Luotian County, under the county of Huanggang City, Hubei Province, is located in central China, the northeast of Hubei Province, the southern foot of Dabie Mountains, located in the east longitude of 115°06 '-- 115°46', north latitude of 30°35 '-- 31°16'; The territory is mountainous, the terrain from northeast to southwest inclined, belongs to the north subtropical monsoon climate zone; The county covers an area of 2,144 square kilometers, with jurisdiction over 10 towns, 2 townships and 4 state-owned forest farms. According to the 7th census data, as of 0:00 on November 1, 2020, the resident population of Luotian County is 473,195.

Luotian County is one of the areas where the Communist Party of China was first established in eastern Hubei. More than one hundred thousand people joined the army and took part in the war, and thirty thousand heroic sons and daughters of Luotian sacrificed their precious lives for the establishment of New China. During the Great Revolution, the Communists Xiao Fang and Li Tianyun led the twenty-eighth Red Army and the thirty-second Red Division to Hubei, Henan and Anhui. During the Liberation War, it was the main battlefield of Liu Deng's army leaping into Dabie Mountain. Luotian County is the core scenic spot of Dabie Mountain and location of Dabie Mountain Global Geopark, there are 4A scenic spots such as Tianxaizhai, Bodaofeng National, 3A national scenic spots such as Sage Hall, Yaner Valley, in addition to SanliFan Hot Spring, Jinshi River Rafting and other attractions; On December 31, 2019, it was selected as a national typical county for rural innovation and entrepreneurship.
In 2020, the GDP of Luotian County reached 14.559 billion yuan, down 9.9 percent from the previous year at comparable prices.