Baihe county is located in the depths of the mountains at the junction of Shaanxi and Hubei. It is a typical mountainous county and a deep poverty-stricken area in China, with a slow level of economic development.

Baihe County is a regional central city in northwest Hubei, the core area of urban agglomeration in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, the core area of Dabie Mountain old revolutionary base area, and an important node city in the eco-cultural tourism circle in northeast Hubei.