Guantao County, a county under the jurisdiction of Handan City, Hebei Province, is located in the southeast of Hebei Province, bordering Guanxian County and Linqing City of Shandong Province with the Wei Canal as the boundary. The county has jurisdiction over 277 administrative villages in 4 towns and 4 townships, with a total area of 456 square kilometers, including 480000 mu of cultivated land. According to the data of the seventh population census, as of 00:00 on November 1, 2020, the permanent population of Guantao County is 307912. Guantao is an ancient county with a history of more than 2200 years.

Guantao County has won more than 30 national awards, including the Hometown of Chinese Eggs, the Hometown of Chinese Black Pottery Art, the Hometown of Chinese Grain Painting, the Hometown of Chinese Light Industry Bearings, the Hometown of Chinese Cucumbers, the Hometown of Chinese Lacquer Painting Art, the National Demonstration County of Leisure Agriculture and Rural Tourism, the National Demonstration County of E-Commerce in Rural Areas, the County with Basically Balanced Development of National Compulsory Education, the National Advanced County of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and the National Advanced County of Mass Sports.

In recent years, Guantao County has made great efforts to create five business cards. First, it is the "largest", the Jinfeng market, the largest single market in China. Eggs are exported to Guangdong, Guangxi and other places, with a turnover of 11 billion yuan in 2016; The second is "the best". Guantao is a famous hometown of black pottery art in China. Modern black pottery art has reached more than 1000 varieties through inheritance and innovation of Guantao people; The third is "the best". Guantao is the only hometown of cucumbers in China. Guanqing cucumbers have won the gold medal of China Green Expo for four consecutive years; The fourth is "best". Guantao has unique rye rich in trivalent organic chromium, which can be used in medical fields such as blood glucose inhibition and anti-tumor; The fifth is "the most beautiful". Lianghua Town has been rated as "the top ten most beautiful villages in China" and will be upgraded from a 3A level scenic spot to a national 4A level scenic spot. In 2019, Guantao County achieved a GDP of 9150.4 million yuan.

In April 2020, it was selected as the "Best County (City, District) for Sports Work in 2019" by Hebei Provincial Sports Bureau.