Ningxiang City belongs to Changsha City, Hunan Province. Ningxiang City is located in the edge of Dongting Lake in the north-east of Hunan Province and in the west of Changsha City, with a total area of 2,96 square kilometers. Ningxiang belongs to the continental monsoon humid climate of the transition from the middle subtropical zone to the north subtropical zone, with four distinct seasons, short cold period and long hot period.

ningxiang is a well-known "land of fish and rice", "land of pig sacrifice" and "land of tea" in China. It has been listed as the production base of high-quality rice, lean pigs and aquatic products in China, with pig sacrifice and grain output ranking fifth and ninth in China. The city is rich in mineral resources, with more than 4 kinds of proven minerals. At present, there are more than 2 kinds of coal, iron, manganese, uranium, diamond, sepiolite and granite that have been developed and utilized.

Ningxiang, with the goal of promoting agricultural efficiency and increasing farmers' income, adheres to the development direction of modern urban agriculture, and maintains the first grain output in the province, and has been awarded the national advanced grain production county for seven consecutive years; The output of tobacco leaves reached 3, tons, ranking second in the province, and it is a pilot county for the whole county to promote the construction of modern tobacco agriculture. The number of live pigs transferred is the highest in China, and the industrial chain is improving day by day. Ningxiang Flower Pig was awarded as a national geographical indication product and a well-known trademark in China. Industrial bases such as characteristic fruits, selenium-enriched tea and green vegetables have been accelerated.