Ruzhou

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Ruzhou
汝州市
County-level & Sub-prefectural city
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Ruzhou is located in Henan
Ruzhou
Ruzhou
Location in Henan
Coordinates: 34°10′01″N 112°50′38″E / 34.167°N 112.844°E / 34.167; 112.844Coordinates: 34°10′01″N 112°50′38″E / 34.167°N 112.844°E / 34.167; 112.844
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHenan
Prefecture-level cityPingdingshan
Area
 • Total1,573 km2 (607 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total968,400
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
467599

Ruzhou (Chinese: 汝州; pinyin: Rǔzhōu) is a county-level city in the west-central part of Henan province,[2] China, and is under the administration of Pingdingshan.[3] It was called Linru County (simplified Chinese: 临汝县; traditional Chinese: 臨汝縣; pinyin: Línrǔ Xiàn) until 1988.[4] It has more than 100,000 inhabitants. The Fengxue Temple of Ruzhou features the Qizu Pagoda, built in 738 during the Tang Dynasty (618–907).

The town is best well known for the porcelain made there in the Song Dynasty period.[5]

Yan Yanming murdered students at Ruzhou No. 2 High School in 2004.[5]

Administrative divisions[]

As 2012, this city is divided to 5 subdistricts, 4 towns and 11 townships.[6]

Subdistricts
  • (煤山街道)
  • (风穴路街道)
  • (钟楼街道)
  • (洗耳河街道)
  • (汝南街道)
Towns
  • (临汝镇)
  • (小屯镇)
Townships
  • (杨楼乡)
  • (蟒川乡)
  • (王寨乡)
  • (陵头乡)
  • (庙下乡)
  • (纸坊乡)
  • (尚庄乡)
  • (骑岭乡)
  • (大峪乡)
  • (夏店乡)
  • (焦村乡)

Education[]

Transportation[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  2. ^ "Discover Ruzhou, Home of Ru Porcelain". henan.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
  3. ^ "Welcome to Pingdingshan". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
  4. ^ "Ruzhou City (Linru Co.), Pingdingshan, Henan, China". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Forney, Matthew (2004-11-29). "China's School Killings". TIME. Archived from the original on 2008-03-09. Retrieved 2017-10-15.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ 平顶山市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.


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