Qingchuan covers an area of 3,216 square kilometers, governs 12 towns, eight townships (two Hui ethnic group townships) and 178 administrative villages (communities) with a total population of 250,000.

It is a national key ecological function zone, national tourism demonstration zone, China's best eco-tourism destination, national ecological origin product protection demonstration zone, national organic product certification demonstration zone, a national green food raw material standardized production base, and the hometown of tea and edible fungus in China.

Qingchuan has a splendid panda culture, a rich tea culture, a wooden tablet culture, a Three Kingdoms culture, a red culture and a folk culture. The Qingchuan wooden tablet of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) and the Lu Buwei bronze dagger-axe, two national first-class cultural relics, bear witness to the cultural development of Qingchuan. 

The famous Baishui Pass, Motianling Pass, Beixiong Pass, Mingyue Pass and others all run through the territory. 

The county's forest coverage rate is 73.77 percent, and the number of days with good air quality throughout the year is more than 98 percent. The water quality of the main rivers all meet the Class II standard (the water quality of Bailong Lake is Class I), which is an important ecological barrier protecting the upper reaches of the Jialing River.

The river system is also home to 1,069 species of animals and 3,100 species of plants.  

Qingchuan possesses rich natural resources. There is the world-class tourism resource of Tangjiahe (selected in the IUCN Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas), one national scenic area, one national water conservancy scenic area, one national geological park, four national AAAA-level tourist attractions, and three national AAA-level tourist attractions. 

It has the six characteristic advantageous industries of tea, green delicacies, authentic medicinal materials, woody oil plants, ecological farming, and ginkgo; seven of its products are protected by national geographical indications including Qingchuan black fungus, gastrodia elata, bamboo fungus, tribute tea, Bailong Lake silverfish, Qingzhujiang giant salamander, and Tangjiahe honey. 

Qingchuan is one of the predominant counties in mineral resources in Sichuan province. There are proven reserves of 32 kinds of minerals, including silica, manganese, clay, natural asphalt, and granite.