Shaodong is outstanding in people and spirit, and the things are splendid. He Jinsheng, a national righteous man, Cai E, a patriotic general, Kuang, a revolutionary pioneer, He Luting, a music master, a news geek, a world painter and many other celebrities have been born. The county is rich in mineral resources, gypsum, coal, lead, zinc, manganese and iron occupy an important position in the province, and the output of yellow flowers, medicinal materials and oranges ranks in the forefront of the province. The "Zhaoling Houcheng Site" with a history of more than 2,500 years, Dayun Mountain where Shen Taiqi, a famous person in the Tang Dynasty, lived, Shehu Mountain in Tang Suzong, Song Lian Creek and Jiulongling where Zhou Zi splashed ink, Liuguang Lake, a holiday paradise, Qiyan Bamboo Stone, Yinjiatang, a magnificent building in the Ming Dynasty, a strange and spectacular cave group of "Xiangtianyan", famous mountain halls, Hongqiao and ancient houses in Shuidong River, etc.
Shaodong has convenient transportation and developed communication. The county has formed a three-dimensional transportation network with National Highway 320, Provincial Highway 18 14, Tanshao Expressway and Loushao Railway as the trunk lines. The Luozhan Railway, which is under construction, passes through the territory. The communication network in the county is perfect, and the goal of "mobile telephone county" and "program-controlled telephone county" has been achieved first in the province.
Shaodong has an active economy and a prosperous market. Known as "the city of commerce and trade" and "the hometown of all kinds of work". There are 75 professional markets and urban and rural outlets in China, including Shaodong industrial products market, which is known as the "Top 100 Markets" in China, Lianqiao medicinal materials market, one of the top ten medicinal materials markets in China, and the largest electrical appliance city, glasses city and Zhongnan hardware market in central Hunan, with an annual turnover of more than 654.38 billion yuan. The county has established 13 industrial park and 17 industrial group, and built an economic structure with backbone enterprises as the leader, industrial parks as the base, industrial groups as the link and professional markets as the sales network.
Shao Dong's mind is liberated and the environment is relaxed. The county party committee and government vigorously implement the strategy of "developing the industry and strengthening the county" and vigorously optimize the economic environment. As long as you come to Shaodong, everything is easy. Foreign investors can enjoy privileges such as "one window" service, "one card" charge, "one green card" pass, "one pen" approval and "one brand" protection. Great progress has been made in the construction of "green Shaodong", "honest Shaodong", "safe Shaodong", "ecological Shaodong" and "well-off Shaodong".