Longxian county is a key county in national poverty alleviation work. Longzhou, named after its location in Hanshan Mountain, is a border county in the west of Shaanxi Province. It is adjacent to Qianyang in the east, Chencang in the south and Qingshui, Sol Zhang, Huating, Chongxin and Lingtai counties in Gansu in the northwest. It covers an area of 24 18 square kilometers, governs 1 management committee, 158 administrative villages and 1 villagers' groups, with a total population of 250,300, including 222,700 agricultural population. Baozhong Railway and Provincial Highway 204 run through the whole territory, and are the main roads and border trade centers of Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia.