Ruzhou

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Ruzhou 汝州市
County-level & Sub-prefectural city
Ruzhou Location in Henan
Coordinates: 34°10′01″N 112°50′38″E / 34.167°N 112.844°E / 34.167; 112.844
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Henan
Prefecture-level city	Pingdingshan
Area [1]
• Total	1,573 km2 (607 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[1]
• Total	968,400
Time zone	UTC+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 during the Song dynasty period.^[5]