Ruili (; tdd, ᥛᥫᥒᥰ ᥛᥣᥝᥰ; shn, မိူင်းမၢဝ်း; th, เมืองมาว; my, ရွှေလီ) is a

county-level city A county-level municipality (), county-level city or county city, formerly known as prefecture-controlled city (1949–1970: ; 1970–1983: ), is a county-level administrative division of the People's Republic of China. County-level ...

Dehong Prefecture The Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture is located in western Yunnan province, People's Republic of China, and is one of the eight autonomous prefectures of the province, bordering Baoshan to the east and Burma's Kachin State to the west. ...

, in the west of

Yunnan Yunnan , () is a landlocked province in the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 48.3 million (as of 2018). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the ...

province, People's Republic of China. It is a major border crossing between China and

Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...

, with the town of

Muse In ancient Greek religion and mythology, the Muses ( grc, Μοῦσαι, Moûsai, el, Μούσες, Múses) are the inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts. They were considered the source of the knowledge embodied in the ...

located across the border.

Name

The city is named after the

Shweli River Shweli River ( my, ရွှေလီမြစ်; zh, 瑞丽江) is a river in China and Myanmar (Burma). Also known as Nam Mao ( shn, ၼမ်ႉမၢဝ်း; ) in Shan or Dai, and Ruili River or Longchuan River (龙川江) in Chinese, ...

. 瑞 ''ruì'' means "auspicious", and 丽 ''lì'' means "beautiful". An older name of Ruili is Měngmǎo (), from Dai language "foggy place".

Geography and climate

Ruili is on the border with

. 64% of the population of Ruili are members of five highland and lowland ethnic minorities including Dai, Jingpo,

Deang The Palaung ( my, ပလောင် လူမျိုး ; Thai: ปะหล่อง, also written as Benglong Palong) or Ta'ang are a Mon–Khmer ethnic minority found in Shan State of Burma, Yunnan Province of China and Northern Thailand. I ...

, Lisu,

Achang The Achang (), also known as the Ngac'ang (their own name) is an ethnic group.They are one of tibeto burman language speaking people. They form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. They also live i ...

. It is an important location for trade with Myanmar, in both legal and illegal goods and services. Prostitution and drug trade in the city are not uncommon.Sex, Drugs and The Roll of Dice
Time Asia, September 27, 1999 Ruili has a warm humid subtropical climate ( Köppen ''Cwa''), and is generally humid. Summer is long and there is virtually no "winter" as such; instead, there is a

dry season The dry season is a yearly period of low rainfall, especially in the tropics. The weather in the tropics is dominated by the tropical rain belt, which moves from the northern to the southern tropics and back over the course of the year. The ...

(December through April) and

wet season The wet season (sometimes called the Rainy season) is the time of year when most of a region's average annual rainfall occurs. It is the time of year where the majority of a country's or region's annual precipitation occurs. Generally, the se ...

(May through October). A drier heat prevails from February thru early May before the onset of the monsoon from the Indian Ocean. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from in January to in June, while the annual mean is . Rainfall totals about annually, with nearly 70% of it occurring from June to September. Bordered by monsoon evergreen broad-leaved forest,

Ruili Botanical Garden Founded in 2002, Ruili Botanical Garden () and Nanmaohu Park is a botanical garden in Ruili. Located 6 km from the city in Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture of Yunnan in the South-West of China near the Myanmar border. The park ...

is just north of the City and covers 5,000 acres of well-preserved native vegetation.

Administrative divisions

Ruili City has 3 towns and 3 townships. ;3 towns *

Mengmao Mengmao (; ) is a subdistrict in Ruili, Yunnan, China. As of the 2016 statistics it had a population of 104,681 and an area of . It is the political, economic and cultural center of Ruili. Etymology "Mengmao" means "foggy place" in Dai language. ...

() *

Wanding Wanding, also known as Wanting (; meaning in Tai Nüa language: "the sun shining overhead"), is a frontier town in Ruili City, Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China. Wanding is a town in the official division system, but there are three admin ...

() *

Nongdao Nongdao (; ) is a town in Ruili, Yunnan, China. As of the 2016 statistics it had a population of 14,146 and an area of . Etymology The name of "Nongdao" means moss pond in Dai language. Administrative division As of 2016, the town is divided int ...

() ;3 townships *

Jiexiang Jiexiang (; ) is a Towns of China, town in Ruili, Yunnan, China. As of the 2016 statistics it had a population of 17,836 and an area of . Etymology The name of "Jiexiang" means gem street in Dai language. Administrative division As of 2021, the t ...

() * Huyu () * Mengxiu ()

Demography

Han Chinese The Han Chinese () or Han people (), are an East Asian ethnic group native to China. They constitute the world's largest ethnic group, making up about 18% of the global population and consisting of various subgroups speaking distinctive v ...

and Dai mostly live in the valley, in the city; Jingpo and Deang live mostly in the outskirts in the surrounding hills.

Industrial parks

Wanding Border Economic Cooperation Zone Wanding Border Economic Cooperation Zone (WTBECZ) is a Chinese State Council-approved Industrial Park based in Wanding Town, Ruili City, Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan, China, founded in 1992 and was established to promote trade between China and Myan ...

Wanding Border Economic Cooperation Zone (WTBECZ) is a Chinese State Council-approved Industrial Park based in Wanding Town of Ruili City founded in 1992 and was established to promote Sino–Burmese trade. The zone spans and is focused on developing trading, processing, agriculture resources and tourism. *

Ruili Border Economic Cooperation Zone Ruili Border Economic Cooperation Zone (RLBECZ) is a Chinese State Council-approved Industrial Park based in Ruili City, Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan, China, founded in 1992 and was established to promote trade between China and Myanmar. The coopera ...

Ruili Border Economic Cooperation Zone (RLBECZ) is a Chinese State Council-approved Industrial Park based in Ruili founded in 1992 and was established to promote trade between China and Myanmar. The area's import and export trade include the processing industry, local agriculture and biological resources are very promising. Sino-Myanmar business is growing fast. Myanmar is now one of Yunnan's biggest foreign trade partners. In 1999, Sino-Myanmar trade accounted for 77.4% of Yunnan's foreign trade. In the same year, exports for electromechanical equipments came up to US$55.28 million. Main exports here include fiber cloth, cotton yarn, ceresin wax, mechanical equipments, fruits, rice seeds, fiber yarn and tobacco.RightSite.asia , Ruili Border Economic Cooperation Zone
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Transportation

The Dali–Ruili Railway, which will connect Ruili with China's national railway network, is under construction.

References

External links

Ruili City Official Website

Ruili Municipal People's Government

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