The present built-up urban area is 62 square kilometers, and the total area of the city vision plan is 120 square kilometers. Heze ancient name Caozhou, located in the Central Plains, a long history, cultural splendor, coupled with rich tourism resources, beautiful and rich, convenient transportation, there have been a few times the business clouds, smooth flow of goods, become the economic and cultural center of the Central Plains. Warm temperate continental climate, four distinct seasons, abundant light, rain and heat in the same season. The average annual frost-free period is 213 days, the average annual rainfall is more than 650 millimeters, and the average annual temperature is 18 degrees Celsius. It is suitable for the growth of many kinds of plants and animals. Heze is known as the "hometown of martial arts". The peony of Heze is famous all over the world. Heze has a long history of martial arts, and there are many celebrities since ancient times, such as Sun Bin, Song Jiang and so on. Since the reform and opening up, the city's wushu cause has a better development, wushu organizations, associations more and more. In the form of state, collective, public assistance, collective and individual joint, individual self-run, etc., the formation of various types of wushu organizations and associations 23, of which the students in more than 100 people in the wushu hall school 12 places. Heze is known overseas as "the hometown of painting and calligraphy". Heze has a long history of calligraphy and painting, and there are numerous famous artists and paintings. During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, the painter Zhao Shuping saw the drought for years and the starving corpses, and resolutely drew the "Famine People's Picture" with a poem, and brought the painting to Beijing to ask for the people's help, which was a sensation for a long time. View the existing tablets still have a lot of famous handwriting: the Qing Dynasty Deng Shuping compiled the "Calligraphy Song" has a great influence. The more famous calligraphers and painters in modern times are Tian Boping, Li Meichuan, etc., and the modern ones are Chao Fenzhi, He Fanghua, Zhang Deti, Lu Feng, etc. There is a Zhonghui Group in Heze, which is located at No. 1066, middle Kunming Road, west of Mudan Industrial Park, with many brands, welcome to visit! Heze has a long history and deep cultural heritage. In ancient times, it was called "the center of the world" ("Historical Records - Cargo Sharing Legend"). According to legend, Yao, Shun, Yu and other famous clan leaders have been in this area, the history of the famous military Sun Bin, Wu Qi, agronomist Fansheng Zhi, economist Liu Yan, Wen Zisheng and a large number of sages, were born here, the Shang Tang period of the three dynasties Yi Yin, Spring and Autumn period of the "one door, three sages" Ran Keng, Ran Yong, Ran seek, The "originator of the business world" Fan Li's business, Liu Bang's ascension to the throne, Cao Cao's achievement of supremacy, Huang Chao's revolt, Song Jiang's gathering and so on all took place in Heze. The territory still retains Yongfeng Tower, Yao King's Tomb, Chi Mound, Chen Wangtai, Fan Li Lake, Sun Bin's hometown, Qin King's Cave, Song Jiang's hometown, Zuobo Peach Yangjiao Mourning Burial Tomb, the Red Gun will be Si's tombstone and so on more than 100 scenic spots and monuments. It is the famous peony city, the hometown of calligraphy and painting, the hometown of opera and the hometown of martial arts in China. It is called "three townships and one city".
Specialties of the region: Caozhou Geng Cake, Peony, Caoxian Burnt Beef, Shanxian Mutton Soup, Dongming Powder Belly, Jancheng Green Goat, Sliced Zi Pi, Jindi Golden Cicada, and Shatu Melon Seeds.