Yuanyang County is adjacent to the provincial capital Zhengzhou in the south, Xinxiang, the city government in the north, Jiaozuo, an important industrial town in the west, and Kaifeng, the ancient capital of seven dynasties, across the river in the east. It is located in the center of the intersection of the four cities. It is separated from the provincial capital Zhengzhou by a river and connected by four bridges. It is known as the "Back Garden of Zhengzhou and the South Gate of Xinxiang".

Yuanyang County is adjacent to the Beijing-Guangzhou Artery to the west and the Xinhe New Line to the north. 107 National Highway, Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway, Xinyuan Expressway across the north and south of Bolang, Jiao (Zuo) Zhu (Hai) Expressway connection line, National Highway 106-107 connection, Zhenghua Highway traverses Yuanyang from east to west, Zhengzhou Yellow River Highway Bridge, Beijing The Zhuhai Expressway Yellow River Bridge, the Zhongyuan Yellow River Railway (Highway) Bridge that is about to be constructed, and the Huayuankou Yellow River Floating Bridge under construction closely connect Zhengzhou City with the land of Bolang. National highways and provincial highways are crisscrossed and prosperous. The journey to Zhengzhou, the provincial capital, is about 30 minutes, and the journey to Xinxiang City is only 20 minutes. Yuanyang is only about 40 minutes from Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport, forming a convenient and fast transportation network that extends in all directions.

Agriculture is dominated by wheat and rice, with corn, peanuts, apples and apricots having traditional advantages. Yuanyang is a high-quality strong-gluten wheat production base county identified by the state. The county’s high-quality wheat planting area is 500,000 acres. In 2004, it passed the inspection and acceptance of the Henan Provincial Agricultural Standard Demonstration County, and its high-quality wheat is ranked first in the country. The high-quality rice planting area is 500,000 acres. The Yuanyang rice, which is irrigated by the Yellow River water and is known as "China's No. 1 Rice", has won the National Gold Medal five times for its crystal clear, nutritious, pollution-free and pollution-free nature, and has been recognized by the National Green Food Development Center. Positioning itself as green food, it obtained the first raw grain certification trademark in Henan Province in 2002 and was awarded the title of "Henan Famous Brand Agricultural Products". Industrial production has formed an industrial system focusing on auto parts, comprehensive chemicals, intensive processing of agricultural and sideline products, dairy product production, cotton spinning, and wine making. Yuanyang County has become the largest automobile brake production base in Henan Province.

Yuanyang County spans two major water systems, the Yellow River and the Huaihe River, and has abundant water resources. The government has established three large-scale Yellow River irrigation areas with an annual water supply of 100 million cubic meters. The underground water quality is excellent, and there are many underground hot springs scattered around the county.

Yuanyang County is located on the old course of the Yellow River. The Yellow River floodplain area accounts for 31% of the total area of ??the province. The Yellow River wetland area is the largest in the province. The water area is vast and pollution-free. The forest coverage rate ranks first in the plain areas of the province. .