Ruzhou

Ruzhou
汝州市
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; 112.844
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 during the Song dynasty period.[5]

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  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. ^ Forney, Matthew (2004-11-29). "China's School Killings". TIME. Archived from the original on 2008-03-09. Retrieved 2017-10-15.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)