Pingyin County, belonging to Jinan City, Shandong Province, also known as "Mecheng", is located in the western part of Shandong Province and the southwestern part of Jinan City, 60 kilometers away from the provincial capital, Jinan City, Tai'an City, Liaocheng City, the meeting point of the three cities of Jinan, Tai'an and Liaocheng City, east of the city of Feicheng in Tai'an City, the Yellow River and Liaocheng City across the river in the west and the city of Liaocheng County, south of the city of Tai'an City, Dongping County, north of the Changqing District. The total area is 827 square kilometers. As of October 2022, Pingyin County has 2 streets and 6 towns under its jurisdiction. As of the end of 2022, the total household population of Pingyin County was 366,500 people.
Pingyin was named after the ancient East Plain, which was located in the yin of the East Plain, and the name "Pingyin" was given to it. Pingyin County was established in the second year of the Sui Dynasty (606). The Taishan Mountain vein runs through the central part of the county, the Yellow River flows in the west and north, and the second largest freshwater lake in Shandong Province, Dongping Lake, is moistened in the south, and belongs to the warm-temperate continental semi-moist monsoon climate zone. The terrain is high in the south and low in the north, with the center rising. It is known as the hometown of Chinese roses, the hometown of Chinese Colla Corii Asini, and the hometown of Harmony Saint Liu Xiahui.
In 2023, the GDP of Pingyin County will be 28.12 billion yuan, of which 4.22 billion yuan will be added to the primary industry, 15.37 billion yuan to the secondary industry and 8.53 billion yuan to the tertiary industry.