Fengdu County is located at the center of the Chongqing area and is about 172 km (106.8 miles) from the downtown. With the Yangtze River running through, the county lies at the transitional zone between the eastern edge of Sichuan Basin and the surrounding hilly areas. The northern bank of Yangtze River in Fengdu is hilly while the southern bank is a higher mountainous region.

Fengdu has a long history. The relics excavated in the county demonstrate that over 100,000 years ago, there were traces of human beings. Fengdu, since it was established as a county in the year of 90 during the Eastern Han Dynasty (25 - 220), has a history of more than 1,900 years. At that time it was called Pingdu County. During the Three Kingdoms Period (220 - 280), it was incorporated into Linjiang County, and later in the Sui Dynasty (581 - 618), a Fengdu County was again spilt out of the Linjiang County.