Putou has been a town for more than 1,500 years. During the Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong periods of the Qing Dynasty, there were "one government, two general soldiers" and "three generations and seven Jinshi". The old streets of the market town still retain the graceful palaces and palaces of guards. The ancient Jinshi Street has a long history and culture. The modern market town has a beautiful environment and pleasant ecology. It is a relatively prosperous "land of fish and rice" and "land of ginkgo" in central Jiangsu. Amid the natural scenery of Yinjiang Er River, Long'er River and the Ancient Ginkgo Tourist Park, the neighborhood's business is prosperous and the society is harmonious and stable.

Since the reform and opening up, Putou’s economy and society have developed rapidly. Agriculture has initially formed the industrial characteristics of flowers and trees, greenhouse vegetables, special livestock and poultry, and high-quality rice. Among them, the ginkgo forest covers an area of ??more than 10,000 acres and bears more than 300,000 fruits. The industry has formed an industrial pattern in which Jiangsu Changqing Agricultural Chemical Industry has "one pillar supporting the sky" and clothing accessories, fire-fighting equipment, teaching aids, hardware and auto parts have "four dragons dancing together". The "Changqing" trademark of Jiangsu Changqing Agricultural Chemical Co., Ltd. was rated as a well-known trademark in China in 2006. The development environment for all types of enterprises is excellent, and growth-oriented enterprises develop healthily and rapidly. Industrial products are exported to countries and regions such as Europe, the United States, Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia.