Ruicheng County
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ruicheng County is located in the Shanxi province of China. The town of Ruicheng has the following features:
[edit] Yongle Gong
Yongle Gong, or Palace of Eternal Joy, is a Taoist temple noted for the wall paintings inside its three main halls. It was moved to Ruicheng in 1959 to preserve it when a dam was built at Sanmenxia, putting the town of Yongle, the previous location of the temple, under water. The temple is four km north of the town on the main road.
[edit] Yellow River
The Yellow River lies just south of Ruicheng. A pumping station on the river doubles as a monument to Da Yu, an ancient hero known for controlling the course of the Yellow River and saving many lives in the process.
[edit] Food
Apples are to be found in abbundance in Ruicheng, being the most popular variety of fruit grown by local farmers.
 |
This Shanxi location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
