Yonghe County, belonging to Linfen City, Shanxi Province, is located in the southern end of Lvliang Mountain Range, the middle reaches of the Yellow River on the east bank of the Jin-Shaan Grand Canyon, the northwestern edge of Linfen City, east of Xi Xian County, south of Daning County, north of the border with Shilou County, and west of the river with Yanchuan County, Shaanxi Province. It lies between longitude 110°22′45″-110°56′45″E and latitude 36°31′15″-36°56′45″N, with a total area of 1,212 square kilometers. As of the end of 2021, Yonghe County had a resident population of 47,705.
Yonghe County since the Western Han Dynasty county, Sui renamed "Yonghe" used until now, a long history, known as the "Millennium Ancient County", unearthed the Neolithic stone axe and pottery, Shang and Zhou bronzes, the Tang Dynasty stone Buddha head statue, the Song Dynasty porcelain pillows and other high-profile artifacts, ancient There are many high standard cultural relics such as stone Buddha's head statue in Tang Dynasty and porcelain pillow in Song Dynasty. Yonghe Terraces", the source of Zhihe River, has preserved the most complete farming culture of terraces in the north and is the largest terraced landscape in the north of China.
In 2021, Yonghe County realized GDP of 2.107 billion yuan, divided into three industries: primary industry realized added value of 379.92 million yuan, secondary industry realized added value of 1,020.91 million yuan, and tertiary industry realized added value of 706.05 million yuan. The ratio of the three industries is 18:48.5:33.5, and the per capita GDP is 44,200 yuan (6,846 dollars according to the average annual exchange rate).