Yangqu County, historically known as "the first town of the three Jin", belongs to Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province, located in Xinzhou and Jinzhong Basin of the spine zone. It is located in the spine of Xinzhou and Jinzhong Basin. It is the gateway to Taiyuan and the key to Jin. It is surrounded by mountains in the east, west and north, and is low and flat in the south. East of Yu County, west of Jingle County, Gujiao City, Taiyuan City, Taiyuan City, north of Xinzhou City, northeast of the border with Dingxiang County, southeast of Shouyang County adjacent. The realm of the northern system of mountains across the east and west, the cloud in the mountain system across the north and south, because and the northern barrier, known as the northern gate of Taiyuan, for the soldiers to fight. Yangqu County has 579 cultural relics protection units (including 5 national, 4 provincial, 24 municipal). 2007, and Pingyao, Dunhuang, Dali, and other historical and cultural places at the same time was selected as "a lifetime to go to the 66 Chinese cultural tourism counties". It has a total area of 2,070 square kilometers. As of the end of 2022, the resident population of Yangqu County is 127,592 people.
Yangqu millet geography is unique, Yangqu millet by the State Ministry of Agriculture issued "Yangqu millet" agricultural products, geographical indications registration certificate. 2009 August by the State Department of Agriculture testing it rich in vitamins required by the human body 5 kinds of vitamins, higher than similar products in other places, is the cradle of millet grains. Yangqu County to Hou village, Huangdaogou village and East Huangshui Fanzhuang production and quality of the most prevalent.2022, Yangqu County gross regional product of 821,011,000 yuan, a decline of 3.6% from the previous year.
On September 7, 2018, the government of Shanxi Province officially approved the withdrawal of Yangqu County from the "provincial poverty county" and announced it to the society.In November 2019, Yangqu County was named as the national demonstration county of "four good rural roads".
