Ruzhou is located at the junction of Zhengzhou, Luoyang, Pingdingshan and Xuchang. Located in the central and western part of Henan Province, it is named after the North Ruhe River runs through the whole territory. With a total area of 1.573 square kilometers and a total population of1.2000, it governs 2/kloc-0 township streets and 459 administrative villages. It is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Pingdingshan City and one of the ten pilot counties directly under the jurisdiction of Henan Province.
Ruzhou culture
Ruzhou has a long history and rich cultural heritage. Ruzhou is an important birthplace of Chinese culture such as Peiligang, Yangshao and Longshan culture, and an important node of the ancient Silk Road. There are 7 national key cultural relics protection units and 4 provincial cultural relics protection units/kloc-0.
The painted pottery jar of the stork axe, which is now treasured in the Museum of Chinese History, is one of the 64 cultural relics that cannot be exhibited in China, and it is the largest, earliest and most complete pottery painting ever discovered in China. Ru Ci, whose ancestral home is Ruzhou, ranks first among the five famous porcelains in the Song Dynasty, and is known as "Ruyao No.1" in history.
Quju, which was born in Ruzhou, is the eighth largest drama in China and the second largest drama in Henan, and is deeply loved by the masses. China's first poetry collection, The Book of Songs, has a special chapter "Rufen", which vividly depicts the beautiful life of ancient ancestors on the bank of Rushui.
The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Ruzhou City.