Gushi is located at the southeast end of Henan Province, at the junction of Henan and Anhui, bordering Dabie Mountain in the south and Huaihe River in the north. Belonging to the blending zone between East China and the Central Plains, China's geographical demarcation line (Qinling-Huaihe demarcation line) runs through the territory, so it is called "Jiangnan in the north and Jiangnan in the north".
Gushi is the most populous county in Henan Province, and it is also one of the first five key counties (cities), ten counties (cities) directly under the provincial government and five planned regional central cities in Henan Province.
Gushi is one of the "Top Ten Strong Cultural Counties in Henan Province". Since ancient times, its style of writing has flourished and its historical and cultural accumulation has been profound. Gushi Calligraphy Group has attracted much attention from calligraphy circles at home and abroad, and was named as "the hometown of calligraphy in China" by China Federation of Literary and Art Circles and China Calligraphy Association.