As of the 2016 census[update] it had a population of 55,000 and an area of 138 square kilometres (53 sq mi).

After the adjustment of villages and towns in 2016,[1] it includes eight villages and one community: The Tianping Reservoir is the second largest body of water in Ningxiang and the second largest reservoir in Ningxiang, is the source of the Wei River.

Among the major highways that connect Qingshanqiao Town to the rest of Hunan Province include Provincial Highway S209, which runs east through Qiaobei Village to Liushahe Town.

The Provincial Highway S328 runs southeast to Fanjiang Town of Xiangxiang City.

Situated in Shangliu Village, Shangliu Temple is also a Buddhist temple in the town, which was built in the late Qing dynasty (1644–1911) for worship the Bodhisattva Guanyin and the Jade Emperor.