Deqing County is located in northern Zhejiang province, facing Shanghai to the east, connecting Hangzhou to the south, bordering Taihu Lake to the north, and lying on the foothills of Tianmu Mountain to the west, making it a central area of the Yangtze River Delta region. With a total area of 936 square kilometers and a permanent resident population of 553,000 in 2021, of which 345,000 are residents in urban areas, the urbanization rate has reached 62.4%. Deqing County enjoys the reputation of "the land of fish and rice, the hometown of silk, bamboo, and tea, the culture of the state, and the scenic spot of splendid mountains." It has won a number of honorary titles such as being one of the national top ten demonstration counties for achieving all-round well-off society, China's most dynamic private economic county at the Expo Star in the Yangtze River Delta region, a national health county, an advanced county for scientific and technological work in China, a national advanced county for sports, culture, and civilization, a pioneer for building a new rural area, a national model for verdurization development, a national ecological county, a national model county for afforestation, a national model county for leisure agriculture and rural tourism, and a national pilot county for integrating rural industries. For recent years, Deqing has spared its efforts to accelerate and promote high-quality development since the successful host of United Nations World Geospatial Information Congress in Deqing for the first time.

Deqing has a profound foundation that enriches its history and culture. The county got its name from the meaning of "A moral person is like clear water". Since its establishment in 1800, the county has preserved historical and cultural relics including the Zhongchu Ming Jade Making Workshop and the millennium old Yunxiu Temple. Deqing is also an important birthplace of China's primitive porcelain and pearl artificial breeding technology, which has nurtured historical and cultural celebrities such as Meng Jiao and Shen Yue, forming unique regional cultures such as Fangfeng Culture and Youzi Culture.

If turning eyes to Deqing County, a beautiful ecological place would emerge. The forest coverage area in the county has reached 45%, making the average concentration of PM2.5 to decrease by 31.4% and ranking the first in the province. It is also a national demonstration county of ecological civilization construction, which initiated “river(lake) chief system”, gained“Dayu Tripod” of “five water treatment” for 6 times and won the silver tripod for three consecutive years. By cultivating foreign homestay leisure and vacation new business form, Mogan Mountain International Tourism Resort successfully becomes a national resort. The first Beautiful China Idyllic Expo was held in Deqing County, together with Moganshan Conference of Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang for three consecutive years. The county’s comprehensive evaluation of the development level of agricultural modernization ranked the first in the province for the 6th year in a row, making it a sample of practicing the UN 2030 sustainable development agenda.

Deqing is a hotbed for changes and innovation with openness and inclusiveness. From developing the research institute economy to the "industry-university-research" ten-linkage, from pioneering the "Deqing Model" of scientific and technological innovation to "industry-university-research-use-gold, financial intermediary, Meiyun" ten-linkage, always adhere to raising the reform flag, traveling the innovation path, and being open. Currently, it has conducted 144 provincial-level or higher reform pilot projects; five innovative measures for the "three plots" reform have been incorporated into the new Land Management Law; and reform experiences like "standard land," "agricultural supply-side structural reform," and "new-type urbanization comprehensive pilot" are replicated and promoted in the province and the nation. It was applauded by CCTV News Broadcast for being the driving force behind the introduction of the "Talent Code" in the national county region and for implementing "micro-reform" in an original way. The "Outline of the Yangtze River Delta Regional Integration Development Plan" included the goal of "successfully managing the United Nations World Geographic Information Conference," the "Yangtze River Delta Region Higher Quality Integrated Development Plan for Transportation" included the Hangzhou-Deqing intercity railway, and the Chengxi Science and Technology Innovation Corridor's planning and operation mechanism made significant strides. The United Nations Global Geographic Information Knowledge and Innovation Center hastened the landing, along with the 41st Asian Remote Sensing Conference and other significant international events. The Moganshan Campus of Zhejiang University of Technology also opened successfully.

 Deqing: a Land of Happiness with Harmonious and Good Governance.Deqing County pioneered moral construction and primary-level governance carriers such as "awarding people with awards set up by the public" and "village council of participation by competent villagers". Outstanding representatives have emerged over here like the national moral model Pan Meier. Moreover, Deqing County has been rated as a safe county for 15 consecutive years, and achieve the goal of being selected as the national civilized city with the first place in the county nationwide. The cases that introduce the experience of Deqing, such as the equalization of public service and urban-rural integration, have become models of the United Nations' implementation of “The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”. It innovatively launched the new model of "Digital Rural One-Map" for primary-level governance, and has won the award of "National Advanced County in the Evaluation of Digital Agriculture and Rural Development" with the first place for two consecutive years, becoming the only national digital agriculture pilot county throughout Zhejiang Province. In current days, it has been accelerating the modernization of county governance by promoting the construction of a comprehensive digital governance pilot zone.