Renqiu has a long history and has a long history. According to historical records, the Western Han Dynasty Pingdi Yuan Shi two years (AD 2), patrol the sea so that the Langzhong Renqiu in this place to build a city in order to prevent the sea port, so the name of its name, the beginning of the Renqiu said. Beiqi tianbao years (AD 550-559 years) began to set up the county, Sui to the early Tang two times to replace the abolition of the Tang Wude five years (AD 622 years) reset Renqiu County, and then used by successive generations. 1945 April 30, Renqiu liberation, 1958 Renqiu, Wen'an, Dacheng three counties merged in 1961 to restore the original county system. 1986 March 5, approved by the State Council The county was abolished and the city was established. At present, the city area of 40 square kilometers, urban population of 320,000, urbanization rate of 51.4%, ranking first among the counties and cities in the province.
Renqiu has more monuments. There are the Warring States period of Yan and Zhao border twelve even bridge, the Northern Song Dynasty famous general Yang Lulang's military fortress, the Western Han Dynasty famous general Li Guang's garrison, the history of the famous Caozhou, A Ling, pay a visit to the king, the ancient city of Gao Guo ruins, the Ming Emperor Chengzhu's music driving platform, the Qing Kangxi, Qianlong's Palace, and the reform and opening up after the excavation of former Yangshao culture sites and Longshan culture sites.
Renqiu has a rich cultural heritage. Spring and Autumn and Warring States period magpie (Qin Yue people), the Western Han Dynasty scribe Han Ying, the Three Kingdoms Cao Wei general Zhang He Semi, the Ming Dynasty counselor Qu Shen, the Qing Dynasty calligrapher Wang Faliang, the Qing Dynasty poets, literati Bian Lianbao, the Republic of China sportsman Zhu Ende, the revolutionary poet Li Po, modern poets such as Yuan Li Li are Renqiu people. Renqiu is also an old revolutionary area, where there is a witty and flexible anti-Japanese hero Yan Xufeng (the prototype of Gazi in the movie "Little Soldier Zhang Ga"), the Yan Ling team that wiped out the Japanese invaders in the reed swamps, the heroic guerrilla warriors in the tunnel warfare, and the heroic sad song of the "Niu's Three Heroes". Zhu De, Nie Rongzhen, Yang Chengwu, Lu Zhengcao and other revolutionaries of the old generation left their footprints here.
Renqiu is rich in natural resources. *** There are 62,000 hectares of arable land. Mineral resources are mainly oil and natural gas, the national large-scale enterprises in North China Petroleum Administration, PetroChina North China Oilfield Branch, PetroChina North China Petrochemical Branch stationed in the city, is China's important petrochemical base. 1985 proved oil reserves of 930 million tons of natural gas 1.6 billion cubic meters. Since the development and construction of the oilfield in 1976, the highest single-well daily crude oil production of 5,400 tons, the highest annual output of 17.33 million tons, for the formation of the fourth growth peak in national crude oil production and annual production of hundreds of millions of tons has made a significant contribution. Geothermal is Renqiu's advantageous resources, mainly medium and low temperature geothermal development, the export temperature of 40 ℃ and 70 ℃ respectively.
Renqiu Baiyangdian tourist attractions are famous. Known as the "North West Lake" and "Pearl of North China" Baiyangdian is located 10 kilometers northwest of the city, with a total area of 366.6 square kilometers (64.8 square kilometers of water under the jurisdiction of Renqiu), with a storage capacity of 400 million cubic meters in a normal year, which is the largest natural freshwater lake in North China. It is the largest natural freshwater lake in North China. The precipitation is rich in aquatic resources, there are 31 species of fish, producing carp, crucian carp, eel, mandarin chuats, green shrimp, river crabs, fowls, snails, and rhododendron, cockles, lotus root, reeds and so on. Thousands of miles of dyke at the edge of the precipitation is like a long dragon lying on the waves, with beautiful scenery and wonderful natural interest. Outside the embankment, there is Caozhou Temple, which was once known as "the first big temple in the world" (in the Ming and Qing dynasties). Historically, Baiyangdian has been famous for six famous scenic spots such as "Night Moon of Baiyang, Evening Ferry of Zao Lin, Smoke and Willow of Long Dike, Scent of Lotus, Peach Blossom of Shuiyue, Sunset of Jinsha", etc. It is a national 5A-level tourist attraction integrating sightseeing and excursion, folk custom, sports and fitness, scientific exploration, etc. In 2005, Renqiu Petroleum National Mine Park passed the approval of the Ministry of Land and Resources, and was approved by the Ministry of Land and Resources, and was awarded the title of National Mine Park. In 2005, Renqiu Petroleum National Mining Park successfully passed the approval of the Ministry of Land and Resources, after the completion, it will become the world's only display of ancient submerged geological features and petroleum formation, mining process of the science museum, so that Renqiu's tourism landscape more beautiful and colorful.
Renqiu city infrastructure is relatively complete. Beijing-Kowloon Railway runs through the whole territory, with a length of 35.5 kilometers, passing through 8 townships and 28 villages, and setting up a secondary station in the city. The mileage of highway in the territory reaches 1,246 kilometers. Among them, 106 national highway and Jinbao highway cross the city, the city formed a seven vertical and seven horizontal road pattern. In the northern part of the city (between Beijing-Kowloon Railway and National Highway 106), there is a provincial-level economic and technological development zone with a total area of 20 square kilometers and complete supporting facilities. Post and telecommunications are well developed. With an installed capacity of 102,000 international and domestic program-controlled telephone network. 283,000 fixed telephone subscribers at the end of 2006, of which 178,000 urban subscribers, rural 105,000; mobile telephones 292,000; 46,000 Internet users. The city has 106 fixed telephones for 100 households and 37 mobile telephones for 100 people. Power supply is sufficient. There is one 220kV substation, four 110kV stations and 19 35kV stations. In 2006, the city's electricity consumption was nearly 2.13 billion kWh. There is a water plant with a daily water supply of 30,000 tons in the city, and there are more than 30 residential areas with perfect supporting facilities, such as Garden Lane, Pearl New Village, Meiyuan New Village and so on. The city has 165 ordinary elementary school, 66 ordinary middle schools, 1 vocational middle school, 1 special education school, 2 secondary vocational schools, 34 kindergartens; 8 theaters, 6 stadiums, 2 cultural centers, 1 library, 1 archive; 1 radio station, 3 television stations, 68,000 cable TV subscribers (including the North China Oilfield), with 100% radio and TV coverage; 62 medical institutions, 62 hospital beds, and 1,000 beds. 62 medical institutions, hospital beds 2334 beds.
In recent years, Renqiu economic construction and all social undertakings have made great progress. 2006, the city's gross domestic product completed 36.46 billion yuan, fixed asset investment of 5.36 billion yuan, all the financial income of 3.27 billion yuan, the per capita net income of farmers 4,719 yuan, the per capita disposable income of urban residents 11,161 yuan. Agricultural structure is becoming more reasonable, the rate of industrialization of agriculture reached 46%, the formation of "chicken, ducks, fish, vegetables" four leading industries, to cultivate 60 industrialized leading enterprises, 12 agricultural products were named national or provincial famous and high-quality products. Project construction has been further strengthened, with 151 new projects investing more than 10 million yuan and 18 projects exceeding 100 million yuan, which is the largest number of projects and scale of investment in recent years. The strength of the private economy continues to grow, the formation of petrochemicals, new building materials, transportation equipment manufacturing, electrical equipment manufacturing, metal products, rubber and plastic products, electronic communications equipment manufacturing, construction, paper, printing and products and food processing and other top ten characteristics of the leading industries, the total number of private enterprise stalls nearly 18,000, through the ISO9000 series of quality certification of 103 enterprises, 3C certification enterprises 52, QS certified enterprises 33, the name "Hebei" above the name of 140 enterprises. At present, Renqiu has become the largest aluminum production and processing base in the north, the largest sprocket production base and an important manufacturing base for three-wheeled motorcycles. The tertiary industry develops faster, the city has 49 various kinds of large-scale markets, the annual turnover of more than 100 million yuan of 10; all kinds of hotels, restaurants 2389, of which 2 four-star hotel, three-star hotel 1, two-star hotel; commercial wholesale and retail outlets up to 17,000 stalls, catering outlets more than 2,290; the total retail sales of consumer goods to complete the annual total of 5.32 billion yuan; size of the financial and insurance institutions 184 financial and insurance institutions of all sizes; the year-end deposit balance of all financial institutions was 18.6 billion yuan, of which the savings balance of urban and rural residents was 13.54 billion yuan, and the year-end loan balance was 3.46 billion yuan. Renqiu has been named by the state as the advanced city of national plain greening, the advanced city of "two bases" education, the advanced city of early childhood education, the advanced city of culture, the advanced city of sports, the advanced city of disabled people's work, the advanced city of radio and television broadcasting, and the advanced city of love and dedication. Renqiu's comprehensive economic strength from the "Ninth Five-Year Plan" has been ranked among the top ten "counties and cities in Hebei, and in 2000 for the first time to become the country's top 100, in 2006 ranked 71st.