Anshun City, a prefecture level city under the jurisdiction of Guizhou Province in China, is located in the central and western part of Guizhou Province. It is located in the watershed of the Wujiang River basin of the Changjiang River system and the Beipan River basin of the the Pearl River River system, forming a high middle and low south north region; The terrain of northwest high and southeast low is a typical karst landform concentration area in the world, belonging to a typical plateau type humid subtropical monsoon climate, with a total area of 9267 square kilometers. As of February 2024, Anshun City has jurisdiction over 2 districts and 4 counties. [6] As of the end of 2023, the permanent population of Anshun City is 2.4592 million.
Anshun City is known as the "belly of Guizhou, throat of Yunnan, and lips and teeth of Sichuan and Guangdong". It is an important growth pole in the central Guizhou economic zone and an important central city in the central Guizhou urban agglomeration; It is a historical and cultural city in Guizhou Province, with unique historical and cultural relics such as the Cave Culture, Yelang Culture, Cuan Culture, and Tunpu Culture; The area of scenic spots in the city accounts for more than 12% of the total area. It is one of the earliest designated Class A tourist open cities, China's excellent tourist cities, China's most beautiful cities, China's top ten characteristic leisure cities, and China's top ten beautiful cities. It has 5A level scenic spots such as Huangguoshu and Longgong, as well as a number of national and provincial demonstration beautiful villages and ethnic characteristic villages such as Gaodang, Ayizhai, Xiushui, Xiaohewan, Tangyue, and Daba. In June 2017, it was named a National Health City. In October 2017, it was named a National Garden City. In October 2020, it was awarded the title of National Model City (County) for Double Support.