Luancheng station, established in 1981, is one of the field stations of the Chinese Ecosystem Research Network (CERN) and a member of Global Terrestrial Observation System (GTOS). The station is also a demonstration base for modern agricultural technologies in Hebei province. In 2005, the station became one of the stations of the Chinese National Ecosystem Observation and Research Network (CNERN). In 2016, the station joined the International Long TERM Ecological Research Network (ILTER).

The primary goals of the station are to implement long-term comprehensive observations on the structure, function, and evolvement of the agro-ecosystem; to clarify the mechanisms of the energy, water, and nutrient transfer processes of the farmland ecosystem and the theoretical basis for interface regulation; and to study the structural functions of the integrated system of agro-ecology and economy.