Muchuan County, belonging to Leshan City, Sichuan Province, is located in the southwest of the Sichuan Basin, the upper reaches of the Yangtze River Minjiang, Dadu River, Jinsha River between the triangle. It is bordered by Yibin in the east, Pingshan County in the south, Shawan District and Gandan County in the north, Ebian Yi Autonomous County in the west and Mabian Yi Autonomous County in the southwest. Covering an area of 1408 square kilometers, according to the seventh population census data, as of 00:00 on November 1, 2020, Muchuan County resident population of 192,313 people.
Muchuan County, the territory of fresh air, beautiful scenery, rich in produce, simple folk customs, forest coverage of 77.34%, known as the "natural oxygen bar" and "green pearl", is the pilot county of the National Ecological Civilization Demonstration Project, national ecological demonstration area, national key ecological functional areas, China Bamboo Bamboo Breeder's Association. It is the pilot county of national ecological civilization demonstration project, national ecological demonstration area, national key ecological functional area, hometown of bamboo in China, national greening model county, national forestry science and technology demonstration county, and China's best green eco-tourism county.On July 31st, 2018, the Sichuan provincial government approved the withdrawal of Muchuan County from the sequence of poverty-stricken counties.