Cao Ping Town, belonging to Dingcheng District, Changde City, Hunan Province, is located in the southern part of Dingcheng District, bordering with Shimenqiao Town and Tangjiapu Township in the east, Huangtudian Town and Changmaoling Township in the south, Xujiaqiao Hui Uygur Township and Dingjiagang Township in the west, and Doomhu Town and Deshan Development Zone in the north. The town people's government is 18 kilometers away from the district government. The total area is 76.14 square kilometers. As of the end of 2019, Cao Ping Town had a household population of 25,506.
In the Republic of China, it belongs to Changde County Lawn Township. in October 1995, the township was changed to a town. As of June 2020, Lawn Township has 2 communities and 8 administrative villages under its jurisdiction, with the township's people's government stationed in Lawn Community.
As of the end of 2019, there are 33 industrial enterprises in Lawn Township, of which 10 are above scale, and there are 69 comprehensive stores or supermarkets with business area over 50 square meters.