[2] In October 1997, Baotian Dong and Miao Ethnic Township was officially formed.

[2] Baotian Dong and Miao Ethnic Township is located on the northwest of Huitong County.

[1] The highest point in the township is Yanyingpo (岩鹰坡) which stands 840 metres (2,760 ft) above sea level.

[1] The lowest point is Zhangjiachong (张家冲), which, at 212 metres (696 ft) above sea level.

In 2009, the traditional folk program "Playing Drums and Hoeing Tea" (打鼓锄茶) in the township was listed as a provincial-level intangible cultural heritage by the Hunan Provincial People's Government.