Dingtao, formerly known as Tao Qiu, has a history of more than 4,000 years. According to legend, Emperor Yao and Shun used it as their capital and ruled the world. From the Spring and Autumn Period to the Western Han Dynasty for more than 800 years, it has been the land and water transportation center, strategic location and national economic center of the Central Plains, enjoying the reputation of "the best in the world". According to Records of the Historian, at the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, the doctor of the State of Yue abandoned his official position and carried stones to the Three Rivers and Five Lakes, and changed pottery for three times, "taking Tao Wei as the world", "can't stay long, settle down and do business" and "became a woman in nineteen years, which is world-renowned". After my death, I was buried in clay, hence the name of clay. Historically, Dingtao was a country for twelve times and a county for eight times. Dingtao County was established in Qin Dynasty, and it has been governed by the county ever since. The long history has nurtured a number of historical celebrities such as Zuo Qiuming, Gu Liangchi and Taishengzhi, and left many cultural landscapes such as Shaanxi Zhou Tomb, Fan Li Tomb, Fan Li Lake, Zuoshan Temple, Gaozu Designated Altar, Qiji Temple and Peng Yue Dianjiangtai. In 1963 alone, there were as many as 18 provincial cultural relics protection units in the county.
Dingtao county has superior natural conditions. Located in the Huaihe River basin, it belongs to the temperate semi-humid monsoon climate and the Yellow River alluvial plain. The county has flat terrain, deep soil layer and excellent soil quality. Rich in wheat, cotton, corn, soybeans, peanuts, vegetables and so on; Suitable for planting all kinds of trees and fruit trees; Animal husbandry includes Luxi yellow cattle, Qingshan sheep, small-tailed Han sheep and other well-known domestic varieties, with a storage capacity of 400,000 standard animals.
Dingtao infrastructure is improving day by day. Both railways and highways are available, and the transportation is very convenient. Dingtao is bordered by Xinhe Railway and Yanshi Railway in the north, Jining Airport in the east and Longhai Railway in the south. The Beijing-Kowloon Railway and the highway trunk lines connecting Hebei, Shandong and Henan provinces run through the whole territory. Shang He, Limin, Dongfeng, Dingdang and other four provincial highways connect the county and township 12 branch lines, forming a highway network extending in all directions, which is the first county in Heze area to connect with asphalt roads. Communication is very convenient. The installed capacity of program-controlled telephones exceeds 1 1,000. Digital mobile communication and analog mobile communication have been opened, and all rural telephones in urban and rural areas have realized optical cable transmission. The reception conditions are very good, and many high-end and mid-range hotels have been built, such as mixing vegetables and cooking. Urban construction changes with each passing day. Invested in the construction of eight main streets in the urban area, purifying, greening and beautifying the city. Investment180,000 yuan to build "Houfu Community" with a building area of 24,000 square meters. Urban water supply facilities are complete, industrial electricity has a dedicated line, and the investment environment is superior. Since the reform and opening up, the county's economy has made great progress. From 65438 to 0999, the county's GDP was 15.9 1 billion yuan, an increase of10.02% over the previous year; The total fiscal revenue was 9 1.83 million yuan, up 9.3 1%, of which the local fiscal revenue was 69.44 million yuan, up 8.1%; The per capita net income of farmers was 2009 yuan, increasing by 129 yuan.
Since 90 years, it has been rated or designated as an advanced county in plain greening, sports, utilization of foreign capital, irrigation and water conservancy construction, agricultural mechanization, cotton production, meteorological work, primary health care, high-yield development of wheat and cotton, animal husbandry demonstration, foreign exchange earning agriculture demonstration, high-yield high-quality and efficient agriculture demonstration, etc.