'Yuan's County') is located in the southwest of Hebei Province, North China, 40 kilometres (25 mi) to the south of Shijiazhuang, the provincial capital.

The region is dominated by hills and valleys, with flat plains at the base of the Taihang Mountains.

The area has a semi-arid climate, marked by continental monsoons and droughts during the spring.

[1] Yuanshi became a county during the Han dynasty and is the birthplace of Emperor Ming of Han, Li Mu and Li Zuoche.

Yuanshi was the site of the Hebei tractor rampage.