从区域开发的角度，对黄河故道的发育过程，开发意义与发展前景进行分析，提出了整体开发设想。

The ancient Yellow River once took over the course of the Huaihe River in historic period. It was formed a closed dune by the impact of the sediment of ancient Yellow River. The region of the ancient Yellow River is a developing area with conves land forms, temperate climate, sandy soil. Sufficient sunshine, dense population and lack of water resource. As a potential agriculture, the ancient course of the Yellow River has many conditions of green foods production. Exploitation of sufficent land resources and labour force is the fundament of economic development in this region.