As of December 2015, the ethnic township is divided into 15 villages: The ethnic township is in the subtropical plateau monsoon climate zone, with an average annual temperature of 11.7 °C (53.1 °F), total annual rainfall of 1,200-millimetre (47 in), and a frost-free period of 260 days.

[2] The ethnic township's main industries are agriculture, mining and tourism.

Maize, potato and buckwheat are the main cash crops.

[2] The Provincial Highway S212 passes across the town north to south.

The Wumeng Prairie Scenic Area (乌蒙大草原景区) is a national geological park and provincial scenic area in the ethnic township.