Lingyuan City was selected as one of the second batch of National Science Popularization Demonstration Counties (Municipalities and Districts) in 2021-2025, and on February 3, 2023, Lingyuan City was selected as one of the first batch of national "one county, one product" typical cases of special culture and art. List. In 2022, Lingyuan realized a gross domestic product (GDP) of 22.79 billion yuan, down 0.6% year-on-year; the ratio of added value of the primary, secondary and tertiary industries was 23.5:39:37.5; the revenue from the general public budget was 1.126 billion yuan, down 4.8% year-on-year; the investment in fixed assets increased by 6.4% year-on-year; and the disposable income per capita of the rural residents was 17,619 yuan, up 4.5%.