Specific circumstances:
Administrative division: total area 17 1 km2, governing 6/kloc-0 administrative villages, 283 natural villages,12,549 households and 42,472 people.
Geographical environment: Xu Tao Town is located in the southeast of Mengyin County, with a distance of13km, bordering jiepai Township in the east, Liancheng Town in the west, Mengshan Mountain in the south, Feixian County in the north and Mengyin Town in the north. It is dominated by mountains, with high terrain in the southwest and low mountains in the northeast. There are Mengshan Mountain, the second highest peak in Shandong Province, Yunmeng Lake and Yimeng Highway, the second largest reservoir.
Resource status: Xu Tao Town has an area of 44,000 mu of cultivated land, developed agriculture, and rich forest fruit and animal husbandry resources. There are 48,000 mu of economic forests in the town, including 22,000 mu of apples, 65,438 mu of chestnuts and 800,000 mu of peaches, with an annual output of more than 60 million kilograms. It is an important fruit production base in this county. Forage resources are abundant, and animal husbandry production is unique. Rich in water resources and complete facilities, there are 7 reservoirs, 56 ponds and 7 wells/kloc-0. With the rapid development of eco-agriculture, focusing on the sustainable development project in Ankou, the beach development zones in Jinshui River, Shui Ying River Basin and the reservoir area along the lake have been formed, forming a good ecological environment with waterfalls overlooking the reservoir, with remarkable economic, ecological and social benefits. At the same time, the ecological development project of Wangzhuang Valley is being implemented, and a peach market with beautiful mountains and rivers and lush forests is taking shape.
Tourist attractions: Mengshan is a national forest park, which has attracted the attention of feudal emperors and literati since ancient times. Confucius once expressed the feeling of "climbing Mengshan and being small" when boarding the plane. Its main peak is 1 156 meters above sea level, making it the second highest peak in Shandong. There are many scenic spots, such as water curtain cave, Wang Yu Temple, Yunmeng Peak and Baihuayu. The vegetation is very rich and the air is fresh, so it is known as the "natural oxygen bar". In addition, there are "Tang Yinxing", "Luohanteng" and other landscapes and Luwangtai ruins, which have broad tourism development prospects.
Characteristic products: Agriculture: The output of high-quality apples such as Red Fuji, New Red Star and American No.8 in Xu Tao Town ranks first in the province and is exported to all parts of the country. Newly developed nectarines, grapes, chestnuts and other fruits are in short supply. There are also famous Mongolian goats and cows in China. Now, there are 24,000 Mongolian goats in the town, and Mengshan goats are famous for their delicious meat. Villages in Wangzhuang and Tuanbu Valley at the foot of Mengshan Mountain are rich in Mengshan grass chickens and grass eggs. In recent years, the town has also vigorously developed characteristic breeding, and built a rex rabbit farm, a scorpion and Eupolyphaga breeding center.
In terms of industry, the "hollow twist drill pipe" produced by mining tool factory fills the gap in the province and is listed as a national new product by the State Science and Technology Commission, including hollow drill pipe, solid drill pipe, drill bit and pneumatic drill pipe.