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Ruzhou () is a county-level city in the west-central part of Henan province, China, and is under the administration of Pingdingshan. It was called Linru County () until 1988. 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).

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Settlement.name
Ruzhou
Settlement.settlement_type
County-level & Sub-prefectural city
Settlement.image_skyline
汝州市名吃街北口01 - panoramio - RZ.jpg
Settlement.pushpin_map
China Henan
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Henan
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
People's Republic of China
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Henan
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Prefecture-level city
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Pingdingshan
Settlement.seat_type
Municipal seat
Settlement.area_total_km2
1573
Settlement.population_as_of
2019
Settlement.population_total
968400
Settlement.timezone
China Standard
Settlement.utc_offset
+8
Settlement.postal_code_type
Postal code

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Official name
临汝县
Population
974541
Area
1571.82
Elevation
220
Official website
www.ruzhou.gov.cn
Image
20240709 Fengxue Temple 24.jpg
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postal code
467500
Commons category
Ruzhou
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Ruzhou () is a county-level city in the west-central part of Henan province, China, and is under the administration of Pingdingshan. It was called Linru County () until 1988. 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.

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