Located in the south of Hunan Province, it borders Xintian and Jiahe counties in Chenzhou City in the east, Jianghua Yao Autonomous County in the south, Daoxian and Shuangpai counties in the west and Qiyang County in the north. The total area is 250 1 km2. The population is 850,000 (20 13). Surrounded by mountains, it is high from north to south and slightly lower from east to west, mostly karst landform.

The county has jurisdiction over 4 streets, 12 towns and 4 ethnic townships: Miao Wen Street, Shunling Street, Tongshan Street, Dongxi Street, Paradise Town, Shi Shui Town, Wanjing Town, Lengshui Town, Taiping Town, Heting Town, renhe town Town, Zhonghe Town, Baijiaping Town, Qingshuiqiao Town, Li Xi Town, Baoan Town and Jiuyiyao Town. The county government is located at No.98 Yinshan Road, Shunling Street.

Introduction of ningyuan county specialty food;

1, Heting gouache: Heting gouache is a special product of Heting Town, ningyuan county, Yongzhou City, Hunan Province, which is full of color, flavor and endless aftertaste.

2. Scrambled eggs with bamboo shoots: In the season when bamboo shoots break out, the most common practice of Ningyuan people is scrambled eggs with bamboo shoots, and there is a freshness of spring in the dish.

3. Yao ancient bacon: Yao ancient bacon is a must-have big-name bacon for every household in the New Year. The most famous one is the old smoked bacon in Jiuyishan Yaogu.

4, Ningyuan blood duck: duck meat should be cut into pieces with skin, first stir-fry in the pot to collect dry water, then stir-fry in tea oil until it is 80% mature, add seasoning to cover and cook, paste duck blood when out of the pot, and sprinkle a small amount of sesame oil.

5, Baba: commonly known as Baba, the traditional practice is to steam glutinous rice and pat it repeatedly with tools. Adding white sugar is soft, and adding green tea is very comfortable.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-ningyuan county