Where is Cao County?

Cao County is a county under the jurisdiction of Heze City, Shandong Province. It is located in the southwest of Shandong Province, at the junction of eight counties in Lu Yu Province. Yi Yin, prime minister of Shang Dynasty, Wu Qi, strategist of Warring States Period, Fan Sheng Zhi, an agronomist of Han Dynasty, and other outstanding figures have appeared in history. Cao County is one of the first 20 provincial counties in Shandong Province.

The terrain of Cao Xian County inclines from southwest to northeast, with the highest point in southwest being 66.8m above sea level and the lowest point in northeast being 44.8m above sea level. The continuous breach of the Yellow River has a decisive influence on the formation of landforms in China. Caoxian county belongs to a warm temperate and semi-humid climate zone, which has obvious continental monsoon climate characteristics. Because of the flat terrain, small span and small climate difference in the county.

Cao Xian County is the first stop for Yellow River water to enter Shandong. The water from the Yellow River flows directly into the city after entering the Taihang dike reservoir in the south through the Yellow River Diversion Project. Cao county is rich in aquatic resources, with many pits and ponds, and the Taihang levee reservoir has vast waters. Cao county is rich in building sand and brick clay resources. Construction sand is mainly distributed in the old course of the Yellow River in the south, with a reserve of 40 million tons.