Haicheng is located about 120 kilometers (75 mi) southwest of Shenyang, the provincial capital, and is under the administration of Anshan City, the seat of which lies 36 kilometers (22 mi) to the northeast. The city which administers four districts, o­ne economic technological development zone and 27 townships covers 2,732 kilometers with population of 1.15 million.

Haicheng is very beautiful with richer resources. Its magnetite reserves in east mountainous districts occupy o­ne of a quarter and talcum is the leading in the world with a good reputation "Capital of Talcum". Also this district is o­ne of the provincial fruits and tussah production bases. The middle-west plain abounds in rice, corn and bean with a reputation of "Granary in south of Liaoning".

Haicheng links with port cities Yingkou and Dalian in south, "Steel Capital" Anshan and Shenyang, capital of the province, in north, "Oil Field City" Panjin in west and Benxi and Dandong in east. Many expressways and railways cross the city from north to south, east to west, such as Shenda Expressway, Changda Railway, Hada Railway, Gouhai Railway. The Tengao domestic civil aviation port is situated in north of the city. So the city enjoys exceptional geographical advantages.