Huanggang is located in the east of Hubei Province, at the southern foot of Dabie Mountain, on the north bank of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and in the middle section of Beijing-Kowloon Railway. It gradually inclines from north to south, and the Dabie Mountain borders on Henan and Anhui in the northeast. Jurisdiction over 7 counties, 2 cities and 2 districts (including county-level management area of Longgan Lake); Total area 17453 km2; In 20 18, the total population of the city was 7.5 million.

Huanggang has a long history and culture with a history of more than 2,000 years. It has cultivated a large number of scientific and cultural masters, such as Daoxin, Hongren and Huineng, the four ancestors of Zen Buddhism in China, Bi Sheng, the inventor of movable type printing in Song Dynasty, Li Shizhen, a medical sage in Ming Dynasty, Li Siguang, a great master of modern geological science, Wen Yiduo, a patriotic poet and scholar, Huang Kan, a master of Chinese studies, Xiong Shili, a philosopher, and Hu Feng, a literary critic.

Huanggang is an important part of Wuhan city circle. 20 17 12 15, won the top ten charming cities. 20 18 12.7, Huanggang was awarded the "Charming Poverty Alleviation City of the Year". On March 26th, it was awarded "National Positive Energy City".