The present day Xincheng district is located in the northeast part of urban Xi'an, with Lanzhou-Lianyungang Railroad running across the district from the east to the west. The Ming Dynasty city wall divides the district into two parts as the inner city and the outer city. The district covers an area of 31.2 square kilometers.
Xincheng district has convenient transportation, advanced telecommunication and an advantageous geological location. In the north it's connected with Xi'an-Tongchuan Expressway, leading directly to Yan'an the holy land for Chinese communist revolution; in the east it joins Xi'an-Tongguan Expressway, leading directly to the world famous Terracotta Warriors and Horses of the Emperor Shihuang of the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC). Within its administration area there are Xi'an Railway Station and Xi'an Long-Distance Bus Station of Shaanxi Province, serving as the “big stateroom" to welcome guests from both home and abroad as well as the land port for going into and out of Xi'an. The district has always been called "threshold to the ancient city".
Xincheng is an important administrative center of the province and is the seat of the provincial government. There are Metro Line 1 and Line 2 stretch across the district, while Metro Lines 3, 4 and 5 running in the north-south direction are under construction. Xincheng has solid business basis. As the most important commerce and trade center and resource element collection and distribution center in northwestern China, it has modern commercial complexes such as Minsheng and Wanda, star-rated hotels including Sofitel Xi'an on Renmin Square and Wanda Hilton, more than 80 professional markets such as the light industry wholesale market and the North-west Mart, and famous business districts including the Jiefang Road and the Changle Road. Besides, the district also has the most number of financial institutions in Shaanxi and even the Northwest; has many renowned primary and secondary schools, as well as more than 50 medical units such as the Xijing Hospital; and has many military-related enterprises and institutions.
Xincheng district's GDP in 2023 came in at 72.21 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.7 percent.