Pinglu County, belonging to Yuncheng City of Shanxi Province, is the southern gate of Shanxi, with a total area of 1,173.5 square kilometers. In the national climate zone is the Wei River climate zone in the north temperate sub-humid climate zone, with a warm temperate continental climate. As of July 2023, Pinglu County has 8 towns and 1 township under its jurisdiction. The county government is located in the town of Sage Stream.At the end of 2022, Pinglu County had a resident population of 198,716. At the beginning of Tang Dynasty, Pinglu County belonged to Puzhou, in the first year of Tianbao (742), the governor of Shanxian County, Mr. Li Qiqi, opened the Sanmen Canal of the Yellow River to facilitate water transportation, and dug out the ancient blade from the river, which had the word "Pinglu" in seal script, which was thought to be a good fortune, and was renamed Pinglu County, from May 1, 1970, Pinglu County belonged to the jurisdiction of Yuncheng City Administrative Office, and from January, 2001, Yuncheng City was changed to be a city and Pinglu County belonged to the jurisdiction of Yuncheng City. Pinglu is under the jurisdiction of Yuncheng City. In the territory of Yuncheng City, there are Yuncheng Expressway, National Highway 209, and Menghua Railway running across the north and south of the city. There are scenic spots such as Mao Jin Du and Fu Xiang Ancestral Hall. In 2018, Pinglu County completed a total GDP of 488,031,000 yuan, calculated at comparable prices, an increase of 7% over the previous year. By industry, the added value of primary industry is 1,074,430,000 yuan, an increase of 3.1%; the added value of secondary industry is 180,843,000 yuan, an increase of 7.7%; and the added value of tertiary industry is 1,997,450,000 yuan, an increase of 8.8%.In 2020, Pinglu County realizes a GDP of 5,335,050,000 yuan, an increase of 5.5% over the previous year at the comparable price.