Ruicheng County () is under the administration of the
Yuncheng City, in the southwest of
Shanxi
Shanxi (; ; formerly romanised as Shansi) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China and is part of the North China region. The capital and largest city of the province is Taiyuan, while its next most populated prefecture-lev ...
province, China. It is the southernmost
county-level division of Shanxi, with the
Yellow River demarcating its border with the provinces of
Henan to the south and
Shaanxi to the west. The population as of the 2020 census is around 350,000.
Ruicheng is home to
Yongle Gong (), a
Taoist temple complex noted for the wall paintings inside its three main halls. It was moved to Ruicheng in 1959 to preserve it when the
Sanmenxia Dam was built, which was expected to put the town of
Yongle, the previous location of the temple, under water. The temple is 4 km north of the town centre. The city is also known for its
City God Temple and
Guangrenwang Temple
The Five Dragons Temple () is a Taoist temple in Ruicheng, Shanxi Province, China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding ...
, the latter of which is the second oldest extant building in China.
The
Yellow River lies just south of Ruicheng, and Dayudu (
Yu the Great's Crossing) along the river bank is a notable scenic spot. A
pumping station on the river doubles as a monument to
Yu the Great, the legendary figure credited with controlling the course of the Yellow River and saving many lives in the process.
Administrative divisions
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Fenglingdu town
Climate
Agriculture
Apples are to be found in abundance in Ruicheng, being the most popular variety of fruit grown by local farmers.
References
External links
* http://www.rcx.gov.cn/
County-level divisions of Shanxi
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