North China
Shanxi
Yuncheng

Ruicheng County

Ruicheng County is under the administration of the City, in the southwest of province, China. It is the southernmost county-level division of Shanxi, with the Yellow River demarcating its border with the provinces of to the south and to the west.
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  • Type: City with 88,000 residents
  • Description: county
  • Also known as: “Guwei Zhen”, “Jui-ch’eng”, “Jui-ch’eng Hsien”, “Jui-ch’eng-hsien”, “Ruicheng”, “Ruicheng Xian”, “Zhuychei”, “古巍”, and “古巍镇”

Places of Interest

Highlights include City God Temple and Yongle Palace.

Museum
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is a museum.

Place of worship
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Yongle Gong is a historic Taoist temple complex in Ruicheng, Province, notable for its Yuan dynasty murals. Built over a period of 128 years between 1240 and 1358 and dedicated to the Taoist saint of Lü Dongbin, the temple was originally located in Yongle Town some 15 miles west of its current site.

Place of worship
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The Five Dragons Temple is a Taoist temple in Ruicheng, Shanxi Province, China. It is also known as King Guangren's Temple. The temple contains China's second oldest dated timber building, the Main Hall.

Ruicheng County

Latitude
34.6967° or 34° 41′ 48″ north
Longitude
110.6889° or 110° 41′ 20″ east
Population
88,000
Elevation
661 metres (2,169 feet)
Open location code
8P6GMMWQ+MG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3095396554
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
Geo­Names ID
1797059
Wiki­data ID
Q1197123
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Yue Chinese—“Ruicheng County” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Ruicheng Xian”
  • Chinese: “Joē-siâⁿ-koān”
  • Chinese: “芮城”
  • Chinese: “芮城县”
  • Chinese: “芮城縣”
  • Dutch: “Ruicheng”
  • French: “Comte de Ruicheng”
  • French: “Comté de ruicheng”
  • French: “Ruicheng”
  • French: “xian de Ruicheng”
  • French: “Xian de Ruicheng”
  • Gan Chinese: “芮城县”
  • German: “Ruicheng”
  • Italian: “Contea di Ruicheng”
  • Japanese: “ぜいじょうけん”
  • Japanese: “ゼイ城県”
  • Japanese: “安戎県”
  • Japanese: “芮城県”
  • Korean: “루이청현”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Joē-siâⁿ-koān”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Ruicheng”
  • Norwegian: “Ruicheng”
  • Persian: “شهرستان رویچنگ”
  • Russian: “Жуйчэн”
  • Spanish: “Ruicheng”
  • Swedish: “Ruicheng”
  • Urdu: “رویچینگ کاؤنٹی”
  • Vietnamese: “Nhuế Thành”
  • Wu Chinese: “芮城县”
  • Yue Chinese: “芮城”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Beiguancun and Dongguancun.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Yongle Square and 芮城文博馆.

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